Star Wars-themed Burgers Coming Soon to Belgian/French Chain Quick

Belgian/French burger chain Quick will release Star Wars-themed burgers for a limited time in conjunction with the February release of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 3D in theaters. Three double patty burgers will be available starting in February: the Dark Burger (available until March 1), the Jedi Burger (available until March 5), and the black-bunned Dark Vador (Darth Vader) Burger (available until March 1). The Darth Vader is getting all the attention, of course, because black bun = WTF. I couldn't find a description of the toppings, but I'd guess it's spicy since the red bits look like peppers.

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9 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, January 4, 2012 at 6:00 PM
Tagged: Belgium, chains, fast food, France, Quick, Star Wars

9 Krusty Burger Knock-Offs

After seeing that gem of a Hamburguesas Krusty in Bolivia, I dug around the Internet (okay, not much digging) to find these other Simpsons-inspired Krusty Burgers, mostly hailing from Spanish-speaking countries. Alas, no word on how the burgers taste.

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24 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, July 12, 2011 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: Colombia, France, Krusty Burger, Mexico, Spain

The Strangest Burger I've Ever Eaten, From Chalet Regain in France

During the final leg of my recent trip to the Franche-Comté region of France with the Comté Cheese Association, we stopped in the town of Les Rousses very close to the Swiss border where I can safely say that I ate the strangest burger I've ever had in my life. What emerged from the kitchen had me struggling to hold back fits of laughter.

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52 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, July 11, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: burger weirdness, Chalet Regain, France

Reality Check: The Comté Burger at McDonalds, France

For the next few weeks, the burger of the moment at McDonald's in France is topped with a slice of honest-to-goodness AOC Comté cheese, along with a "sauce au Comté fondu." Promising sounding improvements for the standard McDonald's patty. And an improvement it is.

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26 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, June 28, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Tagged: chains, France, McDonald's, Reality Check

French Fast Food Showdown: McDonald's vs. Quick

You're in France, and you're hungry for fast food. You see the Golden Arches, and head in that direction. Then you see a similar looking restaurant across the street, whose logo has a large white Q inside a red house—that'd be Quick, in these parts, McDonald's main competitor. It's fast food, you can tell, but it's French, so surely it must be better... or is it? What do you do? On a trip to Paris, I pitted Quick and "McDo" against each other.

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31 Comments | Posted by John M. Edwards, April 15, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: chains, fast food, France, McDonald's, Paris, Quick

Reality Check: Quick's Suprême Foie Gras

Last weekend, fast food chain Quick in France offered foie gras-topped burgers for a limited time. Did it measure up to its advertised beauty shot? Let's take a look.

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14 Comments | Posted by An AHT Field Agent, December 22, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: AHT reviews, chains, foie gras, France, Quick, Reality Check, reviews

Foie Gras Burger Coming to Fast Food Chain Quick in France

[Image: Mail Online] Foie gras-enhanced burgers isn't a new idea for high end restaurants, but you certainly wouldn't find a foie gras burger in a fast food restaurant... Nevermind; now you can. Or soon you'll be able to, if...

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6 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, November 29, 2010 at 9:00 PM
Tagged: chain restaurants, France, Quick

Video: McDonald's Recent Gay-Themed Ad in France

This recent ad from McDonald's in France for their "Come as you are" ("Venez comme vous êtes") campaign has gotten a lot of people talking over the past week for its depiction of a father about to eat with his gay son.

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27 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, June 3, 2010 at 6:15 PM
Tagged: ads, commercials, France, McDonald's, videos

Dear AHT: Burger House in Nantes, France

Here's a recommendation we received recently in the AHT inbox. [Photograph: Google Maps] Hey A Hamburger Today! I've just come across this site in my recent addiction to food blogs, and everything is making me crave a good burger right...

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4 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, April 6, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: Burger House, Dear AHT, France, Nantes

American Burgers in Paris at La Panfoulia

It's true: Everything tastes better in Paris. Even burgers. The mushroom burger and bacon burger I tried at La Panfoulia gave me a one-way ticket to Pleasuretown.

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6 Comments | Posted by cakespy, March 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Europe, France, La Panfoulia, Paris, recommended, reviews