When Lenten season rolls around -- that time of year when Catholics refrain from eating meat on Fridays -- fish sandwiches suddenly become popular on fast-food menus. Some restaurants, like McDonald's ...

Jaya Saxena is a former correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. According to ...

Most of the time, it's fair to say the traditional fast food market is dominated by burgers and fried chicken. For a few months every year, however, a significant sector of consumers abstain from ...

Lent has begun, and multiple fast-food restaurants are marking the religious observance with the return of popular fish and seafood offerings. The Christian practice begins on Ash Wednesday and ...