"Boudin Bakery with The Sloppy Boys" is Episode 237 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Boudin Bakery with The Sloppy Boys" was released on February 6, 2020.
"Tomorrow..." - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
The 'boys are joined by Mike Hanford, Jefferson Dutton, and Tim Kalpakis (The Sloppy Boys) to review SF based French style bakery, Boudin. Plus, a live edition of the Wiger Challenge.
Recorded live at Cobb's Comedy Club for SF Sketchfest in San Francisco, CA.
Nick's intro[]
"There's gold in them thar hills!"
Yosemite Sam
This quote, best known as a catchphrase of hot-headed Looney Tunes prospector Yosemite Sam, in fact has mostly-forgotten historical roots. It was reportedly first said in 1849 by a Georgia government official in a plea to encourage locals to stay in the Peach State, instead of packing up and moving to "Califor-ni-a" in search of the glittering precious metal.
Few cities are as strongly associated with a year as San Francisco is with 1849, when the discovery of gold ignited a population boom like a prospector's stick of dynamite. The year even inspired the name of the five-time (and potentially six-time) Super Bowl Champion San Francisco 49ers.
And as a gold star of migrant population moved to the Golden State, others flocked to the Bay Area to take advantage of the bubble, including Italian immigrants who wielded their able poles, fishing off its docks, which is how one San Francisco neighborhood became known as Fisherman's Wharf.
And it was in Fisherman's Wharf where Isidore, an immigrant from Italy's continental and culinary rival France, founded a bakery that would become Bread Central in the city whose signature starch is rice. The French bake shop, which Isidore gave his last name, popularized artisan sourdough in the Bay and across the country and did the same for its indulgent offspring, the bread bowl. 170 years later, the French-founded loaf purveyor is San Francisco's oldest operating business.
Today, Fisherman's Wharf is no longer a major fishery, but a tourist attraction - as is the hybrid bread factory and restaurant that is the original of the chain's 30-odd locations. And while the French pronunciation of the family name is closer to "Boudan," the locals say it the Anglicized way... the American way.
This week on Doughboys: Boudin Bakery.
Fork rating[]
For this live episode, The Doughboys visited Bistro Boudin, which is a more upscale version upstairs from one of the regular Boudin Bakery's locations.
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
|
1.5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
|
2 forks |
| Jefferson Dutton |
|
3 forks |
| Mike Hanford |
|
2 forks |
| Tim Kalpakis |
|
3 forks |
| shared |
|
The Wiger Challenge[]
Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher
In the Wiger Challenge, Nick presents Mitch and the guest with a mystery beverage and they try to guess what it is. The closest guess is declared the winner.
For this episode, the mystery drink was a Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher, a hops-based non-alcoholic drink. They all seemed fairly perplexed by the drink, and had a variety of guesses.
Since Mitch picked a water brand and commented on alcohol, he was declared the winner.
| guest / host | guess | result |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Mitchell | Perrier Fruit Mango | winner! |
| Jefferson Dutton | San Pellegrino Mango | |
| Mike Hanford | Hawaiian Punch Peruvian Mango Blast | |
| Tim Kalpakis | Dasani Passion Fruit Sparkling Water |
Roast Spoonman[]
George Kittle eating Panda Express
| “ | 49ers tight end, George Skittle | ” |
–Miles Gotcher | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | That's my life. I'm just sitting in different places. | ” |
–Nick Wiger re: getting older | ||
| “ | Celery is a fruit, right? | ” |
–Mike Hanford | ||
| “ | You know what I would call it? Warm Seafood Milk. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell re: the clam chowder | ||
#hashtags[]
- #ScrubBrush vs. #RubaDubDubTeethInTheTub
The Feedbag[]
| “ | What burger chain has the best bread or buns? | ” |
–Brian Masters | ||
| “ | With the impending climate apocalypse soon upon us, what preserved food item would you go on a perilous long journey across the barren apocalyptic wasteland to acquire? | ” |
–Kale Blake | ||
| “ | I'm one of those food scientists that you guys are always complaining about, or maybe admiring? What specific food product would you be interested in seeing or participating in or peeking behind the veil of? | ” |
–Josh Cohen | ||
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