This Side of the Pond

My home town is abuzz with excitement to welcome a new eatery just in time for summer. Considering the town center is littered with fish and chip shops, kebab joints and burger takeouts, you wouldn’t have thought yet another food outlet would cause a fuss – but this one is different. This one…is American.

Sure, we’ve always had Burger King ®, KFC ® and McDonalds ®, but those have been around for long enough that the shine has worn off. I can remember wanting nothing in this world more than I wanted a Happy Meal ® with a He-Man toy when I was a tiny tyke, and that was quite a while ago.

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