"The Cheesecake Factory with Beck Bennett" is Episode 67 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "The Cheesecake Factory with Beck Bennett" was released on August 18, 2016.
Synopsis[]
Saturday Night Live's Beck Bennett joins Mitch and Wiger on his maiden voyage to famed chain The Cheesecake Factory, and files his review of its expansive menu. The 'boys go clear on a new Drank or Stank.
Nick's intro[]
the four humors of Greek medicine
The roots of modern medicine extend far back to the physicians of ancient Greece. While their central tenet that bodily ailments are rooted in an imbalance of the four humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) has since been fully discredited, these classical medicine men still made countless contributions to the philosophy behind how we diagnose and treat disease.
Hippocrates crafted his enduring doctor's creed, the Hippocratic Oath: "First, do no harm." Asclepius advocated the calming powers of chamomile, and his insignia - a serpent coiled around a rod - remains a universal symbol for medicine. And Aegimus, who wrote the first documented treatise on the pulse, also published the first known recipe for a cake made from soft, sweetened cheese.
This ancient-Greek sweet treat was revived in the post-Civil War United States when New York dairy men pioneered an American varietal of French Neufchâtel cheese. In 1949, a Detroit housewife named Evelyn Orton* opened a home business selling the dessert and when her children were grown, she relocated to California to open a bakery. In 1979, one of those children, David Orton* opened a food business of his own - a café in the elite enclave of Beverly Hills, serving sandwiches, salads, and the chain's signature dessert supplied by his mother's bakery.
The restaurant was a hit and expanded its locations throughout the country, and vastly expanded its menu from the original location's mere single page to its current epic-poem length. This chain is beloved by civilians, celebrities, and foodies. Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold named it the best chain restaurant in America.
Will this chain endure as long as the milleniums-old dessert that inspired its name? Only time will tell.
This week on Doughboys: The Cheesecake Factory.
[* Nick both times says "Orton," but it appears, via web search, that their actual surname was "Overton." - ed.]
Fork rating[]
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
|
5 forks |
| Beck Bennett |
|
5 forks |
| shared |
|
With these scores, The Cheesecake Factory joins the Platinum Plate Club.
Also to note, Mitch and Nick took Yusong to a Hillstone, as it was his last week with the pod as an intern. Mitch got a bone in his French Dip sandwich, so he wanted to drop his score for Hillstone from 5.0 to 4.0/4.5. Nick tries his best to talk him out of it. Its position in the Platinum Plate Club remains unclear.
Drank or Stank[]
Crystal Pepsi
In Drank or Stank, the Doughboys have a drink and decide if it is 'good' or 'bad.'
For this episode, they try Crystal Pepsi, and despite a lot of indifference and confusion around the product, they all hesitantly voted Drank.
| guest / host | rating |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Drank |
| Mike Mitchell | Drank |
| Beck Bennett | Drank |
Roast Spoonman[]
| “ | New England suicide barometer | ” |
–Ryan Carroll | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | If you get bones in your vegetables, you're getting some fresh vegetables! | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | The Wiger family: you guys are like the Mansons or the Gacys. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | I always envied how Garfield could just shovel food in his mouth so quickly and swallow it. | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
#hashtags[]
- #Candyland or #MainstreamSugarbeam
- #BubbleBoy vs. #PrinceOfPersia
The Feedbag[]
| “ | In college, my lovely wife worked at a Jimmy John's in Indianapolis. Papa John Schnatter, the much-maligned recipient of Nick's rage, came into the restaurant as something of a publicity stunt. Papa John is friends with equally-terrible big-game hunter and sandwich maker, Jimmy John, and came to shake hands and take pictures with the little people. He then ordered what he told my wife was his "favorite sandwich," a turkey club with tuna salad on it. | ” |
–Daniel Gower | ||
Restaurants[]
| official visits | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Cheesecake Factory | Glendale, CA | Nick, Mitch, and Beck all went to this location at the Americana together |
| restaurants referenced | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Cheesecake Factory | Los Angeles, CA | Nick and Mitch thought up the concept of the show at the location at The Grove |
| Don Frisco's | New York, NY | |
| Peter Luger's | Brooklyn, NY | |
| Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse | Chicago, IL | |
| Bar Mamont | Hollywood, CA |
Drops[]
| references | notes |
|---|---|
|
in Mitch's drop (by another Mitch) |
Related Episodes[]
| The Cheesecake Factory episodes |
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Photos (via @doughboyspod)[]
