Today we're opening mystery bags of leftover
restaurant food.
Let's talk about that.
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Good Mythical Morning.
If you have never heard of the app Too Good To Go, well maybe
you need to talk to some of our neighbors across the pond.
Too Good To Go, not a sponsor, is an app
that started in Europe.
But in the last few years has been popping up in
major cities across the U.S.
so watch out.
Watch out, y'all.
Hey, it might pop up.
Gotta watch out.
Its goal is to help reduce food waste.
By letting restaurants sell mystery bags of food
they have left over at the end of the day at a
highly discounted price.
Oh, and like moths to a flame when we hear mystery bags
of food, you know we got to get into it on this show by
opening up a bunch of them and figuring out if this app is
actually as good as it sounds.
It's time for Eating Restaurant Scraps Has
Never Been So Fun!
The Too Good To Go Challenge.
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- [Stevie] Okay, nerf herders.
In front of you are actual bags of food
from Too Good To Go.
Your job is to use your instincts to wind up
with the best bag, or at the very least, a
bag that doesn't suck.
And it's important to note that these bags will vary in
value, but we're not going to tell you the value up front.
You're making your decisions solely based on how appealing
each one sounds to you with the description given.
I'll also give you the bag category, which could
be any of the following.
Bread.
Pastry.
Meal.
Grocery, or a surprise, your first set of bags
include leftovers from the following restaurants.
Coffee Bean, Glendale, a fast casual coffee
chain offering pastries, sandwiches, and drinks.
Bag category, meal, in app star rating, 4.4
Okay.
- [Stevie] Eataly, the Italian specialty grocery store.
That place is awesome!
Yeah, what a fun place.
- [Stevie] Just the grocery store part.
Okay, yeah.
- [Stevie] Bag category, groceries.
In app star rating, 3.8
Okay.
Ikea, the Swedish in store restaurant.
Bag category, meal.
And this one is new on the app, so they don't
have a rating yet.
And I'm about to ask you a trivia question so you can
earn the power of choice, but whichever bag that you
both don't wind up picking is gonna go over to Chase.
And that's why he's sitting directly behind you.
I just thought he wanted to be close to the action today.
He's the bag boy!
Yeah, well not yet.
- [Stevie] Okay, take out your whiteboards.
Got it.
- [Stevie] According to the EPA, what was the estimated weight of food
waste per person in the U.S.
in 2010?
2010?
Oh, I knew it for 2011.
Per person per the year?
- [Stevie] Weight of food waste per person in the U.S.
It could be any, anything.
It's a food waste related question because, this is
to eliminate food waste.
Okay.
I think 257 pounds.
I said 330 pounds.
Wow, we're in the same ballpark.
- [Stevie] You're both not that far off.
It's, 218.9 pounds.
Yes!
Got it, Link.
I know what you're gonna pick, man.
Dang.
You think I'm gonna pick Eataly.
I love Eataly!
Here's the thing about Eataly.
These are things that go bad, that perish, and this
is a grocery store, so then you're stuck with things
that you have to cook with.
I love that.
I don't.
I love that.
This is a whole meal at Coffee Bean and.
What kind of meal can you have at Coffee Bean?
I know, I know.
Oh, I know.
You can have a great meal at Coffee Bean, take it,
I want you to take it.
I mean, I really want those meatballs from Ikea, but I
don't think the meatballs are gonna be in the bag.
Why?
Because that's what everybody wants.
What's the thing at Ikea cafeteria that nobody wants?
But what do they do with all the meatballs
at the end of the day?
There aren't any!
There's got to be at least an order of meatballs.
I think it's just gonna be lingonberry cups.
And you have
to assemble them yourself.
So I want this.
Okay, well give Ikea to Chase.
This is heavy, man.
Yeah!
This is heavy.
Oh, snap!
What you got?
I got olive oil!
I got pasta!
I got more pasta to replace the pasta that
just fell on the floor.
I've got, more pasta.
I've got.
I've got little cookies.
I got a gingerbread man.
I got a whole thing of rice, and I got tinned fish.
Hey, this is a pretty good score.
This is a pretty good score.
Oh, yeah?
What do you mean a score?
It's not being scored.
Score!
Like that.
- [Stevie] We did, we paid $20 for the Eataly bag, but they
call it a $60 value, so it's a pretty good choice,
pretty good choice.
