"Munch Madness: California Pizza Kitchen vs. Costco with Marisa Pinson" is an episode of the premium-content podcast, Doughboys Double, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Munch Madness: California Pizza Kitchen vs. Costo with Marisa Pinson" was released on March 13, 2018.
"Tomorrow on the Double... the first round of #MunchMadness concludes with California Pizza Kitchen vs. Costco...." - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
The first round of #MunchMadness 2018: The Tournament of Chompions: The Slice Is Right concludes, as the 'boys welcome back the hilarious Marisa Pinson to debate CPK vs. Costco in the Class Struggle Region.
Nick's intro[]
1976: Sol Price opens his eponymous price club in San Diego, an airplane hangar-sized members-only store that sells heavily discounted bulk goods. A decade and a half later, Price Club would merge with a similar Seattle-based company and rebrand, becoming a business renowned for its low prices on everything from paper towels to big-screen TVs, its best-in-the-industry wages for its employees, and its food stand that serves inexpensive but flavorful hot dogs, sandwiches, and pizza.
1985: high-powered LA attorneys Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield poach the pizza chef from Wolfgang Puck's Spago to open a fine-dining concept in posh Beverly Hills. The massive popularity with LA's elite of its unique take on pie, including the innovative BBQ Chicken Pizza, would transform it into a nationwide that's scaled back its Michelin-star aspirations in favor of mainstream approachability.
Who will win this showdown? The warehouse store that proffers $1.99 slices on paper plates? Or the tablecloth sit-down concept that invites patrons to try a Sangria flight?
This week on Doughboys, the final matchup of the quarterfinal round of Munch Madness: The Tournament of Chompions: The Slice Is Right: Class Struggle Region - Costco vs. CPK.
Let's a-go!
Munch Madness 2018 Rules[]
The Munch Madness 2018 rules:
- Pizza only. Sides stay on the sidelines. Drinks are in the Gatorade jugs, also on the sidelines.
- Level playing field; all aspects will be equalized as best as possible.
- From each chain, sample one cheese pizza on default crust and one wildcard choice.
- The ratings are out of 10 basketball scholarships, and they rate: appearance, cheese, toppings, sauce, crust, and X Factor.
- The winning pizza is sent to the Leaning Tower Of Pizza, and the losing is sent to be under the Eiffel Tower because they don't like pizza in France and spit on it.
The Slice Is Right: Class Struggle Region 🍕[]
The Class Struggle Region is a matchup between two pizza chains with vastly different price points: Costco and California Pizza Kitchen.
Costco had not been previously reviewed on Doughboys, while CPK was tried in episode 34 when Nick gave it 3.5 forks and Mitch 2.5.
| guest / host | Costco order | CPK order |
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| Mike Mitchell |
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| Marisa Pinson |
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The Slice Is Right: Class Struggle Region scoring[]
| guest / host | appearance | cheese | sauce | crust | toppings | X factor | Leaning Tower Of PIZZA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | C: 7
CPK: 8 |
C: 10
CPK: 7 |
C: 6
CPK: 7 |
C: 8
CPK: 6.5 |
C: 9
CPK: 7 |
C: 10
CPK: 8 |
Costco |
| Mike Mitchell | C: 8
CPK: 6 |
C: 9
CPK: 7 |
C: 5
CPK: 8 |
C: 7
CPK: 6 |
C: 6
CPK: 10 |
C: 8
CPK: 7 |
Costco |
| Marisa Pinson | C: 10
CPK: 7 |
C: 8
CPK: 7 |
C: 8
CPK: 2 |
C: 8
CPK: 9 |
C: 7
CPK: 4 |
C: 10
CPK: 1 |
Costco |
Costco wins and advances to the next round!
Quotes[]
| “ | Is that what "umami" is? Mop water? | ” |
–Marisa Pinson | ||
| “ | No, never sucked my Dad off. Never went down on anyone in the family. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | Did you know I stepped in three bees nests when I was younger? | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | It's the Doughboys tradition: this is all irrelevant. | ” |
–Marisa Pinson, fan of the show | ||
#hashtags[]
- #DoughPuzzler
- #ImARamsay
- #ThatsWhatThatSongWas
- #CutestGoonie
Related Episodes[]
| The Slice is Right episodes | CPK episodes | Costco episodes | Marisa Pinson episodes |
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