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Donut Critic - Wallabys Smokehouse Cinnamon Rolls from October 27th, 2026 · The Radio From Hell Show - Best Of

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  Speaker 1: Sponsored you?
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  Speaker 2: It's brought to you by good Lord. Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom.
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  Speaker 3: Well, Ben Lee, the donut critic, is here, and he's
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  Speaker 3: brought us... Turn on your YouTube and take a look
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  Speaker 3: at this. Cinnamon rolls that are as big as a
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  Speaker 3: small child.
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  Speaker 2: They're cinnamon hubcaps.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, these are tires. These are big tires.
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  Speaker 1: Where do these come from?
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  Speaker 4: So these came from Wallaby's Smokehouse. Have you guys ever
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  Speaker 4: been to Wallaby's?
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  Speaker 5: Nope.
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  Speaker 4: Okay, so Wallabies is a barbecue place down in Utah County.
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  Speaker 4: They used to have a few different locations, but right
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  Speaker 4: now their last standing location is in American Fork. And
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  Speaker 4: the thing that I always go for are these monster
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  Speaker 4: cinnamon rolls. They're huge.
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  Speaker 6: They are.
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  Speaker 1: It weighs almost two pounds.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, so I weighed them, and if you go on
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  Speaker 4: my Instagram, you can see proof that it was one pound,
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  Speaker 4: 11 ounces.
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  Speaker 1: Wow.
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  Speaker 4: And it's just massive.
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  Speaker 2: I can't possibly expect one person to eat all this.
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  Speaker 4: Oh, I want them to do an eating contest to
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  Speaker 4: see how many people. Like, I think an eating contest
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  Speaker 4: could be really fun. Like, I think put three or
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  Speaker 4: four of these down. Let's see what it looks like. Now,
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  Speaker 4: I really like the consistency of the bread or the...
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  Speaker 4: The dough?
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  Speaker 1: The dough. It's really good.
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  Speaker 4: So when I talk to people about cinnamon rolls, if
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  Speaker 4: they're just asking about one thing, it's so hard to
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  Speaker 4: give them a recommendation because there are so many different
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  Speaker 4: things about a cinnamon roll that can alter an experience, right? Because,
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  Speaker 4: I mean, think about it. You just had a very
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  Speaker 4: salty barbecue meal with probably some coleslaw. The last thing
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  Speaker 4: you probably want is a really ooey gooey cinnamon roll.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, I see what you're seeing.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, so I feel like it's the difference in experience.
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  Speaker 4: You want something... that kind of rounds out that meal.
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  Speaker 4: And I feel like that cinnamon roll works perfectly for
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  Speaker 4: that type of food. And so, because that's what people
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  Speaker 4: straight up come to me. Well, what's the best cinnamon roll?
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  Speaker 4: And I'm like, Okay, what type of frosting do you like? Yeah,
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  Speaker 4: it depends on what you're eating.
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  Speaker 2: And is it breakfast or is it dessert after a
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  Speaker 2: heavy meal like.
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  Speaker 4: You were saying? Are you going to be able to
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  Speaker 4: eat it immediately or is this going to be something
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  Speaker 4: that sits for a couple hours and then you eat
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  Speaker 4: it later? There's a lot of different factors for cinnamon rolls.
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  Speaker 1: Or is it a reward for doing your schoolwork?
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  Speaker 4: I'll buy you one of those if you do good schoolwork.
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  Speaker 4: But that's the biggest difference in that because, you know,
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  Speaker 4: how people answer when they're going to do it, what
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  Speaker 4: they're doing is going to be a different answer for
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  Speaker 4: the type of cinnamon roll that I like.
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  Speaker 1: I think this is.
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  Speaker 5: A whole post you need to do about a cinnamon
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  Speaker 5: roll for every reason.
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  Speaker 2: That's true. And then rank them. If you need this,
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  Speaker 2: here's where you go.
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  Speaker 1: Now tell us about Wallabies Barbecue.
