TGI Fridays with Jordan Morris

"TGI Fridays with Jordan Morris" is Episode 6 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "TGI Fridays with Jordan Morris" was released on June 18, 2015.

## Synopsis

The ‘boys review TGI Fridays with the help of *@midnight* writer and *Jordan, Jesse, Go!* host Jordan Morris.

## Nick's intro

In 1938, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, a cornerstone of FDR's New Deal. The bill formally instituted the 40-hour work week, nationalizing the concept of the weekend. The next decade saw the emergence of the expression "thank God it's Friday," or TGIF, an acronym later appropriated by musical artists like R. Kelly and Katy Perry, by ABC to promote its family-oriented TV lineup, and most enduringly, by this week's chain.

Its founder, Alan Stillman, opened his first bar and restaurant in Manhattan in 1965, and while you may know it for its sugary cocktails and deep-fried appetizers, back then it was a hip, swinging singles bar, pioneering concepts like Ladies Night and the Velvet Rope.

Forty years later, it's a place for the whole family, with nearly one thousand franchises in sixty countries.

Whatever day you're listening to this episode of *Doughboys*, right now, it's Friday. TGI Fridays.

## Fork rating

* Jack Daniel's Ribs
	+ Crispy Shrimp Combo
 Mike Mitchell
* All-American Stacked Burger
 Jordan Morris
* Custom Margarita [Don Julio 1800 with Quantro)
* Jack Daniel's Ribs
	+ Crispy Shrimp Combo
 shared
	+ Loaded Potato Skins
	+ Mozzarella Sticks
	+ Buffalo Wings
	+ Green Bean Fries

Evan Susser went with them to TGI Fridays, and Nick texts him during the show to find out what he thought about his cocktail (it was 'horrible').

## Flavor of the Week

Flavor of the Week is a new segment introduced in this episode, where the Doughboys rank the different flavors of a snack item.

In this episode, they try four varieties of Pepperidge Farm Flavor Blasted Goldfish Crackers.

 Mike Mitchell
 Jordan Morris

## The Feedbag

Second, I actually did have some small beefs regarding your Taco Bell history lesson and the stuff about sriracha. First there's nothing really wrong about what you said about the history of Taco Bell, it's just incomplete. Here's a link to a piece I did in January that goes into some detail regarding the Taco Bell/Glenn Bell/Mitla Cafe stolen recipe theory, as first put forward by Gustavo Arellano of the *OC Weekly*. This is still mostly just a glimmer of what is out there, but it is still fascinating stuff.
As for sriracha, I gotta say you two really dropped the ball. First the plant is in Irwindale, not Carson. Second the notion that the plant was pouring out fumes that were hurting people was ultimately debunked. Lots of people agree with the owner David Tran that the whole thing was more akin to an extortion attempt by the city of Irwindale than anything else. They backed off when Tran threatened to move his pepper plant to Texas. It's also important, I think, to note that sriracha is actually a local product, made from peppers grown right here in Ventura County. And no, there was never a shortage of the hot sauce, only a perceived threat as the lingering lawsuit from the city of Irwindale hung over the factories head and could have forced a full shutdown. Things never got that far and sriracha hasn't gone anywhere.
Anyway, I don't even care about sriracha that much, just trying to fact check an episode that I loved in order to make sure everything's getting the truth they deserve. Keep fighting the good fight, gentlemen!

## Restaurants

 The Cheesecake Factory | Mission Viejo, CA
 Moe's Tavern, Simpsons Land

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* 308. Golden Road Brewing
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## Photos (via @doughboyspod)

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