• Is Donald Trump Really Running For President? Or KFC Mascot?

    When the 2016 presidential election is finally over in November, who will make a better Colonel Sanders: Donald Trump or Mike Pence? I only ask because both halves of the GOP ticket have now professed their love for the world's second-largest fast-food chain on social media — and both, oddly enough, did so on airplanes. And, let's face…

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  • What KFC's "Re-Colonelization" Means For The Future Of Fast Food

    Two weeks ago, members of the Food Republic staff received an email from representatives of KFC, along with an invitation to an event promising to reveal news “that will affect the future of one of the world’s most iconic brands.” The fried-chicken chain even went so far as to state that this “transformational announcement…may be…

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  • A Farewell Ode To Hot Chicken As We Know It

    I loved attending university in Nashville. Every day, I woke up to a beautiful city, a beautiful campus, beautiful weather and beautiful girls aplenty. (Those sundresses!) But one poignant memory I carry from my college days is the most beautiful of all: a chicken breast marinated in buttermilk, breaded and sauced with a heavily spiced, cayenne…

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