Link Roundup: McDiddy

Posted by Adam Kuban, July 7, 2005 at 10:00 AM

¡Hola, mis quarter-pounder comañeros! You've all been so great telling us about the crazy news going on in burgerland, sending us links, instant-messaging us, and we've been takin' a siesta on your informacion. So here's a quick link roundup.

A Journey in Burger Nation Finds Variations of a Theme [New York Times]
A little old but worth noting: TV critic Virginia Heffernan gives burger biopic Hamburger America some props in advance of its debut on the Sundance Channel on the Fourth. But don't worry—you can still catch this show in repeat airings. Schedule here.

McDonald's seeks designer for uniforms [Yahoo! News]
They're looking at Tommy Hilfiger and P. Diddy (our choice), among others: "It's about taking the contemporary look and feel of our restaurants and embodied in our advertising and incorporating that into our employees' business attire," McDonald's spokesman Bill Whitman said Tuesday. "The desire is to create uniforms that our crews would want to wear outside the restaurant environment."

The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die [GQ]
Nice piece on the nation's 20 best hamburgers: "Alan Richman traveled 23,750 miles and consumed more than 150,000 calories while taking the measure of 162 burgers across the country—with one goal: to find you the best damned assemblage of ground beef and buns this country serves up." When we have more time, we'll give you a more in-depth rundown on this article.

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