"California Pizza Kitchen with Eva Anderson" is Episode 34 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "California Pizza Kitchen with Eva Anderson" was released on January 21, 2016.
Synopsis[]
The Doughboys’ first ever guest Eva Anderson (You’re the Worst, Comedy Bang! Bang!) returns to talk CPK, the west coast pizzeria chain where she used to work. Plus, Eva, Mitch, and Wiger indulge in a sweet tooth edition of Snack or Wack.
Nick's intro[]
Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills: the Southern California enclave known for the outrageous opulence of its idle rich.
In 1985, retired federal prosecutors Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax chose the world's most glamorous zip code as the location for their upscale pizza concept. To head up their kitchen, they poached Chef Ed LaDou, the star pizza chef from another Beverly Hills institution, Wolfgang Puck's Spago. Ladou's flair for innovation included using then-unheard-of toppings like jerk chicken and barbecue sauce and cooking his creations in a wood-burning oven.
The distinctively "left coast" personal pies were a hit, and Rosenfield and Flax's pizzeria expanded to two dozen locations by 1992, leading to a series of acquisitions by Pepsi and multi-hyphenated private-equity firms which took the concept nationwide.
Chef LaDou died in 2007, but his California-style pizza will live on in the 200+ stand-alone restaurants of airport and ballpark kiosks spread across North America.
This week on Doughboys: CPK - California Pizza Kitchen.
Fork rating[]
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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3.5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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2.5 forks |
| Eva Anderson |
|
3.5 forks |
Snack or Wack[]
Cheetos Sweetos Cinnamon Sugar Puffs
In Snack or Wack, the Doughboys have a snack and decide if it is 'good' or 'bad'.
For this episode, they try Cheetos Sweetos Cinnamon Sugar Puffs.
Mitch's first comment is "these are really really weird." They note they taste buttery somehow. Everyone continues to call them weird, but in the end they decide it is a snack.
| guest / host | verdict |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Snack |
| Mike Mitchell | Snack |
| Eva Anderson | Snack |
Quotes[]
| “ | More interesting facts for your serial-killer page in twenty years: 'he liked turtles'. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell re: Nick's trip to a turtle preserve | ||
| “ | Imagine if [Unkar Platt] was at Disneyland and he had a little stand and kids could dig around for artifacts and present them to him and he'd be like 'what you've brought me? I can give you one quarter portion.' I feel like that would be a lot of fun. Everyone would have a real hoot! | ” |
–excited Nick Wiger | ||
| “ | Her purse was filled with tiny lubes. | ” |
–Eva Anderson | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | My brother and I just finished listening to the Five Guys episode. We were both very sad to hear you guys give Five Guys 3.5 forks. I'd like to lay out my argument as a formal complaint in three parts.
First: you both said Five Guys has one of the best burgers, "in the top-five" I believe one of you said. Then Mitch, the fearless leader of Spoon Nation, admitted that their fries were better than In-N-Out. From that alone it seems that it should have earned four forks from or more. Second: you guys gave Fuddrucker's a very high rating, two four-forks reviews and one five-fork review from Wiger. Now I think any sane person would have to admit everything from the burger, to the fries, to the staff is better at Five Guys. Let's be honest, Fuddrucker's really isn't that good and you all admitted that the high fork rating was partly due to nostalgia. So nostalgia outweighs empirical evidence now? Also you all gave Steak 'n Shake a higher rating. Other than the shakes, what is better at Steak 'n Shake? The fries? I think not. The burger? Undoubtedly no, but I digress. Third: We're eating at Five Guys right now and you guys are just wrong. The place is great. Their burgers are amazing and their fries are pretty damn good too. Also they are a well-ran company, consistently sticking to their guns, even telling the Pentagon at one point to stick it because they don't deliver. In conclusion, from the above three points I think it is worth reconsidering your scores and perhaps amending them. This would be nothing new, see the Rockdoughberfest episodes where restaurant scores were constantly amended by Mitch. One final note, Five Guys has won many different top burger prizes. The one I'd like to mention is the Market Force Information survey from 2012 where it came in at number one, beating y'all's much-beloved and much overrated In-n-Out. Thanks, |
” |
–Jeremy Chastain | ||
| guest / host | Five Guys |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | keeps his score the same |
| Mike Mitchell | Mitch agrees with the emailer and amends his score for Five Guys |
| Eva Anderson | has only been once, but would give it 3 forks |
#hashtags[]
- #GamerGate
Restaurants[]
| official visits | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| California Pizza Kitchen | Santa Monica, CA | Nick went to this location |
| California Pizza Kitchen | Los Angeles, CA | Nick also mentions the CPK at the Staples Center downtown |
| California Pizza Kitchen | Los Angeles, CA | Eva went to the location in the Wells Fargo Building on Hope St, where she worked back in 2001 |
| restaurants referenced | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| California Pizza Kitchen | - | Mitch doesn't indicate which location, but went with Susser and Matty Smith |
| California Pizza Kitchen | La Jolla, CA | Nick mentions his family going to this location down near UCSD |
| Hog Island Oyster Co. | San Francisco, CA | Mitch had been in SF for Sketchfest and went here |
| Swan Oyster Depot | San Francisco, CA | Mitch makes a passing reference |
| Neptune Oyster | Boston, MA | Mitch says this is in New Orleans, but it is in Boston |
| Chili's | Mexico City, Mexico | Eva and Amy Nicholson went to a Chili's in the Mexico City airport |
| Five Guys | Valencia, CA | Eva went to this location once and gives it 3 forks |
Plugs[]
| movies / tv | notes |
|---|---|
| You're The Worst (tv) | Eva's plugs |
Related Episodes[]
| California Pizza Kitchen episodes | Eva Anderson episodes |
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Photos (via @doughboyspod)[]
