"Toront-Dough: Dough Canada: The Great Bite North: McDonald's Canada with Mike Hanford" is an episode of the podcast, Les Doughboys, hosted by Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "Toront-Dough: Dough Canada: The Great Bite North: McDonald's Canada with Mike Hanford" was released on October 31, 2024.
"Tomorrow… with Mike Hanford" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
Mike Hanford (@mikehanford, The Sloppy Boys) joins the 'boys to talk his college days in Toronto before closing out Toront-Dough: Dough Canada: The Great Bite North: A Culinary Tour of the Six with a review of McDonald's Canada. Plus, a special edition of Snack or Wack: Tim Burton's Mars A-Snacks.
Nick's intro[]
Frederick and Frasier Crane
“Child of the Fraser": No, I don’t mean Frederick Crane. That would be child of the Frasier. The Fraser here refers not to Seattle psychiatrist and Niles sibling, Frasier Crane, but to the Fraser River, the longest river in British Columbia, named for the explorer who established the province’s first European settlement — though naturally indigenous peoples had inhabited the riverbanks for generations.
And the Child of the Fraser is the city of Richmond, officially founded in 1879, its economy becoming centered around the fishing and agriculture enabled by the fertile waterway.
But an even more consequential founding happened nearly a century later, in 1967, when America’s great contribution to culture, fast food, planted its Golden Arches in Richmond proper, courtesy of chain-restaurant colonizer, Ray Kroc. Yes, Richmond, British Columbia, is home of the first Big Mac purveyor north of the Canadian border, a brand that has grown to around 1,400 restaurants and 90,000 employees in Canada alone — making it the fourth largest eatery in the nation, just ahead of Burger Family vendor, A&W.
The city of Richmond’s population has more than McDoubled in the past forty years, largely due to immigration from Asia; in 2016, Craig Jones, a professor at the University of British Columbia, proudly declared the city, quote, “one of the most diverse regions in Canada and maybe the world.” Could the influx of new Richmondites from around the globe possibly be related to its status as a Canadian McMecca? Almost certainly not, but to look at it another way, yes.
Today, with the Yankee McBurger chain as omnipresent in Canada as Tim freakin’ Hortons, speaking as an American, let me just say to our neighbors to the north: you’re welcome.
(And you're also welcome for Frasier.)
This week on Doughboys… we conclude Toront-dough: Dough Canada: The Great Bite North: a month-long culinary tour of the Six, with McDonald’s Canada.
Fork rating[]
Doughboys at McDonald's Canada
To note, this is not an official review of McDonald's. They only focused on items exclusive to McDonald's in Canada, so it is ONLY a review of McDonald's Canada.
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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5 forks |
| Mike Hanford |
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5 forks |
| shared |
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Nick and Mitch went to McDonald's for breakfast, and then went again with Mike for lunch a different day.
With these scores, McDonald's Canada joins the Platinum Plate Club!
Snack or Wack: Tim Burton's Mars A-Snacks[]
In Snack or Wack, The Doughboys have a snack and rate it either 'snack' or 'wack.'
For this episode, producer Mars Melnyk brings in two flavors of Hostess Hickory Sticks, Original and Salt & Vinegar.
| guest / host | Original | Salt & Vinegar |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Snack | Snack |
| Mike Mitchell | Snack | Snack |
| Mike Hanford | Snack | Snack |
Roast Spoonman[]
Francis Ford Coppola
| “ | Francis Ford Capicola | ” |
–Jeremy | ||
The Lettuce Wrap (Breakfast version)[]
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Breakfast wrap, It's the breakfast wrap |
” |
Quotes[]
| “ | Mitch: You know how you can order a Big Mac? He ordered a Big Worm. Nick: I saw that, yeah. |
” |
–The Doughboys re: the bird that flew into the McDonald's | ||
| “ | The Hulk loves Smashburgers. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | What has been your favorite food experience in Toronto? What will you miss when you leave? | ” |
–Jesse H | ||
| guest / host | favorite Canadian food experience |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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| Mike Mitchell |
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| Mike Hanford | Dimmi Bar & Trattoria |
Drops and Plugs[]
| reference | notes |
|---|---|
| The Sloppy Boys "Give It Up" | in Mitch's drop (by Danny Noonan) |
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Mike Hanford's plugs |
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