Everything's pricey there.
I've got this bag of stuff.
Okay.
Oh, it's a baked good of some sort.
Look at that.
Oh, that looks like a whole meal.
Coffee cake.
And look at that.
- [Rhett] Oh, it's one for your buddy.
Another coffee cake.
And, what is this?
What is this?
Hold on, hold on.
Wait, wait up.
Another coffee cake?
Hey, Link, make a meal out of it.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, what?
Another coffee cake?
Oh my goodness.
What's gonna happen?
I can't wait to see if it's, yes!
Another fifth coffee cake!
Wow, I've never seen somebody so excited
about five coffee cakes.
So this is, this is quite a meal.
((Laughing))
- [Stevie] We paid 4.99
For that bag, but they call it a $15 value.
Yeah, yeah, you can have it, bro.
And it tastes really good.
Well, can I have one of your five coffee cakes?
No, this is my meal.
Oh, okay.
Well, you can't have any of my stuff, either.
Chase, what you got over there at Ikea?
Alright, so from Ikea, I got a clamshell of cheesecake.
Oh, nice!
- [Chase] That's not bad.
It's no coffee cake.
- [Chase] Smells good.
Another clamshell,
with salmon.
I don't know if I want salmon, it's about to go bad.
- [Rhett] Okay.
And salad.
I don't see any meatball.
For dessert.
This is a, it's like a hazelnut kind of a thing.
I like how Chase is smelling everything.
Cause you got a smelly bag.
So, I don't know.
Applesauce.
- [Rhett] That looks like it's gonna hold up.
I think it's gonna hold up.
Yeah, I think it's fine.
And then lastly.
Meatballs, meatballs, meatballs,
meatballs, meatballs.
- [Link] It's not gonna be meatballs.
Salad!
- [Link] Hey dude, yours sucks, man.
((Laughing))
The only one that's good is mine.
Mine is great.
- [Stevie] 5.99 for the Ikea bag, and they call it an $18 value.
- [Rhett] Okay, they can call it what they want.
I got packaged food that I can take home and cook with,
exactly, meaning I don't have to immediately eat my
five coffee cake meal right now while we're sitting.
I can go out in front of the Ralphs or Rite Aid and
say I'm like with the Girl Scouts and sell this stuff.
((Laughing))
Okay.
Hey, excuse me.
Yes, we have a man outside, selling coffee cake.
No, no.
Yeah, he only has five of them.
Well four and a half.
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- [Stevie] Okay, our next lineup of restaurants includes
California Fish Grill, a fast casual local chain
serving reasonably priced seafood. Bag category, Meal,
in app star rating 4.1
We like that place.
I love it.
- [Stevie] Le Pain Quotidien.
No, it's Le Pain Quotidien!
((Laughing))
- [Stevie] A fast, casual coffee chain offering pastry,
sandwiches, and drinks. Bag
category, Surprise.
In app star rating, 4.2
Or, Coffee Bean, this time Coffee Bean Studio City.
Uh oh, upgrade!
- [Stevie] A fast, casual coffee chain offering pastry,
sandwiches, and drinks.
Bag category, Meal, 4.7 stars.
And this time.
I'm not buying meal.
- [Stevie] Our trivia to the next natural subject matter,
from Too Good to Go, to 2 Fast 2 Furious.
Oh no, please Stevie.
Can I answer?
Is it about the ride at Universal?
- [Stevie] It is not.
Your question is, what is unique about this movie
compared to the other Fast and Furious movies?
Oh, I thought that was the name of the whole franchise.
- [Stevie] Okay, I'll give you some options.
((Laughing))
Is it?
A.
It's the only Fast and the Furious movie
Eva Mendes is in.
Okay.
- [Stevie] B.
Filming was paused halfway through while Ludacris
recovered from an incredibly serious car accident.
Ooh.
Ironics much?
- [Stevie] C.
It's the only film in the main movie franchise
without Vin Diesel.
Or D.
It's the only movie in the franchise shot on film.
An assistant, an insistence from the director.
You know, Eva Mendes, she's got that dot on her face?
It's called a mole.
No, it's called a beauty mark, son.
Yeah.
I would just like to, I'd like to be in its presence.
Alright.
What did you think?
I thought it was Eva Mendes.
