"El Farolito with Mookie Blaiklock (live)" is Episode 354 of Doughboys, hosted by Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "El Farolito with Mookie Blaiklock (live)" was released on June 16, 2022.
"Tomorrow... with Mookie Blaiklock" - @dougboyspod
Synopsis[]
Mookie Blaiklock (YOU ARE WORTHY with LilMookieB) joins the 'boys to rap about their preferred burritos before a review of El Farolito. Plus, a Snack or Wack with cookies from Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory.
Recorded live at The Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco 6/10/22.
Nick's intro[]
Esquire
"The magazine for men": No, it's not Maxim, or Penthouse, or Beaver Hunt. That was the tagline for Esquire, a literary gentlemen's periodical founded in 1933. Esquire was among the most influential magazines of the mid-20th century, winning a landmark free-speech victory at the Supreme Court over its publication of ribald drawings, and elevating a who's-who of American authors, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Truman Capote.
But despite its gold standard in the industry, audiences moved on from literary magazines with the rise of television... and from print altogether with the rise of the internet. And so, in 2013, with print journalism dead and buried, and audiences more prone to take a quiz about which Dora The Explorer character they are than to read a short story by J.D. Salinger, Esquire's content had pivoted to web-friendly clickbait titles such as "The Most Life-Changing Burrito in America Is...".
And if you did click through, you'd find the answer to that headline proved to be a San Francisco taqueria more known for the taco's flour-tortilla-blanketed big brother, the burrito.
Founded in 1982 in the SF's Mission District by Don Chava, the restaurant perhaps deserves the most credit of anyone for popularizing the Mission-style burrito, much copied and, some would say, bastardized by national concepts like Chipotle, Qdoba, and Moe's. Today, with a dozen local locations, this restaurant whose name loosely translates as "little lighthouse" certainly shines as a beacon for carne and carb-hungry citizens.
And while the Esquire of old may have reported on the out-of-state right-wing money funding the recent recall of San Francisco's progressive district attorney, or published an allegory about the city's housing shortage being exacerbated by the tech industry, the Esquire of today at least nudges tourists towards an authentic version of the Mission burrito.
This week on Doughboys, El Farolito.
Fork rating[]
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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5 forks |
| Mookie Blaiklock |
|
5 forks |
| shared |
|
Spoonman's Bite of the Night went to the Quesadilla Suiza.
With these scores, El Farolito joins the Platinum Plate Club!
Snack or Wack[]
In Snack or Wack, the Doughboys try a snack item and decide if it is 'good' or 'bad'.
For this episode, they have some cookies from Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory.
They ate Chocolate Glazed, Regular, Strawberry, and Green Tea Fortune Cookies and throw Flat Fortune Cookies into the audience.
| guest / host | fortunes | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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Snack |
| Mike Mitchell |
|
Snack |
| Mookie Blaiklock |
|
Snack |
Roast Spoonman[]
Draymond Green
| “ | Draymond Never-Eats-Greens | ” |
–Tim Sleary | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | Mitch: You make me sound like KRS-One. Nick: KFC-One. |
” |
–The Doughboys re: their rap skills | ||
| “ | Nick: Are birds mammals? Mookie: Birds are dinosaurs, I thought. |
” |
–Nick and Mookie, scientists | ||
#hashtags[]
- #BringBackTheBellBeefer
The Live Feedbag[]
| “ | If you had to competitively eat one food item, which do you think you'd have the most success with? | ” |
–Diane (and Carlos) | ||
| guest / host | foods to competitively eat |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | hot peppers |
| Mike Mitchell | Skittles lentils
Pepsi |
| Mookie Blaiklock | meat and cheese |
| “ | Are there any foods that you associate with a specific emotional or mental state? Like if you're eating X, you must be feeling Y? | ” |
–Matt | ||
| guest / host | food to eat when |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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| Mike Mitchell |
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| Mookie Blaiklock |
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| “ | What's the most memorable article clothing that you have ruined with food? | ” |
–Melissa | ||
| guest / host | clothes ruined by food |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | nacho cheese on a track jacket |
| Mike Mitchell | popcorn butter on every shirt |
| Mookie Blaiklock | grease stains on every article of clothes |
Photos[]
