Hot Takes & Takeaways Livestream 3: Is Our Enduring Appreciation For 'Fast Food' Reaching Its Apex?

Overview

Fast food — the term used to describe meals you can eat with your hands which are comparatively pretty quick to arrive — is back at a level of peak public approval.

Entire festivals dedicated to hot chips, sell-out high end degustations inspired by KFC and a rolling influx of hyped international burger joints are proving that Australia's love for this pleasurable style of eating is as impassioned as ever.

Have we reached our absolute apex of this culinary genre? Why is Melbourne a breeding ground for venues doing it better and more thoughtfully than any other Australian city? What is the new definition for what makes 'fast food' fast? How has the genre innovated and evolved — and what's next?

We're turning to some of Melbourne's food personalities who represent the best in the biz to get their firsthand takes on those questions and chat through the past, present and future of this pleasurable eating pastime — and you're invited to join.

In partnership with Uber Eats, Hot Takes & Takeaways is a panel series where our host, Concrete Playground's Courtney Ammenhauser, chats to some of the most fascinating, experienced and opinionated members of Australia's food community to tackle the big questions, live and uncensored. Swears are likely and no topics are off-limits.

You'll also have the chance to win a bunch of UberEats vouchers by showing off your best food trivia.

On Tuesday, May 31 at 1pm, block out your lunch break and join Concrete Playground's livestream event where you can watch and interact in real time, live from Small Print Pizza.

THE LINEUP

SANDRA FOTI  - Owner, chef and creative driving force behind all-natural gelato empire Piccolina.

JIMMY HURLSTON  - Burger baron and entrepreneur behind Easeys and its ubiquitous burgers and his much-followed Jimmy's Burgers Instagram account.

ADAM CHAPMAN  - Founder and co-owner of sustainable 'slow dough' pizza joint in Windsor, Small Print Pizza.

Throughout the show, we'll test your food trivia knowledge so you could nab a $20 Uber Eats voucher. Head to our Facebook event and hit attending to get a reminder just before it kicks off.

In the meantime, check out Uber Eats' Enterprise Hub if you'd like to learn more about what restaurants are doing.

Top image: Kitti Gould