Oh no, it's Luda, man.
I don't know.
Luda in that car wreck.
- [Stevie] Vin Diesel.
Oh!
Vin Diesel wasn't in the second one?
What does that mean?
- [Stevie] How about another question?
Okay.
Yeah, yeah.
I think Rhett was closer.
- [Stevie] 2 Fast 2 Furious.
Yeah. More, more, more!
- [Stevie] The film was also nominated for four Teen Choice Awards.
How many of those four nominations did
they secure a win in?
Zero.
One.
- [Stevie] Two! The answer is two.
Choice Movie Chemistry and Choice Movie
Fight Slash Action.
Oh yeah, chemistry, that's why I watched it.
Alright, so you were close, you get to choose.
You know which one I want, and it's that fish grill.
Alright, I'll give you the fish grill.
I'm taking Le Pain!
Alright.
Hey, man.
- [Chase] I'm in Studio City.
- [Link] You're gonna get that repetitive crap.
Uh oh.
I've got one solitary bag.
Is it heavy, though?
Oh, okay, okay, okay.
Le pain means bread.
Quotidien means emergency room.
A pastry.
Another, oh, a chocolate croissant.
Oh, a brownie.
What?
A muffin?
And a "macaron"?
"Macaroon"?
I don't know.
It's not five coffee cakes, but it's five
different things.
Are you watching Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf?
That's how you do it!
- [Stevie] And we paid 5.99 for that, they call a $15 value.
I'll take it.
I have three containers.
Oh, man, that's good!
And, this one, this one just has rice.
((Laughing))
This one just has mixed veggies.
And this one has, well, elote.
That elote is good.
Where's the fish?
Nowhere.
Doesn't even smell like fish.
I can give you fish from Ikea if you want.
I'm a little disappointed that there was no fish.
- [Stevie] We paid 4.99
They call that a $15 value.
It ain't.
I call that a disappointment.
- [Stevie] I feel like we should also, you know, is it worth it?
Is the big question we're asking too about
these value prices.
I mean, if you, I think you can bank on getting sides,
and then at that point you just order a thing of fish
and gamble with the sides.
Yeah.
Alright, I got.
- [Rhett] That was soft.
Ooh, okay.
A nice sandwich.
Oh, a full sandwich.
That's a meal.
Well, that's a meal!
((Laughing))
I got, another sandwich?
- [Rhett] Wow, okay, okay.
- [Link] Yeah, I bet you're gonna get five sandwiches.
It's like a spinach wrap or a green wrap.
Well that's, that's three meals.
And he's not done.
I got another green wrap.
- [Rhett] Okay, alright.
So there's a little bit of repetitiveness.
He's not done.
And lastly, a cheese pastry.
Oh, nice.
No coffee cake.
I feel like you won this round, but this
stuff looks pretty good.
This is, this is good.
And you said, how much was the?
- [Stevie] Well, we paid for Coffee Bean, we paid 4.99
and they call it a $15 value, which I feel
like the value is more.
- [Stevie] Yeah, that's, that's five great pastries for five bucks.
Do you ever just go to restaurants when they're
about to close and hang out in hopes that they're just
going to give you something?
I've never done that, Link.
I've thought about it a lot.
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- [Stevie] Okay, our next lineup.
These are, these are some hot L.A. restaurants.
Yeah, I love Kitchen Mouse.
- [Stevie] We've got Bagel and Slice, which is kettle boiled bagels
and pizza by the slice or pie.
100 percent organic and regenerative?
Yeah, regenerative.
You buy a bagel, you eat it, and then.
It makes another bagel.
It's awesome.
- [Stevie] Bag category, Meal, in app star rating 4.7
You have Kitchen Mouse Cafe, a delicious Highland Park
eatery with vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options.
Bag category, Breads and Pastries, 4.6 stars.
And Gwen.
Ooh, love Gwen.
- [Stevie] European style fine dining restaurant in
butcher shop in Hollywood.
That also has a program called The Pie Room, which
makes savory pies, baked goods, and sausage rolls.
Bag category, Breads and Pastries.
No rating.
Oh, okay.
So, you're not gonna get a steak.
You don't think you can get a sausage roll though, because
that's kind of what I want.
Gwen has.
Oh, man.
They have some good meats.
They got some good meals at Kitchen Mouse too.
