Chipotle with Mike Hanford

"Chipotle with Mike Hanford" is Episode 7 of *Doughboys,* hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Chipotle with Mike Hanford" was released on June 25, 2015.

## Synopsis

The Doughboys welcome Birthday Boy Mike Hanford to break down Mexican fast-casual chain Chipotle.

## Nick's intro

5000 years before Christ, Mesoamerican tribes began cultivating chili peppers, using them for food, medicine, religious rituals, and even chemical warfare. Smoking was later employed as a preservation method, and the distinctively-flavored smoked chilis became a staple of Latin cuisine.

Fast forward to 1993 A.D. when a culinary-school graduate and line cook named Steve Ells opened a taqueria not far from the University of Denver, giving it the same name as the smoke-dried jalapeño pioneered by the Aztecs. Customers responded to the freshness of the ingredients and the ability to customize its hulking burritos and carb-conscious bowls. By 2014, the single location had become 1700 company-owned restaurants across North America and Europe.

This week on *Doughboys*, guacamole is extra, because we're talking Chipotle.

## Fork rating

* 3 Crispy Tacos
	+ Barbacoa
	+ medium salsa
	+ cheese
	+ sour cream
	+ lettuce
 Mike Mitchell
* Quesarito
	+ chicken
	+ white rice
	+ black beans
	+ tomatoes
	+ green salsa
	+ cheese
	+ sour cream
* Chips & Guacamole
 Mike Hanford
	+ steak & chicken
* 1 Soft Taco - Barbacoa
* 1 Soft Taco - Sofritas

Thus, with these scores, Chipotle becomes the debut member of the Golden Plate Club (though that label doesn't get created until episode 9).

## Last Meal

Introduced in this episode, Last Meal asks the guest to choose which foods they would eat as their final meal on death row.

Mitch determines the crime Mike Hanford committed to place him on death row. It occurred in the year 2032. In this nightmarish dystopian future, it is illegal to dunk on LeBron James. During a pickup game in Maine, in foul flagrance of the law, Hanford dunks on an aging James. He is sentenced to death by being shot at with basketballs.

Hanford's choices for his last meal:

* a medium rare T-bone steak
* white rice (with butter, lemon, and pepper)
* a whole steamed artichoke with Hollandaise sauce
* a glass of milk
* yellow cake with chocolate frosting (and more milk)

Hanford then wears a replica LeBron James outfit to the execution, mocking his victim to the very end.

## Omelet Choices 🍳

 Mike Mitchell
 Mike Hanford

## The Feedbag

 Mike Mitchell
 Mike Hanford

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## Photos (via @doughboyspod)

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