Paris Baguette with Lesley Tsina

"Paris Baguette with Lesley Tsina" is Episode 276 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Paris Baguette with Lesley Tsina" was released on November 5, 2020.

## Synopsis

Lesley Tsina (*Community*, *ThunderCats Roar*, *Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs*, *Restart Me Up*) joins the 'boys to talk cats, childhood eats, and Paris Baguette. Plus, the debut of Can I Take Your Order?

## Nick's intro

In 2016, the presidency of one of the most economically powerful nations in the world was occupied by the populist far-right head of a prominent family. The President, who'd been criticized by some in their own party for reducing the platform to little more than that of a personality cult, engaged in numerous transparently corrupt schemes, and, in 2017, was met with months of protests by outraged citizens and was subsequently impeached by the legislature.

That president was Park Guen-hye of the Republic of Korea, better known as South Korea, and unlike in the U.S., President Park, who first took office in 2013, was actually removed from the presidency in 2017 and subsequently faced criminal charges as citizens and lawmakers refused to normalize her behavior via complacency.

This sequence was in character for the still-young democracy, officially established in 1948 following a U.S. post-War occupation, and which has a history of protest movements leading to transformative changes in its government. In 1987, the student- and union-led protests of the so-called "June Struggle" eventually toppled the South Korean government, ushering in a new Republic. And one year later, as the Summer Olympic Games shone a spotlight on its capitol and largest city, Seoul, in 1988, entrepreneur Hur Young-In opened the first of what would be many bakery outlets, naming the concept after a European city that was the birthplace of its own revolution.

The eatery revolutionized South Korean cuisine in its own way, popularizing bread for the first time among locals, and pioneering a style of baking that fused French techniques with Korean flavors.

Today, this pastry and coffee shop has over 3000 restaurants in South Korea and dozens more across Asia, North America, and as of 2014, the French capital that gave it its name.

The deposed President Park is now serving a 25-year prison sentence, a fate unthinkable for a former head of government in the United States, where corrupt proto-fascist Donald Trump will likely evade prosecution, as did war criminal George W. Bush and alleged serial sex-offender Bill Clinton.

And given South Korea's sustained popular protest movements, its judicial system that actually holds elites accountable, and of course, its effective containment of the COVID-19 outbreak, Americans can now look to the Korean peninsula with envy to see how a democracy should function and, perhaps, how pastries should be prepared.

This week on *Doughboys*: Paris Baguette.

## Fork rating

* Orange Juice
* Almond Croissant
* Choux Cream Bread
* Cheese Pastry Frank
* Spicy Curry Croquette
* Castella Crumb Sweet Potato Bread
* Grain Chicken Salad Sandwich
* Blueberry Yogurt Cake Piece
 Mike Mitchell
* Blueberry Cream Cheese Pastry
* Chocolate Croissant
* Strawberry Croissant
* Sausage Stick Bread
* Egg Salad Sandwich
* Turkey Avocado Sandwich
* Tuna Salad Sandwich
* Strawberry Soft Cream Cake Piece
* Ganache Cream Cake Piece
 Lesley Tsina
* Coffee Bun
* Ham Cheese Pastry
* Blueberry Yogurt Cake Piece
* Duet Roll Cake
* Mini Bon Delicieux
* Peanut Crumb Bread

## Can I Take Your Order? 📝

In this new segment, Nick presents a restaurant chain, and using its menu, Mitch and guest craft an order under an "array of pre-conditions."

The chain for this episode is The Olive Garden.

The pre-conditions this time are:

* $25 spending limit, which must include tax and gratuity
* must order a drink
* the kitchen is out of pasta, because Susser had visited recently
* their order must be written with a #1 pencil

* Soups, Salad and Breadsticks ($8.99)
* Eggplant Parmesan ($8.99)
* LA County Sales 10.25% Sales Tax
* 20% Tip
 Lesley Tsina
* Dipping Sauces Includes Breadsticks ($4.49)
* Lasagna Classico ($11.49)

Thus, in this episode, there is no winner!

## Quotes

**Mitch**: I suppose that it is probably hard to be driving to work and googling "Buff Minion" on your iPhone.

## #hashtags

* #ShirleyYouTalkedAboutThisBefore vs. #ShirleyYouDidnt
* #WhosCrazier,WigerorMe? (here's their Swensons episode)
* #FoodHomonyms
* #HastyBites

## The Feedbag

Do you see delivery-only chains becoming more prevalent as we go forward? Are there any chains you're aware of that have good delivery-only options?

## Photos

Iced Dalgona CoffeeOrange JuiceGrain Chicken Salad SandwichSpicy Curry Coquette and Cheese Pastry FrankChoux Cream BreadCastella Crumb Sweet Potato BreadAlmond CroissantBlueberry Yogurt Cake PieceTurkey Avocado SandwichBlueberry Cream Cheese PastryChocolate CroissantStrawberry CroissantStrawberry Soft Cream CakeGanache Cream Cake