But the thing is, it's just in the bread category.
- [Stevie] You can put your whiteboard away, because we're ditching
trivia for this round.
And instead, we're bringing back something that the
entire fandom has been knocking down the doors,
for this moment.
That's right, you're going to play Catch the
Leftover Fish with Granddad.
Yo!
- [Stevie] Best two out of three gets the power of choice.
Two out of three.
What is the rule?
The person who's shorter is the first person to fish?
Oh, okay.
Alright.
You ready?
Oh, no, I'm fishing.
Go.
Okay, that counts.
You got it.
I got you.
Okay.
You didn't.
But I would have taken your thing off.
We're tied. It all comes down to this.
So if I escape you, I win, and if you get me?
Yeah, yes.
Okay, you got it.
- I got it! - You got it.
I got it!
Oh, I'd like to thank my parents.
We should do a whole tournament of that.
I want Gwen.
I don't think I've been to Gwen, you were really
excited about it so I want to.
I've been to multiple dinners at Gwen's.
What?
But, I don't know, bread though.
I wasn't excited about the bread, so I don't
feel too bad about that.
Kitchen Mouse is great.
I'm gonna stick with Bagel and Slice because the
idea of slices of pizza is very, very appealing to me.
You know Kitchen Mouse, they're Mythical
Beasts over there.
They're Mythical Beasts, I know.
And neither one of us chose them.
Which was, I got, I just have so much bread already.
- [Stevie] You know what, that explains, I was right around Kitchen
Mouse and I was wearing my Mythical sweatshirt, and
a very cool gentleman was like, nice sweatshirt,
and I was like, thanks.
And that explains it.
He must be a Kitchen Mouse.
I feel bad that I can't remember his name right now.
I think his name's Gwen.
((Laughing))
My, Jessie knows him very well because she's always
over there in that area.
Can't remember his name, but he's a Mythical Beast who.
Let me go first.
Is managing that.
Okay, ooh, this is a big bag inside of a big bag.
Check this out.
Ooh, you got a, that's a nice sausage roll.
Talk about a reveal.
That's how you do it.
Oh, man.
This is a sausage roll, y'all.
And that's got pepperoni pizza in it.
I didn't know.
Or ham.
And then this is like a.
Yeah, that's going to be good.
A juicy thing.
- [Stevie] So, we paid 9.99
They said it's a $30 value.
There's an Italian sausage roll, apple pie, croque
monsieur croissant, and a blueberry coffee cake.
Yes!
Very, very good.
I have got.
What looks to be a bag of bagels, I'll
find out in a second.
And I think I might have a whole pizza.
Is that even?
No, I've got four pieces of pizza.
They just toss slices.
Do you want to do my rip technique?
Well, no, because I want to take it home.
I want to take these three bagels, plus one bagel, four
bagels, four slices of pizza.
I mean, bagel and a slice, I got what I wanted.
- [Stevie] We paid 9.99 and they call it a $30 value.
Alright, so, Kitchen Mouse.
There you go, that's kind of like what you did.
That was nice.
- [Chase] Thank you!
A coffee cake.
Woo!
Collard greens and, a scramble, I got a
cauliflower scramble.
Nice, nice, nice.
- [Chase] And some brown rice.
- [Rhett] Don't be bashful.
And then lastly,
Three bagels!
Whoa!
It's not four though.
I feel like.
That's pretty good, dude.
I feel like both of these are pretty good.
- [Stevie] We paid 5.99 for that though.
So it was cheaper and they call it an $18 value.
How much did you pay for, $10 for this?
We're the winners.
Four pieces of pizza, four bagels.
Those are all great.
Yeah.
I feel like, I don't feel like any of these except
the five coffee cakes was a huge disappointment.
Right.
So, and I like the idea of this, you know, eliminate
waste, create some intrigue in your ordering.
It's like a mystery bag.
You sit down at a table and you're like, what
am I going to get?
And you can kind of, you can kind of predict what you think
you're going to get and then you can always go back and buy
something else to go with it.
Maybe get two.
It's not like you have to commit to just
buying once, you know?
And like you said, you could go, you could check
it and if you're not happy, you could go back in and
supplement it with something that you actually want.
Or just like chuck the bag back at them.
I think this is actually a pretty good service.
I'm down for it.
Yeah.
Yep.
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