This morning, Civil Eats posed an interesting question: If fast food went local and organic, would you eat it? As San Franciscans debate whether toys should be allowed in Happy Meals and Mission residents stir because vendors want to sell food in Dolores Park, would you be more inclined to eat a quarter-pounder with cheese if the beef came from a local, free-range pasture?
Civil Eats pointed to a chain in France that is testing a new, certified-organic burger in its restaurants. The cost will be 2.50 euros, 43 percent more than the chain’s traditional burger.
Is it really fast food anymore in this case? It doesn’t sound any longer like it would be a freeze-dried patty you could just nuke under some hot lamps in seconds.
Yes Yes Yes Yes. See Oregon’s Burgerville for a great example. It’s grown into a statewide chain but still committed to local, seasonal, sustainably produced food. It’s the only drive thru I’ll drive through.