Kura with Jesse Farrar and Mike Hale

"Kura with Jesse Farrar and Mike Hale" is Episode 397 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "Kura with Jesse Farrar and Mike Hale" was released on May 11, 2023.

## Synopsis

Jesse Farrar and Mike Hale of *Your Kickstarter Sucks* joins the 'boys to talk travel, *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*, and Mitch's Costa Rica trip before a review of Kura Revolving Sushi Bar. Plus, Snack or Wack: Costa Rica edition.

## Nick's Nugget

[Nick, as a member of the Writers Guild of America, will not be writing intros for the episodes as long as the concurrent WGA strike continues. (Podcasts are not under the WGA purview, but Nick is expressing solidarity.) For more information, go to this website.] Instead, he shares a little nugget of info, his 'neat-o stat of the week.'

* Ten years ago, 33% of TV writers worked for the WGA minimum. Now, 49% make the minimum. This is part of why the writers are striking.

This week on *Doughboys*, we are talking Kura.

## Fork rating

Kura is a revolving sushi bar, where small dishes just come along on a motorized counter (and drinks via a thicc robot), so not all the things the Doughboys tried were documented or tracked exactly. If someone mentioned a dish, it is included here however. The four of them took down 49 dishes.

* Raspberry Iced Tea (Jesse, Mike)
* Diet Coke (Mitch)
* Seared Eel with Miso Cream Cheese Nigiri
* Salmon Toro Nigiri
* Dashi Olive Salmon Nigiri
* Garlic Ponzu Salmon Nigiri
* Sockeye Salmon Nigiri
* Umami Oil Salmon Nigiri
* Sweet Shrimp Nigiri
* Squid Nigiri
* Conch Nigiri
* Sweet Shrimp Nigiri
* Hokkaido Scallop Nigiri
* Bluefin Toro Nigiri
* Kura Roll
* Golden Crunchy Roll
* Spicy Tuna Roll
* Real Crab California Roll
* Spicy Garlic Popcorn Shrimp Roll
* Tuna Yukhoe Gunkan
* Premium American Beef Gunkan
* Inari Gunkan
* Negitoro Gunkan
* Garlic Fried Rice
* Ten Jyu
* Watermelon
* Vanilla Ice Cream
* Warabimochi
* NY Cheesecake
 Mike Mitchell
 Jesse Farrar
 Mike Hale

With these scores, Kura is now in the Golden Plate Club!

## Snack or Wack: Costa Rica edition 🇨🇷

In Snack or Wack, the Doughboys have a snack and rate it either 'snack' or 'wack.'

For this episode, they try snacks that Mitch got on a recent trip to Costa Rica. He brings them: De Todito Fiesta Mix, which is just a mix of snacks including Crujitos, Lay's Max, and Doritos; Lam's Ajo Garlic Tostones Patacones, which are fried plantain snacks; Britt Chocolate Covered Pineapple Jelly; Chiky Chocolate Dipped Cookies.

 Mike Mitchell
 Jesse Farrar
 Mike Hale

De Todito Fiesta SnaxLam's Ajo Garlic Tostones PataconesBritt Chocolates PineappleChiky CookiesCosta Rican animals photographed by MitchThe Spoonman in Costa Rica

## Quotes

**Mike**: And you were trying to eat that, right?
**Mitch**: Yes. The pool noodle - I slurped it down like spaghetti. I put some fucking Ragu on all the pool noodles.

## The Feedbag

* a college roommate and Jimi Hendrix used to plus up ramen noodles
 Mike Mitchell
* Mitch's Mom makes baked haddock and stew
* cat food reminds him of Wolly and Irma
 Jesse Farrar
 Mike Hale

## Related Episodes

* 204. Hattie B's
* 227. Cook Out
* DD. The Fluff
* 347. Bojangles
* 397. Kura
* DD. The Fluff
* 347. Bojangles
* 397. Kura

## Photos

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