If Abby is able to push Dream Daddy onto GB's 2017 list, ala Austin with Invisible Inc (or Alex with Thumper, or Dan with Stardew Valley) - it will cement her as Greatest Duder.
Weirdly, during their entire conversation about masterpieces, only one thing came into my mind.
Before I reveal this, my personal definition of a masterpiece hinges on how well a work achieves the goal that it sets for itself. Being one doesn't necessarily verify it as one of the world's greatest achievements, but it does stand out as the definitive work of its contemporaries.
On that note, I propose that a true masterpiece of American cuisine is the McDonald's French Fry.
It is a dish that was designed to be a simple form of junk food, consumable by anyone on Earth - in equitable quality, regardless of location or status. The President of the United States and a street kid in Seoul can both appreciate (and afford) a pile of McDonalds fries. And they'll both have the exact same experience (uncontrollable variances in quality aside, which are genuinely rare), both loving the simple and infinitely munchable form.
McD's fries are a pinnacle of food engineering - perfectly crisp, salty, and moist. They complement every item on the menu, or taste great on their own. They're the bedrock of a billion dollar empire, more so than any burger or shake. Even the greatest McD skeptics will admit the fries are phenomenal. I'd wager they beat nearly any hand-cut gourmet fry in a head-to-head comparison. They are a work of art through the hands of a monstrous corporate entity. A masterpiece of the form.
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