"Rockdoughberfest: Cabo Wabo Cantina with Julie Brister" is Episode 22 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Rockdoughberfest: Cabo Wabo Cantina with Julie Brister" was released on October 8, 2015.
Synopsis[]
Actress and comedian Julie Brister (Review, The Onion) joins Mitch and Nick to discuss former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar’s south of the border restaurant chain, Cabo Wabo Cantina. Plus, the inaugural edition of Food Court.
Nick's intro[]
Sammy Hagar
Father's Day, 1996: a dispute over songs they were set to record for the Twister soundtrack ends with Van Halen firing front man Sammy Hagar, ending his tumultuous ten-year tenure as David Lee Roth's replacement.
Fortunately for him, the man dubbed the Red Rocker had a back-up plan: a Cabo San Lucas night club and restaurant he'd launched in 1990 after a vacation to Baja California Sur made him fall in love with the beachy local Mexican culture.
Sammy's remarkable business instincts had already been established. While a member of Van Halen, he opened a travel agency and had cofounded the second largest fire-sprinkler company in America. After buying out the shares of his now-former bandmates, Sammy's cantina (reportedly named after an inebriated Cabo resident who wobbled as he walked) exploded in popularity, growing into a Mecca for American tourists. Soon there were locations north of the border, in Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, and Hollywood.
Meanwhile, the incredible success of Hagar's affiliated premium tequila brand of the same name proved him a pioneer in the now-massive field of celebrity-branded spirits. In 2006, Hagar sold 80% of his brand to Gruppo Campari in exchange for eighty million dollars - a windfall that dwarfed the money he made as a rock star. And his Cantinas continued to prosper with adults who grew up on his rebellious music and later settled into the comforts of domesticity and middle age.
This week on Doughboys, we kick off Rockdoughberfest 2015 with Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Cantina.
Fork rating[]
| guest / Host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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3.5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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2 forks* |
| Julie Brister |
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4 forks |
| shared |
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Mitch revised his score from 3.5 to 3 forks during the following Margaritavilla episode, lowered again in score during the Hard Rock Cafe episode, and finally lowered to 2 forks during the ratings segment of the Rock & Brews episode.
Food Court 🧑⚖️[]
Introduced in this episode, this new segment consists of Nick Wiger acting as presiding judge over a series of food-related debates. If Mitch and the guest disagree in the debate, Nick casts the deciding vote.
| debate topic | Mike Mitchell | Julie Brister | final verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍔 Hamburger Buns | lightly toasted | toasted | lightly toasted |
| 🍦🍨 Ice Cream | cone with spoon | cup with cone | cup with cone |
| 🍴 🚗 Eating in Your Car | get food for home and food for car | depressing | depressing |
| 🧁 What are Cupcakes? | pie | cake | definitely not pie |
Quotes[]
| “ | Scientists had to try to figure out how anything could be sexually attracted to Mitch. | ” |
–Nick Wiger, re: Mitch's dolphin story | ||
| “ | Before I give my verdict, Quincy is a very progressive place and I am a progressive man and neither are racist and fuck Nick Wiger! | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | Gimme your wet burrito uuuuuunhhh | ” |
–Julie Brister | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | It feels like the appetizer menu at any chain restaurant pales in comparison to the main courses. Is there a chain where the apps outshine the regular menu and you order strictly from there? Personally my frugality takes over a lot at chains. For example; at happy hour I will eat strictly from the apps section and be satisfied. | ” |
–Jeremiah McGuire | ||
| guest / host | chain with superb apps | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | won't make a meal out of apps though | |
| Mike Mitchell | needs a full meal, can't just eat an appetizer | |
| Julie Brister | - |
Restaurants[]
| official visit | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cabo Wabo Cantina | Hollywood, CA | Nick, Mitch, and Julie all went together to this location |
| restaurants | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sbarro | New York, NY | Julie ate at the Times Square location when she was in NYC |
| Ray's Pizza | New York, NY | in Times Square |
| Pizza Hut / Shakey's | discussion of pizza lunch buffet | |
| Charley Mom | New York, NY | |
| Brigham's Ice Cream | Wollaston, MA | Mitch's favorite ice cream place in MA |
| Fosselman's | Alhambra, CA | Julie mentions this old-fashioned ice cream shop |
| Baskin-Robbins | reminiscing about the Mud Pie and the Polar Pizza | |
| Sweet Rose Creamery | Santa Monica, CA | Nick and his wife would go to this weekly |
| Tiki-Ti | Hollywood, CA | Mitch says this is one of his favorite tiki bars in LA |
| El Compadre | Echo Park, CA | noted as having great restaurant chips |
| La Super-Rica Taqueria | Santa Barbara, CA | Julie says they have great tortillas, and it was Julia Child's favorite Mexican place |
| Ricky's Fish Tacos | Los Angeles, CA | Julie brings this up as an example of great fish tacos |
| Del Taco | Julie brings this up as an example of bad fish tacos | |
| TGI Fridays / Red Lobster | in discussion about appetizers; Mitch has never been to Red Lobster | |
| The Cheesecake Factory | Nick and Mitch tell the story about how they created the show at a Cheesecake Factory |
Related Episodes[]
| Rockdoughberfest episodes | Julie Brister episodes |
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