"Sweet Chick with Tami Sagher" is Episode 334 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Sweet Chick with Tami Sagher" was released on January 27, 2022.
"Tomorrow… with Tami Sagher" - @doughsboyspod
Synopsis[]
Tami Sagher (Orange is the New Black, Search Party) joins the 'boys to discuss Gordon Ramsey and Chicago-style pizza before a review of Sweet Chick. Plus, another edition of Cake It Off.
Nick's intro[]
"OG," "Stan," "Bust a nut": these are just some of the terms that reached mainstream awareness among Americans via hiphop. And near the top of this very long list is a term used to mean 'besting a foe in verbal combat,' an insult to end all insults: 'ether.'
Nas at Sweet Chick
The term originates from the title of a 2001 'diss track' (another hiphop vocabulary word) by New York City rapper, Nas. Exploding on to the scene with his now-classic album, Illmatic, in 1994, by the turn of the century, Nas found himself ensconced in a feud with inter-city rival, Jay-Z, who started the melee by releasing a diss track entitled "Takeover." Nas responded months later with his devastating track, "Ether," which, even today, is generally considered the height of the form.
The term has become widespread enough to be verbified. A particularly cutting bon mot can be said to ether, or have ethered, the competition.
Twenty years removed from his much-discussed brouhaha with Jay-Z (aka. Hova), Nas has pivoted from lyrical sparring to canny investing. Among his holdings include smart-doorbell company, Ring, for which he received a $40 million payout when the brand was acquired by Amazon, and online pharmacy, PillPack (the kind of hellish abomination of a corporation that could only exist within the dystopian for-profit health-care sector of the USA).
And Nas has also spent money closer to home, investing in a New York City chicken-and-waffle shop founded by Manhattan native, John Seymour. The son of a bartender, Seymour worked in the restaurant industry from his teenage years, eventually opening his own burger restaurant in Brooklyn. Then in 2013, he pivoted to a passion project: a chicken-and-waffles joint with a gastropub flair. By 2015, Nas came on board, helping to bring the eatery to his home borough of Queens.
Today, the breaded-bird house boasts a half-dozen locations, including one in LA - a daring move given the existence of beloved local chain, Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles - and Nas and Seymour have national expansion on the horizon.
But does this New York chicken shack ether the competition?
This week on Doughboys, Sweet Chick.
Fork rating[]
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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4.5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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4.5 forks |
| Tami Sagher |
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4.5 forks |
Cake It Off[]
"Shake It Off"
In Cake It Off, Nick presents a mystery cake and offers increasingly-obvious clues about what it is.
| “ |
'Cause the baker's gonna bake bake bake bake |
” |
| guest / host | guess | result |
|---|---|---|
| Traditional dishes from Nicaragua include vigoron, nacatamale, and this sweet cake. | ||
| Mike Mitchell | Nicaraguan Chocolate Cake | incorrect |
| Michael Bay directed the first Aaron Burr "Got Milk?" ad. If you're eating this sweet cake, you've definitely got milk. | ||
| Tami Sagher | Tres Leches Cake | correct! |
| Evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream combine to give this sweet cake it's ooey gooey texture and its name. | ||
| It translates as 'three milks cake.' | ||
Tami is the winner of Cake It Off!
Roast Spoonman[]
The Book of Boba Fett
| “ | The Buca di Boba Fett | ” |
–Natasha from Detroit | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | Wolly scratched my bare ass. Nothing weird was going on. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | I totally Nick Wigered it. I heated my salad. I heated my potato salad and it was good. I felt like a monster. | ” |
–Tami Sagher | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | While stationed in Okinawa, Japan, there was a really small restaurant for the junior enlisted. My favorite dish was Taco Rice. It was exactly as it sounded: taco toppings, meat, lettuce, salsa, etc. just served on a bed of rice and seaweed instead of a tortilla.
My question is: what are you favorite cultural food clashes? What are some you'd like to see? |
” |
–Ralphie | ||
| guest / host | cultural food clashes | dream food clashes |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Kogi Korean BBQ truck | |
| Mike Mitchell | burrito/taco bowls | spaghetti quesadilla |
| Tami Sagher | malt vinegar as a dip
fries/falafels |
Photos[]
