Fast Food History

Fast Food History


Latest Episodes

The History of Burger Chef
July 11, 2019

The "last" Burger Chef Logo - How did Burger King help start Burger Chef?  Why are they gone now?  Find out by listening to this episode of Fast Food History. - Burger Chef was a fast food chain that began operating in 1954 in Indianapolis, Indiana,

The History of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) – Get a Bucket of Chicken
March 02, 2019

KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) was the first Fast Food chain to feature something other than burgers, fries and hot dogs. Founded by Col. Harland Sanders in Corbin Kentucky in the 50's when Sanders was 65 years old. -

McRib is back! and So Is This Podcast!
October 29, 2018

The McRib is back at McDonald's for a limited time and Fast Food History is back as well. Hopefully for a less limited time :) - The McRib is a barbecue-flavored pork sandwich periodically sold by McDonald's It was invented by the same guy that invent...

History of the Hot Dog – Part 1
March 12, 2018

A brief history of the Frankfurter, Weiner, Hot Dog, Coney, Pisa and about 100 other names for the good old Hot Dog. - This is part one covering (sort of) the invention of the hot dog as we know it, the Icelandic Hot dog,

Big Boy History
January 27, 2018

How was the Double-Decker Hamburger born? Today we talk about Big Boy, in all it's different regional chains. Not exactly fast food but, as you will hear, they may be getting back to that. - Find out how a 10 stool hamburger stand turned in to a Natio...

History of Coney Island Hotdogs
January 13, 2018

The Coney Island Dog is  NOT the Coney Island dogs sold by Nathan's and others on Coney Island in New York, but the hotdogs sold across Michigan and other places by Greek and Macedonian immigrants. Chili (or coney sauce) on a quality hotdog with Onions...

Halo Burger / Kewpee Burger
December 15, 2017

Anyone remember the Kewpee Hotel Hamburger Chain? Me either, but it turned into a great local chain in the SE Michigan (Flint) area. Today on Fast Food History, we learn about the Halo Burger chain and how it came from the Kewpee Burger chain.

History of the Hamburger
December 08, 2017

Ground Beef and Bread, put it together and you get a fast food staple. Find out who claims to have invented the hamburger, some famous burgers and the world's most expensive burger. - The word hamburger comes from Hamburg,

White Castle History
December 01, 2017

The subject of a movie and the place that was responsible for the popularization of the Hamburger. Voted Time Magazine's most influential burger joint, America's first fast food place, White Castle. Today on Fast food history. -

Little Caesars Pizza History
November 24, 2017

What do Car Factories, Hockey, Baseball, mushrooms and the Civil Rights movement have to do with Little Caesars Pizza? Find out today on Fast Food History. - Today we go over the history of the fastest growing pizza chain in the world.