Rocklobsterfest: Red Lobster 1 with Jessica McKenna

"Rocklobsterfest: Red Lobster 1 with Jessica McKenna" is Episode 73 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. This episode was released on October 6, 2016.

## Synopsis

Munch Madness veteran Jessica McKenna (*Party Over Here*, *Serious Music*) joins Mitch and Wiger in studio for the first edition of **Rocklobsterfest**, the month-long review of Red Lobster. Jess discusses her lifetime of Red Lobster fandom and the Halloween season. Canada-exclusive snacks are in the spotlight in a Canadian Thanksgiving edition of Season's Eatings.

## Nick's intro

"*Lobster shells about a house are looked upon as signs of poverty and degradation.*"

Those were the words of John J. Rowan, a 19th-century Kentucky politician reflecting the sentiment of his time, extrapolated from a Colonial America where lobsters were abundant and low-value.

On the beaches of New England in the 1700s, unwanted lobsters would stack waist-high on the shores. Native Americans used them mostly, not as meat, but as fertilizer. Up through the Civil War, lobster had a well-earned reputation as a cheap protein source for prisoners and indentured servants.

The slow conveyor-belt of time, combined with the relative scarcity of the shellfish in the ever-growing inland territory of the U.S., gradually shifted it into a gourmet delicacy, as if an alchemist had transmuted tin to gold.

And it was restaurateurs Bill Darden and Charlie Woodsby who completed the circle in the 20th century by making the now highbrow fare once again accessible to the masses.

This week on *Doughboys*: the premiere of **Rocklobsterfest**, our month-long review of Red Lobster.

## Fork rating

* Southwest-Style Tilapia Tacos
* Garden Salad (Blue Cheese)
* Cheddar Bay Biscuits
 Mike Mitchell
* Strawberry Lobsterita
* Lobster and Langostino Pizza
* Ultimate Feast
	+ Lobster Tail
	+ Snow Crab Legs
	+ Garlic Shrimp Scampi
	+ Walt's Favorite Shrimp
	+ Rice
	+ Mashed Potatoes
	+ Garden Salad (Ranch)
* Cheddar Bay Biscuits
 Jessica McKenna
* Wood-Grilled Rock Lobster Tail
* Parrot Isle Jumbo Coconut Shrimp & Snow Crab Legs Combo
	+ Garden Salad (Italian)
	+ Brussel Sprouts
* Cheddar Bay Biscuits
* Bahama Mama [Jess's husband's order]
* Ultimate Endless Shrimp [Jess's husband's order]

During **Rocklobsterfest**, only the guest gave a full fork rating until the final episode. Nick and Mitch rated each visit out of 4 tines (i.e., 1 fork), so they could add their visits (forks) together at the end of the month.

Mitch gives Walt's Favorite Shrimp the **Batter Up Award**.

## Season's Eatings / Snack or Wack 🇨🇦

In celebration of Canadian Thanksgiving, the Doughboys review a bunch of Canadian snacks. Normally in Season's Eatings, they don't rate the foods, just try them; but today, they Snack or Wack them.

Someone ate the bag of All-Dressed Chips so those didn't get rated.

Some of these have shown up in their other Canadian-themed segments.

 Mike Mitchell
 Jessica McKenna

Big TurkMaynards WineGumsLay's Ketchup Potato ChipsCream Soda / Soda Mousse

## #hashtags

* #SpoonNation
* #KetchUsUp
* #BuffaloKills or #WigersChristmas
* #ImCrabby vs. #LobSnob
* #ShrimpPersonalBest
* #FrighteningFood or #FoodFlow or #MoreTrickThanTreat
* #FeralMystery

## The Feedbag

 Mike Mitchell
 Jessica McKenna

## Drops and Themes

*The Chappelle Show*
*Saturday Night LiveThe Simpsons*Metallica "Master of Puppets"
Soundgarden "Spoonman"
 Guster "Mamacita, Donde Esta Santa Claus?"

## Related Episodes

* 74. Red Lobster 2
* 75. Red Lobster 3
* 76. Red Lobster 4
* 127. The Great Shrimp Off
* 73. **Red Lobster 1**
* 100. Nugget Power Hour
* DD22. Songs of Summer
* 168. P.F. Chang's
* 240. A&W Canada
* 293. Pie Noon: Finals
* 331. Lemonade

## Photos (via @doughboyspod)

Grilled Lobster TailSnow Crab Legs and Parrot Isle Jumbo Coconut Shrimp ComboSouthwest-Style Tilapia TacosBroccoli and Shrimp Skewers