"Toront-Dough: Dough Canada: The Great Bite North: Harvey's with Shaun Diston" is an episode of the podcast, Les Doughboys, hosted by Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "Toront-Dough: Dough Canada: The Great Bite North: Harvey's with Shaun Diston" was released on October 10, 2024.
"Tomorrow… with Shaun Diston" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
Shaun Diston (@shaundiston, Twisted Metal) joins the 'boys to talk The Last Jedi, lost luggage, and Toronto eats before a review of Harvey's. Plus, another edition of Chips Inhale: Reschew Rangers.
Nick's intro[]
Aristotle. Sir Isaac Newton. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Richard Mauran?
Genius by Danny Gallagher
The word “genius” is generally reserved for towering figures of arts and science whose influence endures today, but in 2019, author Danny Gallagher gave the title Genius to his biography of Mauran, the founder of Canadian rotisserie-chain Swiss Chalet and its sister brand, a burger-and-poutine shop famed for its customizability.
A native of Montreal and the son of a Swiss immigrant, Mauran moved from his French-dominant home city to the English-speaking Toronto in 1954, where, at the age of twenty, he opened the first Swiss Chalet location, modeled after the Chalet Barbecue restaurant he worked at in Quebec. Swiss Chalet was a quick hit, and so in 1959, he plotted his follow-up, a burger stand emulating then-successful American-midwest chain, Henry’s Hamburgers. Mauran’s original name for his north-of-the-border cheeseburger clone was Humphrey’s, but when a closed car dealership lot became available with an already standing logo featuring a different two-syllable “H” name, the enterprising Montrealer took it as a sign — literally, using the existing marquee to birth an enduring beef brand. Building on the established quality of Swiss Chalet, Mauran’s chain also introduced then-innovative burger customizability, in time offering eleven sauces and fourteen toppings for customers to choose from, a model borrowed by American chains like Five Guys.
Private to a fault, Mauran always kept the spotlight on his food, not himself — he was so personally guarded that when he died in hospital following complications from surgery in 2022, his family kept it a secret for two full years before the press discovered it. But his legacy will live on, both through Swiss Chalet, and through his burger restaurant which has nearly 300 locations — about 90 of which are co-branded with the rotisserie concept.
And whether he was indeed deserving of the “Genius” moniker, perhaps it would take a genius to calculate every possible permutation of his chain’s burger options — 67 million, according to the company.
This week on Doughboys… we continue Toront-dough: Dough Canada: The Great Bite North: a month-long culinary tour of the Six, with Harvey’s.
Fork rating[]
The Spoonman at Harvey's
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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3.5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell | BIG Harv Original Burger | 3.5 forks |
| Shaun Diston |
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4 forks |
| Nick and Mitch shared |
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In the next episode, Alana Johnston 🔪 gives Harvey's 4.5 forks.
Chips Inhale: Reschew Rangers 🐿️[]
| “ |
No bag too big, no bag too small |
” |
In this segment, The Doughboys have a bunch of chips and they eat them all.
For Toront-Dough, in this episode, they try some Lay's All Dressed, Ruffles All Dressed, Lay's Ketchup and Ruffles Sour Cream'n Bacon.
The Doughboys previously tried Lay's Ketchup Chips in this episode (it was a Snack). They also had the Ruffles All Dressed during this episode (also a Snack).
| guest / host | Lay's Ketchup | Ruffles Sour Cream'n Bacon | Lay's All Dressed | Ruffles All Dressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Snack (3rd) | Snack (4th) | Snack (2nd) | Snack (1st) |
| Mike Mitchell | Snack (3rd) | Wack (4th) | Snack (2nd) | Snack (1st) |
| Shaun Diston | Snack (3rd) | Wack (4th) | Snack (2nd) | Snack (1st) |
Roast Spoonman[]
Rush "Tom Sawyer"
| “ | today's Tums Sawyer | ” |
–Maclaine | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | Stranger Things has done so much damage! Those fucking little shits. I hate all those little fucking kids. What's his name? Finn Wolfhard doesn't make me hard. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | We've moved on from The Whale. We're all Megaloplis now. | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
| “ | Do you remember that old rhyme "give me a nickel, I'll tickle your pickle"? What disgusting times! The '90s? Disgusting times. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | What other toppings are on your dream poutine? | ” |
–Andy C. | ||
| guest / host | dream poutine |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | mashed potatoes, scallions, sour cream |
| Mike Mitchell | poutine fries/onion rings |
| Shaun Diston | gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce |
| Mars Melnyk | pulled pork, green onions |
| Emma Erdbrink | shredded chicken |
| Amelia Marino | egg yolk, tabasco, scallions |
Drops and Plugs[]
| reference | notes |
|---|---|
| a Rudy North / The Last Jedi drop | in Mitch's drop (by the Drop King) |
| Twisted Metal | Shaun's plugs |
Related Episodes[]
| Toront-Dough episodes | Shaun Diston episodes |
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