The Cheesecake Factory with Beck Bennett

"The Cheesecake Factory with Beck Bennett" is Episode 67 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "The Cheesecake Factory with Beck Bennett" was released on August 18, 2016.

## Synopsis

*Saturday Night Live*'s Beck Bennett joins Mitch and Wiger on his maiden voyage to famed chain The Cheesecake Factory, and files his review of its expansive menu. The 'boys go clear on a new Drank or Stank.

## Nick's intro

The roots of modern medicine extend far back to the physicians of ancient Greece. While their central tenet that bodily ailments are rooted in an imbalance of the four humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) has since been fully discredited, these classical medicine men still made countless contributions to the philosophy behind how we diagnose and treat disease.

Hippocrates crafted his enduring doctor's creed, the Hippocratic Oath: "First, do no harm." Asclepius advocated the calming powers of chamomile, and his insignia - a serpent coiled around a rod - remains a universal symbol for medicine. And Aegimus, who wrote the first documented treatise on the pulse, also published the first known recipe for a cake made from soft, sweetened cheese.

This ancient-Greek sweet treat was revived in the post-Civil War United States when New York dairy men pioneered an American varietal of French Neufchâtel cheese. In 1949, a Detroit housewife named Evelyn Orton\* opened a home business selling the dessert and when her children were grown, she relocated to California to open a bakery. In 1979, one of those children, David Orton\* opened a food business of his own - a café in the elite enclave of Beverly Hills, serving sandwiches, salads, and the chain's signature dessert supplied by his mother's bakery.

The restaurant was a hit and expanded its locations throughout the country, and vastly expanded its menu from the original location's mere single page to its current epic-poem length. This chain is beloved by civilians, celebrities, and foodies. Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold named it the best chain restaurant in America.

Will this chain endure as long as the milleniums-old dessert that inspired its name? Only time will tell.

This week on *Doughboys*: The Cheesecake Factory.

[\* *Nick both times says "Orton," but it appears, via web search, that their actual surname was "Overton." - ed.]*

## Fork rating

* Double Espresso
* Chicken Enchiladas
 Mike Mitchell
* Chicken Madeira
 Beck Bennett
 shared
* Fried Macaroni and Cheese
* Chocolate Carmalicious Cheesecake made with Snickers

With these scores, The Cheesecake Factory joins the Platinum Plate Club.

Also to note, Mitch and Nick took Yusong to a Hillstone, as it was his last week with the pod as an intern. Mitch got a bone in his French Dip sandwich, so he wanted to drop his score for Hillstone from 5.0 to 4.0/4.5. Nick tries his best to talk him out of it. Its position in the Platinum Plate Club remains unclear.

## Drank or Stank

In Drank or Stank, the Doughboys have a drink and decide if it is 'good' or 'bad.'

For this episode, they try Crystal Pepsi, and despite a lot of indifference and confusion around the product, they all hesitantly voted Drank.

 Mike Mitchell
 Beck Bennett

## #hashtags

* #Candyland or #MainstreamSugarbeam
* #BubbleBoy vs. #PrinceOfPersia

## Drops

* *The Chappelle Show*
* *Saturday Night Live*

## Related Episodes

* 270. The Cheesecake Factory 2
* 290. Pie Noon: Junior Prom Region
* 291. Pie Noon: Semisweet Finals 1

## Photos (via @doughboyspod)

Buffalo BlastsFried Macaroni and CheeseChicken EnchiladasChocolate Caramalicious Cheesecake made with Snickers