Pinkberry with Lauren Lapkus

"Pinkberry with Lauren Lapkus" is Episode 58 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Pinkberry with Lauren Lapkus" was released on June 23, 2016.

## Synopsis

The one and only Lauren Lapkus (*Jurassic World*, *Comedy Bang! Bang!*) spends some time with the ‘boys to talk being a picky eater and to review frozen yogurt hotspot Pinkberry. Plus, Mitch attempts to improve on his winless record in another edition of Pie in this Guy.

## Nick's intro

Seven years without parole: that sentence, the maximum allowable by law, was handed down to Young Lee, a Korean-American businessman convicted of assault with a deadly weapon for the brutal tire-iron beating of a homeless man in June 2011. According to LAPD reports, Lee was angered after the transient showed his fiancée a sexually explicit tattoo, so he chased the victim down, ordered him to kneel and apologize, then proceeded to beat him mercilessly anyway.

But a half-decade prior to this savage crime, Lee and partner Shelly Hwang opened a frozen-yogurt shop on a trendy block in West Hollywood. The concept, cribbed from South Korean chain Red Mango, was a stripped-down menu of just two flavors and a topping selection dominated by fresh fruit.

As a single location, it became a phenomenon and expanded nationwide and internationally within its first five years of operation. Its imprint on LA food culture was apparent in an episode of *Curb Your Enthusiasm*, where Larry is tasked with retrieving the chain's yogurt as a dog's last meal.

A minor scandal relative to its now-departed co-founder's indefensible assault, the chain faced charges in 2008 that it didn't technically offer real yogurt and was forced to alter its recipe to receive the National Yogurt Association's "Live and Active Culture" seal.

Now with 260 locations in twenty countries, does this modern re-inventor of FroYo remain a must-go?

Or has it become a new No-No?

This week on *Doughboys*: Pinkberry.

## Fork rating

	+ Strawberries
	+ Cap'n Crunch
	+ Chocolate Chips
 Mike Mitchell
	+ Oreo
	+ Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
	+ Snickers
 Lauren Lapkus
	+ Oreo
	+ Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
	+ Dark Chocolate Crisps

Member of the Hand-holding Club.

## Dessert Rankings

Mitch asks them to rank desserts: cake, pie, ice cream, cupcakes (pie), brownies, etc. This bit does not go very far, because they argue about definitions.

 Mike Mitchell
 Lauren Lapkus

## Pie in This Guy 🥧

In this segment, Nick 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 Pecan Pie.

Lauren Lapkus is the winner!

## Quotes

**Lauren:** I peel the string, baby!
**Nick:** I just bite into it whole.
**Mitch:** Have some fucking self control, god damn it.

**Mitch:**  Wow. There's definitely some shitty ice cream in your twelve flavors now. Vanilla, chocolate, there's two...
**Nick:** I don't think I'd put chocolate in my top-twelve.
**Lauren**: WHAT?!!
**Nick:** I'd go vanilla, chocolate chip, mint chocolate chip, cookies & cream, strawberry, coconut, salted caramel, butter pecan...
**Mitch:**  This is bullshit.

**Nick**: Whoever this pie is going home with, it's gonna get fucked.
**Mitch**: It's coming from you, so I'm pretty sure it's already been fucked.

## #hashtags

* #PeelinOut vs. #StickItIn vs. #StringCheeseIncident
* #FitDracula

## The Feedbag

 Mike Mitchell
 Lauren Lapkus

## Restaurants

 Penguin's / Yogurtland / Menchie's / TCBY
 Brigham's Ice Cream

## Drops and Themes

 Warrant "Cherry Pie"
 PEARS

## Related Episodes

* 99. Jimmy John's
* DD42. A Very Doughboys Christmas
* 340. Hero's Journey: Sub-Optimal: Desperation Region
* 391. BOWL: Finale

## Photos (via @doughboyspod)

Strawberry Banana Swirl with Cap'n Crunch, Strawberries, Chocolate ChipsChocolate Hazelnut / Cookies N Cream Swirls with Oreo, Cookie Dough, Snickers