Fast Food

I was stood at a McDonald’s touchscreen on a Tuesday morning, watching the breakfast clock creep towards 11:00 while someone ahead of me took forever choosing a drink. I still hadn’t decided between a breakfast wrap and coffee, and the screen was already making me think about lunch. Maccy D’s isn’t the £1.19 cheeseburger stop…

I was halfway through a Zinger Supercharger Tower Burger at the counter, trying to keep the sauce from escaping down my hand. The box was hot, the lettuce was already going soft, and I’d barely made it back to my seat. That little tub of gravy tells you plenty: peppery steam, greasy fingers and a…