Coco's with Alison Rosen

"Coco's with Alison Rosen" is Episode 148 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Coco's with Alison Rosen" was released on April 5, 2018.

## Synopsis

The 'boys welcome author and podcaster Alison Rosen (*Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend*) to review one of her childhood favorites: SoCal based diner and bakery chain Coco's. A previous guest leaves a lengthy voicemail on the Audio Feedbag. And, the premiere of a new quiz segment: Fake Chews.

## Nick's intro

"*For the first time in more than a century, the general public was today given access to the scenic wonders of the famous Malibu Ranch when the last link in the Roosevelt Highway, extending from Canada to Mexico, was formally opened and dedicated by Governor Young.*"

This was a lead in a *Los Angeles Times* story written by reporter Burton L. Smith, published on June 29, 1929. This optimistic paragraph documenting the progress of America's burgeoning interstate-highway system was written just four short months before the Black Tuesday stock-market crash which plunged the nation into a near-decade long depression.

In the 1930s, as the enactment of Keynesian New Deal economic policies by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, cousin of the Roosevelt Highway's namesake Theodore, pulled a nation back towards prosperity, the coastal drive that seduced motorists with its picturesque ocean views would become iconic in the Golden State under its regional name, the Pacific Coast Highway, or PCH.

In 1948, in the Orange County town of Corona del Mar, Mr. and Mrs. John and Audrey McIntosh, both Marine Corps veterans who had met while serving at the El Toro Air Base during World War II, purchased a restaurant called The Snack Shop alongside the Pacific Coast Highway.

The Snack Shop's accessible diner concept quickly expanded to multiple locations throughout the Southland, becoming renowned for its bakery, especially its pies, and the male McIntosh was credited with the success, as one periodical dubbed the Scottish-American restaurateur "the Canny Scot with the Golden Touch."

In the 1960s, the company rebranded with a punchy alliterative name that remains to this day.

The chain traveled through different ownership hands over the decades and expanded to a peak of about 150 locations, including some in Japan, though it's contracted down to just a few dozen today. Still, it continues as a breakfast and baked goods-focused chain in the western United States, primarily in the Pacific Coastal states linked by the Roosevelt Highway.

This week on *Doughboys*: Coco's.

## Fork rating

* Country Fried Steak & Eggs
	+ Country Potatoes
	+ Scrambled Eggs
	+ Rye Toast
* Dark Chocolate Raspberry Harvest Pie
 Mike Mitchell
* The Works Platter
	+ Southern-Style Chicken Strips
	+ Crispy Onion Straws
	+ Chicken & Avocado Rolls
	+ Green Chiles & Cheddar Quesadilla
* Prime Rib Philly Sandwich
* French Fries
* Chocolate Cream Pie
* Dark Chocolate Chip Cheese Pie
 Alison Rosen
* House Salad
* French Dip Sandwich
* Dark Chocolate Raspberry Harvest Pie

## Fake Chews 📰

In this new quiz segment, Nick presents some trivia about chain restaurants. Mitch and the guest guess whether the trivia is fact or fiction.

The topic for this episode is minor McDonaldLand characters.

Mitch wins!

## #hashtags

* #IAmAKidnapper
* #DysonFairBlade or #DysonGreatBlade vs. #DysonSparePlayed or #DysonBadBlade
* #SaltPsycho vs #PepperFreak vs #PlainJane or #PlainJoe

## The Feedbag

I try to only add salt when absolutely necessary and almost never do it, because I don't want to insult the chef.
What do you guys find yourselves doing when you're eating under-seasoned food?

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## Photos (via @doughboyspod)

Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, and Country PotatoesFrench Dip and House SaladDark Chocolate Raspberry Harvest PieBig Ol' Mug of Joe