"Veggie Grill with Nathan Barnatt" is Episode 47 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Veggie Grill with Nathan Barnatt" was released on April 3, 2016.
Synopsis[]
The ‘boys review up and coming vegan fast food outlet Veggie Grill with the help of actor, comedian, and the man behind Keith Apicary, Nathan Barnatt. Mitch and Nathan compete in Wiger’s piping hot new segment, Pie In This Guy.
[Feel free to start this episode at the 4:05 mark. -ed.]
Nick's intro[]
Donald Watson
"We believe the spiritual destiny of man is such that in time he will view with abhorrence the idea that men once fed on the products of animals' bodies."
So said a Yorkshire teacher and woodworker named Donald Watson, who in November 1944, having avoided service in World War II as a conscientious objector, founded The Vegan Society.
Like many Westerners, Watson was simply borrowing and naming a concept from the East where many observant Hindus and Buddhists had avoided meat and animal byproducts for centuries. By giving English-speaking animal activists a unifying identity, Watson birthed a movement that took hold in the U.S. during the counterculture era of the 1960s. As the decades passed and more and more people became vegetarian and vegan, they couldn't shake the cravings for the meaty textures of their youths, leading to oft-derided meat substitutes like tempeh bacon and Tofurkey.
Then, in 2007, a vegan fast-casual restaurant in Irvine, California managed to break through, offering meatless dairy-free versions of such traditional comfort fare as nachos, Buffalo wings, and cheeseburgers. The concept saw rapid success, distinguishing itself by coming eerily close to the real thing in both flavor and price.
Now with twenty-six locations up and down the Left Coast, does this garden of eatin' deserve a visit from omnivores?
This week on Doughboys: Veggie Grill.
Fork rating[]
|
guest / host |
ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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4.5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
|
4 forks |
| Nathan Barnatt |
|
5 forks |
With these scores, Veggie Grill joins the Golden Plate Club. (However, it would be removed a few years later.)
Side note: Mitch, still upset about the Burger Brawl, demotes his In-N-Out score to 3 forks. However, Nick says because it won the Burger Brawl, it has permanent member status in the Platinum Plate Club and cannot ever be removed.
Pie In This Guy 🥧[]
Schick Bonald's Mapple Pie
Nick introduces a new segment in which he brings in a mystery slice of pie and Mitch and the guest crack a series of clues to guess what it is. They have the help of a lifeline: smell test or phone-a-friend.
The winner of the contest receives the mystery pie. The loser goes home empty-stomached.
Today's mystery pie was a McDonald's Apple Pie.
| clue | Mitch's guess | Nathan's guess | result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "When it comes to this pie, there is clowning around." | - | Strawberry Rhubarb | wrong |
| "You don't need utensils to eat this pie." | (Smell Test)
Banana Cream |
- | wrong |
| "New York is the big one, this pie is a little one." | (Phone: Siobhan Price)
Juicy Crabapple Cake-Pie |
wrong | |
| (Here, Wiger proposes they both try again without a clue.) | Apple | Crabapple | wrong |
| "This pie rhymes with 'schick bonald's mapple'." | McDonald's Apple | winner! |
Quotes []
| “ | Nick: I'm a composite character of Finn and Rey, and you're Kylo Ren / Snoke. Mitch: Oh my God, yes you are as boring as Finn and Rey. |
” |
–Doughboys: Force Awakens | ||
| “ | There's a saying in Massachusetts: "Veggies lead to wedgies." | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | People talked about how our Munch Madness was more exciting than the NCAA tournament. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
#hashtags[]
- #Ithaca
- #FastestToTwo
- #ScoringLadder
- #LittleGreenStumper
The Feedbag[]
| “ | I was out to dinner with my girlfriend and friends and they were all talking about different kinds of stinky cheeses. I personally am not a fan of stinky cheeses and this did not sit well with the group. They went on at length about how I am missing out on all these great cheeses and mocked me for not liking "the good stuff," but I know it's not for me. I wish I could like it, but I don't.
Have you ever wished you liked a food that you otherwise don't enjoy? |
” |
–Sam Marx | ||
| guest / host | food they wish they liked |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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| Mike Mitchell |
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| Nathan Barnatt |
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Restaurants[]
| official visits | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Veggie Grill | Santa Monica, CA | Nick and Nathan went to this location together |
| restaurants referenced | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fuddruckers | - | Nick, days after the Burger Brawl ended, went on a date with Natalie to Fuddruckers |
| The Alamo | Milford, MA | Nathan worked at this restaurant |
| Moosewood | Ithaca, NY | Mitch mentions this vegetarian restaurant in Ithaca, though he never ate there |
| Chandni | Santa Monica, CA | Nick's favorite vegetarian Indian restaurant |
| Clara Cakes | - | Nathan mentions this vegan baker |
| Gracias Madre | West Hollywood, CA | Mitch mentions this vegetarian restaurant as "really good" |
Drops and Plugs and Themes[]
| movies / tv | notes |
|---|---|
|
in Mitch's drop (there were more, but couldn't place everything) (by Gabe) |
| Kirby Buckets (tv) | Nathan's plug |
| Mystic River / Fever Pitch | Nathan was an extra in these movies |
| Warrant "Cherry Pie" | theme song for Pie In This Guy |
Related Episodes[]
| Veggie Grill episodes | Nathan Barnatt episodes |
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Photos (via @doughboyspod)[]
