California Pizza Kitchen with Eva Anderson

"California Pizza Kitchen with Eva Anderson" is Episode 34 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "California Pizza Kitchen with Eva Anderson" was released on January 21, 2016.

## Synopsis

The Doughboys’ first ever guest Eva Anderson (*You’re the Worst*, *Comedy Bang! Bang!*) returns to talk CPK, the west coast pizzeria chain where she used to work. Plus, Eva, Mitch, and Wiger indulge in a sweet tooth edition of Snack or Wack.

## Nick's intro

Beverly Hills: the Southern California enclave known for the outrageous opulence of its idle rich.

In 1985, retired federal prosecutors Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax chose the world's most glamorous zip code as the location for their upscale pizza concept. To head up their kitchen, they poached Chef Ed LaDou, the star pizza chef from another Beverly Hills institution, Wolfgang Puck's Spago. Ladou's flair for innovation included using then-unheard-of toppings like jerk chicken and barbecue sauce and cooking his creations in a wood-burning oven.

The distinctively "left coast" personal pies were a hit, and Rosenfield and Flax's pizzeria expanded to two dozen locations by 1992, leading to a series of acquisitions by Pepsi and multi-hyphenated private-equity firms which took the concept nationwide.

Chef LaDou died in 2007, but his California-style pizza will live on in the 200+ stand-alone restaurants of airport and ballpark kiosks spread across North America.

This week on *Doughboys*: CPK - California Pizza Kitchen.

## Fork rating

* Chicken Tequila Fettuccine
* Two In A Bowl: Baked Potato Soup / Sedona Tortilla Soup
* bread and olive oil
 Mike Mitchell
* Spicy Chipotle Chicken Pizza
* Roasted Garlic Chicken Pizza
* Tortilla Spring Rolls (Baja Chicken / Mediterranean Veggie)
* Avocado Club Egg Rolls
 Eva Anderson
* Shrimp Scampi Zucchini
* Sicilian Pizza
	+ Crispy Thin Crust

## Snack or Wack

In Snack or Wack, the Doughboys have a snack and decide if it is 'good' or 'bad'.

For this episode, they try Cheetos Sweetos Cinnamon Sugar Puffs.

Mitch's first comment is "these are really really weird." They note they taste buttery somehow. Everyone continues to call them weird, but in the end they decide it is a snack.

 Mike Mitchell
 Eva Anderson

## The Feedbag

First: you both said Five Guys has one of the best burgers, "in the top-five" I believe one of you said. Then Mitch, the fearless leader of Spoon Nation, admitted that their fries were better than In-N-Out. From that alone it seems that it should have earned four forks from or more.
Second: you guys gave Fuddrucker's a very high rating, two four-forks reviews and one five-fork review from Wiger. Now I think any sane person would have to admit everything from the burger, to the fries, to the staff is better at Five Guys. Let's be honest, Fuddrucker's really isn't that good and you all admitted that the high fork rating was partly due to nostalgia. So nostalgia outweighs empirical evidence now? Also you all gave Steak 'n Shake a higher rating. Other than the shakes, what is better at Steak 'n Shake? The fries? I think not. The burger? Undoubtedly no, but I digress.
Third: We're eating at Five Guys right now and you guys are just wrong. The place is great. Their burgers are amazing and their fries are pretty damn good too. Also they are a well-ran company, consistently sticking to their guns, even telling the Pentagon at one point to stick it because they don't deliver.
In conclusion, from the above three points I think it is worth reconsidering your scores and perhaps amending them. This would be nothing new, see the Rockdoughberfest episodes where restaurant scores were constantly amended by Mitch.
One final note, Five Guys has won many different top burger prizes. The one I'd like to mention is the *Market Force Information* survey from 2012 where it came in at number one, beating y'all's much-beloved and much overrated In-n-Out.
Thanks,

 Mike Mitchell

## Restaurants

 California Pizza Kitchen
 California Pizza Kitchen

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## Photos (via @doughboyspod)

bread and olive oilMoscow MuleTwo In A Bowl: Baked Potato Soup and Sedona TortillaChicken Tequila Fettuccine