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  Speaker 4: So Wallabies has been around since 2009 and I think
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  Speaker 4: they just really give you good classic barbecue. And I
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  Speaker 4: feel like their weekly deals, if you're you know, in
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  Speaker 4: the mood to just try something, whatever's on a weekly deal.
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  Speaker 4: They're such a good deal. It's like most of them
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  Speaker 4: are like $ 9. 99. And so you're going in and getting
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  Speaker 4: a really good meat, a really good side, and then,
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  Speaker 4: you know, a lot of different options.
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  Speaker 1: And then the giant cinnamon roll.
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  Speaker 4: And then the giant cinnamon roll. They also have... brownies
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  Speaker 4: and they have Utah scones, you know, fry bread and
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  Speaker 4: other things. And so, so they mix and match it.
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  Speaker 4: And I just think it's a really good classical place.
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  Speaker 4: Like I have an incentive because it's semi close to
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  Speaker 4: my house and let's keep this place in business. It's
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  Speaker 4: a Utah business. And I feel like it's got a
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  Speaker 4: lot of quality. I love going in and seeing crowds there.
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  Speaker 4: And so, like, let's just keep packing that place.
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  Speaker 2: Now, they don't have surf and turf. They have beef
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  Speaker 2: and reef.
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  Speaker 4: Beef and reef.
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  Speaker 1: It's Australian.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, there's all kinds of Australian-inspired stuff.
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  Speaker 1: Beef and reef.
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  Speaker 4: And I'm really impressed with myself that I didn't say
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  Speaker 4: wallabies like wallabies the first time I said it. Like,
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  Speaker 4: that's the first thing I see when I see the name.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 4: And I'm sure my kids eye roll every time I
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  Speaker 4: do it.
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  Speaker 1: They have Bundaberg sodas imported from Australia.
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  Speaker 4: Which are great to the ginger ale.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, the ginger beer is great.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, they have like three or four different varieties there.
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  Speaker 4: And yeah, it's just a great place to stop, especially
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  Speaker 4: for meats.
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  Speaker 1: I really like this cinnamon roll because it's not overly sweet.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah. And, you know, I did more of like a
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  Speaker 4: take and bake. So I'm talking to them about some
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  Speaker 4: of those different options. Because it is something that I
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  Speaker 4: would love to take on the road. You know, like
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  Speaker 4: if I'm going someplace, like it would be nice to
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  Speaker 4: have a roll that I trust and that's really good.
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  Speaker 1: Listen, I like their sides.
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  Speaker 6: They have, you know, mac and cheese, baked beans, coleslaw,
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  Speaker 6: fresh rolls with cinnamon butter.
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  Speaker 1: That sounds, they're just regular rolls.
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  Speaker 5: This sounds like a good place if you have a
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  Speaker 5: lot of people to feed. Yes.
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  Speaker 2: There's a little something for everybody.
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  Speaker 4: It's perfect for Utah County and the big families.
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  Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah.
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  Speaker 4: And meal deals and whatnot.
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  Speaker 6: Wallaby's Smokehouse. It's 313 West State Street in American Fork.
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  Speaker 6: And just wallabysmokehouse.com if you want to look at their menu.
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  Speaker 6: But they have lots.
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  Speaker 1: Of different options.
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  Speaker 4: Tons of different options. And every time I go in there,
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  Speaker 4: it seems like I'm trying something different. And, I mean,
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  Speaker 4: the thing that I get most often is the brisket,
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  Speaker 4: but they have wings that are like 10 for $ 10.
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  Speaker 4: $ 12 or something all the time. And so I'm probably
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  Speaker 4: going to do that for Super Bowl as well, just
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  Speaker 4: get like 100 wings and feed.
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  Speaker 1: So what's an Oreo brownie?
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  Speaker 4: So an Oreo brownie, it was just like a base brownie,
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  Speaker 4: but it had like some cream and some brownies or
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  Speaker 4: some Oreos like on top. I'm trying to think if
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  Speaker 4: there were Oreo chunks in that. It was about two
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  Speaker 4: months since I've tried that one. But it was super delicious.
