"Rockdoughberfest: Hard Rock Cafe with Scott Gairdner" is Episode 24 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Rockdoughberfest: Hard Rock Cafe with Scott Gairdner" was released on October 22, 2015.
Synopsis[]
As Rockdoughberfest continues, the ‘boys welcome Moonbeam City creator and Funny or Die alum Scott Gairdner to the podcast, to review the rock restaurant that started it all: Hard Rock Cafe. Plus, the premiere of The Leftovers.
Nick's intro[]
Peter Morton and Isaac Tigrett
After rock and roll cemented itself as the dominant genre of American popular music in the 1950s, the '60s saw the emergence of a heavier, bass-and-distortion-dominant subgenre known as hard rock. In 1971, American restaurateurs Peter Morton and Isaac Tigrett took the creative leap of making it the concept of their London eatery.
Morton came from a chain-restaurant legacy, being the son of the namesake of Morton's Steakhouse. Meanwhile, Tigrett had rock music in his bones, later demonstrated when he co-founded House Of Blues with Dan Aykroyd and even married Ringo Starr's ex-wife.
The duo's London outlet was a success, but it wasn't until almost a decade after its opening when they added the signature decorative element that would be cribbed by imitators like Planet Hollywood: music memorabilia decking their walls. This turned out to be the secret sauce that would build it into a global brand, with its many multinational locations, and associated T-shirts and apparel, serving as shrines to American music and cuisine worldwide.
The Seminole Tribe purchased the chain in 2007 for nearly one billion dollars, and today, in addition to the 150+ restaurants around the world, the brand includes twenty-one hotels and ten casinos.
This week on Doughboys, Rockdoughberfest 2015 continues with the granddaddy of them all: Hard Rock Cafe.
Fork rating[]
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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2 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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2 forks* |
| Scott Gairdner |
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2.5 forks |
| shared | Jumbo Combo:
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Mitch later lowered his score from 2.5 forks during the Rock & Brews episode.
The Leftovers[]
Carl's Jr. Western Bacon Cheeseburger
In this new segment, the Doughboys eat something that has been left in the fridge overnight.
For this episode, they have the Western Bacon Cheeseburger from Carl's Jr.
Overnight, the buns have hardened, the meat has dried out, and the ingredients have sort of fused together. They all claim to dislike the leftover burgers, though they all still eat a large portion.
They rate it on a scale of "leave the burgers behind" or "bring it back with you," certain that's what happens on the TV show, The Leftovers. (In later eps, the second option would become 'ascend to heaven.')
Everyone votes to leave the burgers behind.
Scariest Ghosts 👻[]
| guest / host | 👻 |
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| Nick Wiger |
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| Mike Mitchell |
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| Scott Gairdner |
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Quotes[]
| “ | Oh, Toad fucks, my man. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell, on the sexual nature of Mario characters | ||
| “ | I've gotta say, I've never been shot before. Do your clothes fly off? | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | So you're like openly fantasizing about an eight to nine year old boy being beaten until he bleeds and urinates all over himself. That's Spoonman's idea of a pleasing mental image. | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
#hashtags[]
- #Suicide or #BurgerBoy#Suicide or #IWishBurgerBoyWouldCommitSuicide
The Feedbag[]
| “ | One of my favorite things about going to a fast-food joint is open season on the soda fountain. This not only means you get unlimited, at-your-own-pace refills, but can do the ultimate play of combining sodas into what I grew up calling a "suicide". Did you call it something else? I'd love to know. Regardless, what's your jam regarding single-cup soda combo? I usually do half-Diet Coke, a quarter-root beer, a quarter-orange soda and a lemon slice. Life's good! |
” |
–Charles Vistal | ||
| guest / host | fountain soda combos | name for it |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | a little bit of everything available | Suicide |
| Mike Mitchell | doesn't do this | Suicide or Free-For-All |
| Scott Gairdner | 1/2 root beer, 1/4 Coke, 1/4 Coke/root beer back and forth | "the ultimate kick-ass drink" |
Restaurants[]
| official visit | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hard Rock Cafe | Hollywood, CA | Nick, Mitch, and Scott all went to this location for the show (with Evan Susser) |
| restaurants | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hard Rock Cafe | Universal City, CA | Scott went on his first date ever to this location at CityWalk |
| Hard Rock Cafe | London, England | Mitch went to this as a kid |
| Hard Rock Cafe | Niagara Falls, Canada | Scott mentions his experience at this location too |
| Round Table Pizza | - | they discuss a few locations. Mitch has never been |
| Lamppost Pizza | Long Beach, CA | |
| Villains Tavern | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Planet Hollywood / Fashion Cafe / Sports Cafe | - | some of the failed Hard Rock competitors |
| Mohawk Bend | Echo Park, CA |
Plugs[]
| movies / tv | notes |
|---|---|
| Moonbeam City (tv) | Scott's credits/plugs, he created this show |
Related Episodes[]
| Rockdoughberfest episodes | Carl's Jr. / Hardee's episodes | Scott Gairdner episodes |
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Photos[]
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