Difficult and
sometimes impossible to find in New York City,
McDonald's Shamrock Shake inspires a peculiar cult following. These days, when people finally do get their hands on one they often find it to be
more of a sham than anything else. In reality, it's just a vanilla milkshake blended (incompletely) with DayGlo-colored mint syrup. Decidedly artificial, the mint flavor has shades of low-quality, grainy mint chocolate chip ice cream. Still, this limited-time offering gets people excited.
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File this under "Products Getting More Attention on New York Food Blogs Than In Their Own Countries." McDonald's Germany has just announced a line of cupcakes, and they've named each one after a New York neighborhood: the strawberry "Central Park," chocolate-chocolate "Chelsea," vanilla "Soho," and cappuccino "East Village."
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Thanks to SE user butterface for pointing out this Gothamist piece confirming that McDonald's Shamrock Shake will, in fact, be available at the Union Square West McDonald's today (map). Green milkshake fans, rejoice!...
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For McDonald's, this is the biggest roll-out since they birthed Egg McMuffins and the rest of the breakfast line. McCafe, the new beverage-based initiative that's supposed to quiet the drip coffee haters, will eventually be located in 85 percent...
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I approached the counter and excitedly said, "One Shamrock Shake, please!" The cashier replied, "What?" I thought today was going to be a good day. I really did. Boosted by lard chips and Valrhona chocolate at Serious Eats HQ,...
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When fast-food restaurants jump on the health food bandwagon, the results aren’t usually great. (McDonald’s wilted salads and Dunkin’ Donuts cardboard flatbreads come to mind.) But many chains have had luck in the yogurt parfait department. Fruit, yogurt, and...
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