Yesterday was National Eat What You Want Day
Yesterday was National Eat What You Want Day.
I actually spent some time going through all of the food photographs on my website trying to decide what I would use. First realization was just how much is there now. Second was that there were many choices.
That slowed me down enough that the day passed without a post.
So this is late, but the choice is clear.
If it’s really about eating what you want, then for me it comes down to a cheeseburger. Not a small one. Something stacked, excessive, and a little out of proportion.
No explanation needed.
Just the object, isolated on a black background, exactly as it is.
More of my food photography, from fast food to everything in between, is on my website at https://www.secondfocus.com
National McDonald’s Day
For National McDonald’s Day, I decided to mark the occasion properly.
This is my idea of a celebration cake.
Five BIG ARCH burgers, stacked, unsteady, and exactly what they are, straight from the bag. No styling, no corrections. Just excess, structure, and the kind of presentation that doesn’t need explanation.
The BIG ARCH itself is perhaps a callback. McDonald’s tried something similar in the mid-1990s with the Arch Deluxe, positioned as a more “grown-up” burger. It came with one of the largest promotional budgets ever put behind a fast food product at the time. The product, however, didn’t last.
The BIG ARCH is a large, limited-time release, built as a more substantial offering. Two quarter-pound beef patties, three slices of white cheddar, crispy and slivered onions, pickles, lettuce, and a tangy BIG ARCH sauce, all on a sesame and poppy seed bun. It leans into size, layers, and presence rather than subtlety.
Every year on this day, McDonald’s fans mark a special day known as McDonald’s Day. It commemorates the opening of Ray Kroc’s first McDonald’s franchised restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, back in 1955.
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