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  Speaker 4: Like it was– One of those things that I would
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  Speaker 4: rather go get that than like the molten lava at Chili's.
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  Speaker 4: Like I feel like Chili's is like shortchanging their desserts nowadays.
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  Speaker 2: I'll eat an Oreo anything.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 4: Okay. I should have brought that one in. I'm sorry.
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  Speaker 5: No, no.
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  Speaker 2: I'm enjoying this.
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  Speaker 4: I'm actually surprised you're eating this because, you know, sometimes
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  Speaker 4: you come, you know.
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  Speaker 2: I'm a little weird.
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  Speaker 5: I know.
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  Speaker 1: I saw Gina eat an Oreo sock once.
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  Speaker 4: It was really weird. Anything Oreo.
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  Speaker 1: Anything Oreo. They really do have a diverse menu. That's interesting.
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  Speaker 4: And they're truly probably the biggest I've seen. The only
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  Speaker 4: other one that's close is down in Bishop's. Have you
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  Speaker 4: ever been to Bishop's in St.
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  Speaker 2: George?
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  Speaker 5: No.
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  Speaker 4: So they have that same thing. And I think this
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  Speaker 4: one tastes way better than Bishop's. That Bishop's one comes out.
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  Speaker 4: You are just like overly impressed on the size and whatnot.
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  Speaker 4: And then you take a bite and you're like, okay, whatever.
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  Speaker 5: Now, this is the last time we're seeing you before Halloween,
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  Speaker 5: so maybe you should give another quick wrap-up of Halloween treats,
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  Speaker 5: apple cider donuts, all that kind of stuff.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, so I was going to say most of these
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  Speaker 4: farms and these autumn festivals, they're closing this week, so
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  Speaker 4: make sure you're getting out and about. I have spent
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  Speaker 4: a lot of my time at Corn Bellies this year,
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  Speaker 4: and if you look on my Instagram, a few posts ago,
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  Speaker 4: I had this huge drink that was filled with apple slushy,
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  Speaker 4: a scoop of ice cream, a donut on top, cream
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  Speaker 4: on top, and then drizzled in caramel. So if you
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  Speaker 4: want something that is just over the top, treat yourself.
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  Speaker 1: Good Lord.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, I couldn't bring those in. Well, obviously. But yeah,
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  Speaker 4: Crossy is still going this week, so make sure to
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  Speaker 4: go get your apple cider donuts. They freeze really well, too.
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  Speaker 4: I've done that multiple times because they– open only at
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  Speaker 4: certain times throughout the year so.
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  Speaker 6: You can enjoy them later uh this new uh bakery
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  Speaker 6: that's open up on foothill magnolia magnolia is that it
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  Speaker 6: and they're famous for their nana pudding yeah have you had.
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  Speaker 4: That yeah bill i i keep i remember we tried
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  Speaker 4: it yeah anyway yeah yeah sue had to remind me
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  Speaker 4: because it was that forgettable and So my wife was
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  Speaker 4: just in New York, and she tried a Biscoff version
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  Speaker 4: of it, and it made me think. I was like, okay,
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  Speaker 4: I probably need to dive into the menu with you all,
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  Speaker 4: bring some variety.
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  Speaker 2: There needs to be a whole segment on this.
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  Speaker 4: We can make a determination, because it is a little
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  Speaker 4: bit controversial in Utah. It's one of those that's come
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  Speaker 4: in from outside, and some people love it, and I
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  Speaker 4: think it makes them, they're thinking of New York and
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  Speaker 4: all those memories that they had, and then there's some
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  Speaker 4: people that are like, Small business, we need to focus
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  Speaker 4: on that. But I think it is something that we try,
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  Speaker 4: and we need to make a determination.
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  Speaker 2: We always prefer to highlight local businesses. But I think
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  Speaker 2: you're right. I think we should bring it in and see.
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  Speaker 1: We tried banana pudding, and it was just okay.
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  Speaker 4: It's just not everything that the picture of it looks great.
