"Islands with Nick Mundy" is Episode 59 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Islands with Nick Mundy" was released on June 30, 2016.
Synopsis[]
Conan and Screenjunkies vet Nick Mundy hops in studio to talk sports, Texas grub, and west coast burger joint and tiki bar combo Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks. Mundy, Mitch, and Wiger make a culinary visit to the World of Warcraft in a new Snack or Wack.
Nick's intro[]
Don Beach's Original Tiki Bar
Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt: that's the birth name of Donn Beach, a Texas native, Prohibition bootlegger, and Air Force major who spent his younger years sailing the Caribbean and fell so in love with the beach, he adopted it as a surname.
In 1933, in Hollywood, California, in a maelstrom of cultural appropriation, Mr. Beach crammed together Polynesian decor, Cantonese food, and potent Caribbean rum-based cocktails into what would be the first tiki bar. Giving us creations like the pu pu platter and the Mai Tai, the tiki craze was legitimate in Beach's lifetime and continues nostalgically today and, though representing no real existent culture, it has become instrumental in informing American perception of Oceanic peoples.
In the early 1960s, Tony DeGrazier, a military man of a different era and branch of service, was stationed on Oahu when he became an aficionado of surfing waves and sipping boozy drinks with his Navy pals. DeGrazier later combined the tiki aesthetic and cocktails with a menu of meaty burgers and baskets of fries, choosing as a foothold the biggest beach community in the U.S., Southern California.
In 1982, his first restaurant opened on Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles, just a few blocks from beloved, local burger institution, The Apple Pan. While The Apple Pan has stayed put as a bustling single eatery, DeGrazier's creation has grown into a chain of fifty locations across California, Nevada, Arizona, and the state that inspired it, Hawaii.
This week on Doughboys: Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks.
Fork rating[]
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
|
4.5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
|
3.5 forks |
| Nick Mundy |
|
4 forks |
| shared |
|
Snack or Wack[]
Warcraft Battle Blend Candies
In Snack or Wack, the Doughboys have a snack and decide if it is 'good' or 'bad'.
For this episode, they try Warcraft Battle Blend Chewy Cherry Cinnamon Candies (apparently a sort of mix of Mike & Ike's and Hot Tamales).
Mitch and Mundy didn't like these much at all, but Nick liked them.
| guest / host | rating |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Snack |
| Mike Mitchell | Wack |
| Nick Mundy | Wack |
Roast Spoonman[]
Gray Hulk
| “ | Melting Gray Hulk | ” |
–Mickey Caulfeild | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | You know my stance on this: nerds shouldn't fuck. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | I was just thinking today actually that I would love to swim in a lagoon. I really want to swim in a lagoon. I DO! I'm trying to be open here. I want to swim in a lagoon. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell on the island life | ||
| “ | I hope Harambe's ghost rips you limb from limb. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | How about 'modestly imbibing over a reasonable period of time, savoring every sip'? | ” |
–Nick Wiger's 'beer trick' | ||
#hashtags[]
- #MitchyWoman
- #HowDoYouBedIt
- #MidnightSpecial
The Feedbag[]
| “ | I recently came across a relatively new McDonald's campaign, Create Your Taste, which allows customers to customize their burgers from the bun to the toppings.
I'm wondering what your views are on complete customization? Should the public be allowed to curate or should chains stick to controlling the ingredients? I worked at McDonald's during high school and from my experience this seems like it would make the ordering experience far too long and complicated. Also, thoughts on these upscale ingredients: wild rocket leaves, guacamole, grilled pineapple rings? Very fancy for a place that serves Big Macs. Looking forward to hearing your opinions. |
” |
–Anita Rudakov | ||
| guest / host | thoughts on customization |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | - |
| Mike Mitchell | pointless for a McDonald's, but a little customization is good |
| Nick Mundy | the level described is too much customization |
Restaurants[]
| official visits | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Islands | Burbank, CA | Nick, Mitch, and Munday all went together to this location (with Susser) |
| restaurants referenced | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Apple Pan | Los Angeles, CA | in Nick's intro |
| Bludso's Bar & Que / Baby Blues BBQ | Los Angeles, CA | some LA BBQ places |
| HomeState | Los Angeles, CA | Mitch mentions this Tex Mex place he likes |
| ESPN Zone | Las Vegas, NV | Nick's been a few times to this location |
| Home Restaurant | Los Feliz, CA | Mitch brings this up as a place he doesn't like much |
Drops[]
| movies / tv | notes |
|---|---|
|
in Mitch's drop (by Byron McCoy) |
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in Nick Mundy's drop |
Photos (via @doughboyspod)[]
