Sweet Chick with Tami Sagher

"Sweet Chick with Tami Sagher" is Episode 334 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Sweet Chick with Tami Sagher" was released on January 27, 2022.

## Synopsis

Tami Sagher (*Orange is the New Black*, *Search Party*) joins the 'boys to discuss Gordon Ramsey and Chicago-style pizza before a review of Sweet Chick. Plus, another edition of Cake It Off.

## Nick's intro

"OG," "Stan," "Bust a nut": these are just some of the terms that reached mainstream awareness among Americans via hiphop. And near the top of this very long list is a term used to mean 'besting a foe in verbal combat,' an insult to end all insults: 'ether.'

The term originates from the title of a 2001 'diss track' (another hiphop vocabulary word) by New York City rapper, Nas. Exploding on to the scene with his now-classic album, *Illmatic*, in 1994, by the turn of the century, Nas found himself ensconced in a feud with inter-city rival, Jay-Z, who started the melee by releasing a diss track entitled "Takeover." Nas responded months later with his devastating track, "Ether," which, even today, is generally considered the height of the form.

The term has become widespread enough to be verbified. A particularly cutting bon mot can be said to ether, or have ethered, the competition.

Twenty years removed from his much-discussed brouhaha with Jay-Z (aka. Hova), Nas has pivoted from lyrical sparring to canny investing. Among his holdings include smart-doorbell company, Ring, for which he received a $40 million payout when the brand was acquired by Amazon, and online pharmacy, PillPack (the kind of hellish abomination of a corporation that could only exist within the dystopian for-profit health-care sector of the USA).

And Nas has also spent money closer to home, investing in a New York City chicken-and-waffle shop founded by Manhattan native, John Seymour. The son of a bartender, Seymour worked in the restaurant industry from his teenage years, eventually opening his own burger restaurant in Brooklyn. Then in 2013, he pivoted to a passion project: a chicken-and-waffles joint with a gastropub flair. By 2015, Nas came on board, helping to bring the eatery to his home borough of Queens.

Today, the breaded-bird house boasts a half-dozen locations, including one in LA - a daring move given the existence of beloved local chain, Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles - and Nas and Seymour have national expansion on the horizon.

But does this New York chicken shack ether the competition?

This week on *Doughboys*, Sweet Chick.

## Fork rating

	+ Vanilla Glaze Waffle
* Vegetarian BBQ Fried Chicken Sandwich
* Biscuit
* Mac & Cheese
* Brussels Sprouts
* Additional Sauces
	+ Avo-Garlic Aioli
	+ Herb Mayo
* Nashville Chicken & Fries [Natalie's order]
* Shrimp & Grits [Natalie's order]
 Mike Mitchell
* Classic Chicken & Waffles
* Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich
* Classic Chicken Tenders & Full Waffle
* Spicy Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit
* Mac & Cheese
* French Fries
* Additional Sauces
	+ Ranch
	+ Remoulade
	+ Avo-Garlic Aioli
	+ Good-Good Sauce
 Tami Sagher
* OG Grilled Chicken Sandwich
* Apple N' Cinnamon Side Waffle
* Mac & Cheese
* Power Slaw
* Potato Salad
* French Fries

## Cake It Off

In Cake It Off, Nick presents a mystery cake and offers increasingly-obvious clues about what it is.

And my belly's gonna ache ache ache ache
Baby, I'm just gonna cake cake cake cake
I'll cake it off, cake it off
Woo ooh ooh

All layers gonna lay lay lay lay
And the fondant makes it fake fake fake fake
Baby, I'm just gonna cake cake cake cake
I'll cake it off, cake it off
Woo ooh ooh*

Tami is the winner of Cake It Off!

## The Feedbag

My question is: what are you favorite cultural food clashes? What are some you'd like to see?

 Tami Sagher
fries/falafels

## Photos

Classic Chicken TendersNashville Hot Fried Chicken SandwichPurple DrankClassic Chicken & WafflesFrench FriesMac & CheeseNashville Hot Chicken & WafflesVanilla Glaze Waffles