A fast-food burger has to taste the same — and cost the same — thousands of times a day at restaurants across the country. Zachary Crockett mans the fryer.
SOURCES:
John Karangis, vice president of culinary innovation at Shake Shack.
Walter Zuromski, owner and chief culinary officer of the Chef Services Group.
RESOURCES:
"How Shake Shack’s New Test Kitchen Is Shaping the Future of the Brand," by Stefanie Tuder (Eater, 2018).
EXTRAS:
"Truffles," by The Economics of Everyday Things (2023).