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Friday Roundup: The Ode to a Sandwich Edition

Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard about THE, as in Ohio State trying to copyright the word, chicken sandwich from Popeyes. I had heard about this fast food culinary masterpiece before Shane talked about it on the podcast.

Despite the title, I’m not here to gush about it. It’s good. I miss it. I downloaded the app to be notified when it’s back.

I’m more amazed about how this damn thing took off. A combination of social media, mainstream media coverage, and word of mouth watched a fast food debut item turn into this:

Popeyes, a chicken joint whose regulars know there is a better than zero chance they will be out of fried chicken when you step up to the counter, is now rethinking how they are supplying the whole thing to prevent future shortages.