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My guess is it is because that is the era when BK really leaned into the McDonalds sized chip on their shoulder. So, kinda like the petty thrills that the "con

My guess is it is because that is the era when BK really leaned into the McDonalds sized chip on their shoulder. So, kinda like the petty thrills that the "console wars" had.

noduerme 4y ago
It's still probably better than McDonald's, but the bar is pretty low there. Full disclosure, I sold the QSR stock I'd had for a few years when everything went to shit in 2020 and bought MCD on the same day... I like that McDonald's goes out of the way to supply locally, it seems like a better model for surviving black swan events. Both garbage, but that's the cafeteria choice you get in late stage capitalism. Still, I watched with some admiration as MCD navigated the local export restrictions on beef in Argentina, and opened cafes there, served only grass fed local beef... then promoted that guy to open cafes in Europe and watched again as they brought hyperlocal beef producers in so you could buy a Charoux burger in Paris. That was deft.
- PoignardAzur 4y ago
  > Both garbage, but that's the cafeteria choice you get in late stage capitalism. If you're in Paris and you're willing to pay 15€ for your burger menu, King Marcel is ridiculously good.
  - noduerme 4y ago
    ohhhh... wow. ok. This got my juices going. Next time. Saint-Nectaire is perhaps my favorite cheese... their "Michelin" sounds a lot like the home burger I developed living in Auvergne. Which was: 50% steak hache / 50% ground pork, smashed thin with two patties, rocket, grilled onion, Charroux mustard, mayonnaise, St Nectaire on one patty and Blue d'Auverne on the other, on a hollowed out flattened wide baguette. Monster. Most of the necessary things aren't available in the States... but it's very cool that the King Marcel burger seems to match this flavor profile. It's been my experience that most "American" foods - and Chinese food too - are much better in France. Like, this is embarrassing, but compared to any roadside chain in America, the Buffalo Grill is incredible. It would be the best restaurant in most cities under 50,000 people in the US. It looks like an Applebee's and then they have freakin steak tartare which would be inconceivable in the US. And it's actually edible.

My guess is it is because that is the era when BK really leaned into the McDonalds sized chip on their shoulder. So, kinda like the petty thrills that the "console wars" had.

noduerme 4y ago

It's still probably better than McDonald's, but the bar is pretty low there. Full disclosure, I sold the QSR stock I'd had for a few years when everything went to shit in 2020 and bought MCD on the same day... I like that McDonald's goes out of the way to supply locally, it seems like a better model for surviving black swan events. Both garbage, but that's the cafeteria choice you get in late stage capitalism. Still, I watched with some admiration as MCD navigated the local export restrictions on beef in Argentina, and opened cafes there, served only grass fed local beef... then promoted that guy to open cafes in Europe and watched again as they brought hyperlocal beef producers in so you could buy a Charoux burger in Paris. That was deft.

PoignardAzur 4y ago
> Both garbage, but that's the cafeteria choice you get in late stage capitalism. If you're in Paris and you're willing to pay 15€ for your burger menu, King Marcel is ridiculously good.
- noduerme 4y ago
  ohhhh... wow. ok. This got my juices going. Next time. Saint-Nectaire is perhaps my favorite cheese... their "Michelin" sounds a lot like the home burger I developed living in Auvergne. Which was: 50% steak hache / 50% ground pork, smashed thin with two patties, rocket, grilled onion, Charroux mustard, mayonnaise, St Nectaire on one patty and Blue d'Auverne on the other, on a hollowed out flattened wide baguette. Monster. Most of the necessary things aren't available in the States... but it's very cool that the King Marcel burger seems to match this flavor profile. It's been my experience that most "American" foods - and Chinese food too - are much better in France. Like, this is embarrassing, but compared to any roadside chain in America, the Buffalo Grill is incredible. It would be the best restaurant in most cities under 50,000 people in the US. It looks like an Applebee's and then they have freakin steak tartare which would be inconceivable in the US. And it's actually edible.