Posted on 08/09/2013 6:23:53 PM PDT by grundle
The parking lot is packed, men in suits linger by the entrance, a group of painters waddle toward their truck with lazy smiles and swollen stomachs. Inside, a man holds an iPad in one hand, a beer in the other. A couple in big cushy chairs review architectural plans over a café au lait and a crème brûlée.
It’s not quite a bistro, but it’s close. This is McDonald’s as a decidedly more grown-up experience, where hard plastic is traded for leather banquettes, pull-out chairs for angular cushioned stools, and golden arches for burnt sienna and low-lit nooks where couples can steal a quiet moment. You can still find a Big Mac and a box of nuggets here, but they are overshadowed on the menu boards by the bigger stars of the French universe: the McDoo, a warm ham and cheese take on the croque-monsieur, leafy salads that bounce like a Kardashian’s backside, and a line of burgers featuring artisanal French cheeses like Comté and Camembert that McDonald’s rolled out earlier this year.
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I just want a Royale with cheese.
That is a tasty burger!
“the McDoo”
As we suspected all along.
I got as far as: “... leafy salads that bounce like a Kardashian’s backside, ...” and that was enough for me!
always part of my folio’ for the past 8 years, never lets me down..
Maybe because they are not burger patties but closer to liverwurst.
If nothing else, McDonalds is a truly fascinating story of American capitalism.
They have surrendered to the Big Mac
Maybe it’s because patronizing Mickey D’s symbolizes surrender to low taste?
Tour de France finish! Beat me by 1 second!
It’s no secret. Just because the media and the ones who yell the loudest hate them doesn’t mean they aren’t popular.
French cheeses that smell like a Kardashian’s backside?
And mayonnaise on a pink slime burger ........ Oui oui!
Zay like ze secrete sauce.
They love it because McD’s is the culinary equivalent of Jerry Lewis.
Yep. Cheese eating surrender monkeys.
Yeah, had the same problem here. Not sure that’s a drawing point for a salad...
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