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  Speaker 4: It's so hit and miss, though. I had it in
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  Speaker 4: New York years ago, and I loved it. And then
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  Speaker 4: I gold-bellied it out here. And it came out in
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  Speaker 4: like gel. So I get it. Like it had to
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  Speaker 4: be shipped across the nation, but then I had it
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  Speaker 4: again here. And I was like, maybe I was just
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  Speaker 4: in New York and getting like the highs of the city,
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  Speaker 4: you know? But, but it is something to be started.
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  Speaker 4: That's the thing about food that I do like is
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  Speaker 4: something new comes in and usually the cost to try
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  Speaker 4: it and to at least give it a whirl is
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  Speaker 4: pretty small. And the same thing for small businesses when
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  Speaker 4: they move into your area, like you know, a $ 10,
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  Speaker 4: $ 20 meal is not going to break the bank to
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  Speaker 4: try and to see if this is really going to
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  Speaker 4: be something that you want to eat going forward.
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  Speaker 2: We love supporting local businesses.
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  Speaker 6: I am enjoying this Wallabies cinnamon roll, though, quite a bit.
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  Speaker 1: It's just not too sweet. It's just perfect.
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  Speaker 4: But there are some places that I do laugh. I mean,
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  Speaker 4: even small businesses. Have you guys ever been on I-15
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  Speaker 4: and there's that billboard that says the best cinnamon rolls
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  Speaker 4: in the West?
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  Speaker 6: Yeah.
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  Speaker 4: I can't remember the name.
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  Speaker 6: It's Parowan.
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  Speaker 4: It's Parowan.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, really? Have you been there?
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  Speaker 6: Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Okay.
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  Speaker 4: So like years and years, I just passed it.
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  Speaker 6: It.
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  Speaker 4: And I was like, okay, like one day I need
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  Speaker 4: to try it. So I wasn't traveling with my wife.
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  Speaker 4: So she couldn't like complain about making an extra stop.
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  Speaker 2: You're always stopping for cinnamon rolls.
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  Speaker 5: Right.
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  Speaker 4: So I stopped and I tried it and it really
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  Speaker 4: was one of those things. I was like, that's good.
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  Speaker 4: It is good. But who came up with this marketing?
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  Speaker 4: I mean, it got me to stop. So how many
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  Speaker 4: other people did it get to stop? But it was
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  Speaker 4: a fun experience because it's a diner, and there's really
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  Speaker 4: good savory food in addition to the cinnamon roll. And
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  Speaker 4: so you can't complain about those type of things because
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  Speaker 4: you still have a fun experience. You still get to
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  Speaker 4: try it.
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  Speaker 1: What's the name? Do you remember the name of the place? Parowan?
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  Speaker 4: It's Parowan, but, yeah, it's just off of the Main
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  Speaker 4: Street area. I can't remember. It's just one of those
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  Speaker 4: experiences that you just have to laugh and be like,
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  Speaker 4: I don't know who wrote that, but it got me in.
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  Speaker 2: It worked. It's like in the movie Elf.
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  Speaker 6: Yes.
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  Speaker 2: When he walks in the diner.
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  Speaker 4: Congratulations.
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  Speaker 2: You're the best coffee in the world. Wow. That's amazing.
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  Speaker 2: How did you do it?
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  Speaker 4: That's so funny because I think my son actually did that.
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  Speaker 4: He was like, he's like, I want to just run
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  Speaker 4: in and say that. And I'm like, no, no, let's
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  Speaker 4: try it first. And then maybe we start touting it
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  Speaker 4: like that. Well, Thank you for the cinnamon roll. It's
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  Speaker 4: easily four cinnamon rolls in one. Well, and I need
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  Speaker 4: to get evidence that you ate them all.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, wow.
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  Speaker 5: Okay.
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  Speaker 1: I'm not going to be able to. I'm doing pretty well.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, you're doing well.
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  Speaker 1: I think it's good. Ben Lee, the Donut Critic. You
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  Speaker 1: can find him where?
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  Speaker 4: On Instagram, Donut Critic. D-O-N-U-T-C-R-I-T-I-C.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you.
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  Speaker 4: Thank you very much, Ben.