i previously mentioned my disdain for mcdonalds. but at least they dont have 'hamburger' in their name so i guess they are not promising anything special. i was away from my home base (http://www.yelp.com/biz/donut-king-minneola ) recently and felt like a donut, so i went to a place called dunkin' donuts. perhaps youve heard of them, there are almost 9000 locations on the planet. and according to wikipedia, which is never wrong, they make more money these days from coffee than they do from donuts. maybe thats because their donuts are an embarrassment to the concept of fried dough. ive had boxed supermarket donuts that were far superior than what i got at the dd. the location i visited was more like a breakfast sandwich factory than a donut shop. and all they are doing there is throwing frozen shit in a microwave or something. they really need to take the word 'donut' off the signs. chains dont have to suck. those of you who have been to in-n-out know that. steak and shake has pretty darned good burgers too. then there are regional chains. near chicago portillos is a must eat destination chain. and in the carolinas there is a place called cook out that is so good its almost worth a drive from florida just to grab a char grilled burger and your choice of almost 50 flavors of milk shakes.
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todays recommendation:
in the first video bourdain talks about in-n-out burgers.
