El Farolito with Mookie Blaiklock (live)

"El Farolito with Mookie Blaiklock (live)" is Episode 354 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "El Farolito with Mookie Blaiklock (live)" was released on June 16, 2022.

## Synopsis

Mookie Blaiklock (*YOU ARE WORTHY with LilMookieB*) joins the 'boys to rap about their preferred burritos before a review of El Farolito. Plus, a Snack or Wack with cookies from Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory.

Recorded live at The Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco 6/10/22.

## Nick's intro

"*The magazine for men*": No, it's not *Maxim*, or *Penthouse*, or *Beaver Hunt*. That was the tagline for *Esquire*, a literary gentlemen's periodical founded in 1933. *Esquire* was among the most influential magazines of the mid-20th century, winning a landmark free-speech victory at the Supreme Court over its publication of ribald drawings, and elevating a who's-who of American authors, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Truman Capote.

But despite its gold standard in the industry, audiences moved on from literary magazines with the rise of television... and from print altogether with the rise of the internet. And so, in 2013, with print journalism dead and buried, and audiences more prone to take a quiz about which *Dora The Explorer* character they are than to read a short story by J.D. Salinger, *Esquire*'s content had pivoted to web-friendly clickbait titles such as "The Most Life-Changing Burrito in America Is...".

And if you did click through, you'd find the answer to that headline proved to be a San Francisco taqueria more known for the taco's flour-tortilla-blanketed big brother, the burrito.

Founded in 1982 in the SF's Mission District by Don Chava, the restaurant perhaps deserves the most credit of anyone for popularizing the Mission-style burrito, much copied and, some would say, bastardized by national concepts like Chipotle, Qdoba, and Moe's. Today, with a dozen local locations, this restaurant whose name loosely translates as "little lighthouse" certainly shines as a beacon for carne and carb-hungry citizens.

And while the *Esquire* of old may have reported on the out-of-state right-wing money funding the recent recall of San Francisco's progressive district attorney, or published an allegory about the city's housing shortage being exacerbated by the tech industry, the *Esquire* of today at least nudges tourists towards an authentic version of the Mission burrito.

This week on *Doughboys*, El Farolito.

## Fork rating

* Super Burrito de Chile Relleno
 Mike Mitchell
* Super Burrito (Al Pastor)
 Mookie Blaiklock
* Super Burrito (Al Pastor)
 shared
* Torta Mexicana (Pollo)
* Chips

**Spoonman's Bite of the Night** went to the Quesadilla Suiza.

With these scores, El Farolito joins the Platinum Plate Club!

## Snack or Wack

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

For this episode, they have some cookies from Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory.

They ate Chocolate Glazed, Regular, Strawberry, and Green Tea Fortune Cookies and throw Flat Fortune Cookies into the audience.

* *You have a keen sense of humor and bring out the best in others.*
* *An admirer is too shy to greet you.*
 Mike Mitchell
* *Avoid unchallenging occupations...*
* *Life is a series of choices. Today, yours are good ones.*
* *You will profit soon from an investment opportunity.*
* *Today will be lucky and memorable for you.*
 Mookie Blaiklock
* *Your troubles will cease and fortune will smile upon you.*
* *You'll accomplish more if you stay focused.*
* *A bold and dashing adventure is in your future within the year.*

## Quotes

**Nick**: KFC-One.

**Mookie**: Birds are dinosaurs, I thought.

## The Live Feedbag

 Mike Mitchell
 Mookie Blaiklock

* Oreos and red wine
 Mike Mitchell
 Mookie Blaiklock
* 7-Eleven brand pies when things aren't going well

 Mike Mitchell
 Mookie Blaiklock

## Photos

Super Burrito (Al Pastor)Super Burrito de Chile RellenoChipsTorta Mexicano (Pollo)Quesadilla SuizaEl Farolito