Right now I’m reading The Professor and The Madman and Warm & Snug: The History of the Bed. Yes, the Back Yard Blogger thinks about sleeping (ironic; with a Back Yard Baby in the Back Yard household) and “looking up” words.
So, I started to wonder what kind of books there may be available on the history of fast food. Then, I couldn’t find any, so I wrote one and you can download a digital version here. Just kidding with you!
But, seriously, there is not much in the way of fast food history when it comes to literature. Below is what I found. And I refuse to list here a certain book that ends with the word nation.
Fast Food: Roadside Restaurants in the Automobile Age by Professor John A. Jakle and Professor Keith Sculle. These guys win, as far as I am concerned. Their book is the closest to a complete fast food history. I can see myself reading this soon.
In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain that Breaks all the Rules by Stacy Perman. This does not answer to the quest for a complete history of fast food. However, kudos to this place for having a book (and also an HBO Series) named after them. The only other to do it has been McDonald’s. I can see myself eating there soon!
McDonald’s: Behind the Arches by John F. Love. Kudos to this guy for putting the “Golden Arches” in historical print. It must have been an undertaking. And kudos to him for creating another clever fast food “behind-the-so-and-so” pun. I can see myself coming up with one also, soon.
Last Chance to Eat: The Fate of Taste in a Fast Food World by Gina Mallet. This isn’t a complete history, but it is intriguing. According to Gina Mallet, fast foodies are missing out. But, wouldn’t taste be in the mouth of the eater? I see myself as one of these foodies she’s writing about!
