Munch Madness: California Pizza Kitchen vs. Costco with Marisa Pinson

"Munch Madness: California Pizza Kitchen vs. Costco with Marisa Pinson" is an episode of the premium-content podcast, *Doughboys Double*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Munch Madness: California Pizza Kitchen vs. Costo with Marisa Pinson" was released on March 13, 2018.

## Synopsis

The first round of **#MunchMadness 2018: The Tournament of Chompions: The Slice Is Right** concludes, as the 'boys welcome back the hilarious Marisa Pinson to debate CPK vs. Costco in the **Class Struggle Region**.

## Nick's intro

1976: Sol Price opens his eponymous price club in San Diego, an airplane hangar-sized members-only store that sells heavily discounted bulk goods. A decade and a half later, Price Club would merge with a similar Seattle-based company and rebrand, becoming a business renowned for its low prices on everything from paper towels to big-screen TVs, its best-in-the-industry wages for its employees, and its food stand that serves inexpensive but flavorful hot dogs, sandwiches, and pizza.

1985: high-powered LA attorneys Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield poach the pizza chef from Wolfgang Puck's Spago to open a fine-dining concept in posh Beverly Hills. The massive popularity with LA's elite of its unique take on pie, including the innovative BBQ Chicken Pizza, would transform it into a nationwide that's scaled back its Michelin-star aspirations in favor of mainstream approachability.

Who will win this showdown? The warehouse store that proffers $1.99 slices on paper plates? Or the tablecloth sit-down concept that invites patrons to try a Sangria flight?

This week on *Doughboys*, the final matchup of the quarterfinal round of **Munch Madness: The Tournament of Chompions: The Slice Is Right: Class Struggle Region** - Costco *vs.* CPK.

*Let's a-go!*

## Munch Madness 2018 Rules

The Munch Madness 2018 rules:

1. Pizza only. Sides stay on the sidelines. Drinks are in the Gatorade jugs, also on the sidelines.
2. Level playing field; all aspects will be equalized as best as possible.
3. From each chain, sample one cheese pizza on default crust and one wildcard choice.
4. The ratings are out of 10 basketball scholarships, and they rate: appearance, cheese, toppings, sauce, crust, and X Factor.
5. The winning pizza is sent to the Leaning Tower Of Pizza, and the losing is sent to be under the Eiffel Tower because they don't like pizza in France and spit on it.

## The Slice Is Right: Class Struggle Region 🍕

The Class Struggle Region is a matchup between two pizza chains with vastly different price points: Costco and California Pizza Kitchen.

Costco had not been previously reviewed on *Doughboys,* while CPK was tried in episode 34 when Nick gave it 3.5 forks and Mitch 2.5.

* slice of pepperoni pizza
 Mike Mitchell
* slice of pepperoni pizza
* slice of supreme pizza
 Marisa Pinson
* slice of supreme pizza
	+ picked off the sausage and pepperoni
* The Works Pizza
	+ no sausage, no pepperoni

## The Slice Is Right: Class Struggle Region scoring

Costco wins and advances to the next round!

## #hashtags

* #DoughPuzzler
* #ImARamsay
* #ThatsWhatThatSongWas
* #CutestGoonie

## Related Episodes

* DD. Food Court Region
* 144. CEO Region
* DD. **Class Struggle Region**
* 145. Semifinals Match 1
* DD. Fat Chance Kitchen Semifinals
* 146. Semifinals Match 2
* DD. Fat Chance Kitchen Finals
* 147. Finals
* 65. Doughlympics: Frozen Face/Off
* DD. **The Slice Is Right: Class Struggle Region**
* DD. The Slice Is Right: Fat Chance Kitchen Semifinals
* DD. The Slice Is Right: Fat Chance Kitchen Finals
* 146. The Slice is Right: Semifinals Match 2
* 147. The Slice is Right: Finals
* 260. Costco
* 322. Costco 2
* DD. **The Slice is Right: Class Struggle Region**
* DD. Rock Hard Seltzer
* DD. Doughboys After Dark
* 317. Little Caesars 2
* 363. Kopp's Frozen Custard
* 364. Buddy's Detroit-Style Pizza
* DD. Gorko's Planet Clergmas Spectacular
* DD. Candy Corn Power Hour

## Photos

CPK Five Cheese PizzaCPK Citrus Adobo PizzaCostco Cheese SliceCostco Pepperoni Slice