Fast Food Maniac, Jon Hein
Fast Food Maniac, Jon Hein
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Fast Food Maniac
From Arby’s to White Castle, One Man’s Supersized Obsession with America’s Favorite Food

Author: Jon Hein

Narrator: Jon Hein

Unabridged: 5 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/02/2016

Synopsis

The charismatic radio personality from The Howard Stern Show celebrates what we love about American fast food, covering chains both national and regional and offering an opinionated view on restaurant history, secret menu items, and even drive-thru strategy.Jon Hein is a fast food maniac, with a themed Discovery Channel show under his belt to prove it, and in this book he covers each chain in-depth, rating its burgers, milkshakes, and fries; exploring its history; revealing secret menu items; taking a nostalgic look back at the best giveaways, games, and uniforms; and even providing expert drive-thru strategy. With behind-the-counter looks at places like the Dunkin’ Donuts headquarters, Nathan’s original hot dog stand, Carvel, Steak ’n Shake, and In-N-Out Burger, this is the junk food lover’s definitive guide to some of America’s best-loved guilty pleasures.

About Jon Hein

Jon Hein is a regular on The Howard Stern Show and host of The Wrap-Up Show. An avid consumer of pop culture and fast food, he is the author of Jump the Shark and was the host of Fast Food Mania on Discovery TV. He lives with his family in New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elizabeth

I eat more fast food than I should because of my job, so I've become a bit obsessed with it. Apparently Jon Hein is also. In Fast Food Maniac, Jon Hein gives a quick overview of the history and best items available at national and select local fast food chains. The format is more like a guidebook, a......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy

Clearly, this was a labor of love dedicated to something largely peripheral in relevancy to our everyday lives. It was interesting to learn the history of all these burger joints and greasy spoons, but was mostly a good read to kill time while I was in and out of waiting rooms and on work breaks.......more

Goodreads review by Leigh

I picked this book up because I love trivia and the history of fast food. Unfortunately, this book did little to add to my knowledge base. A lot of text was devoted to the author's personal fast food memories and why he enjoyed his favorite products at each location. There's no value added to that f......more

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