Waffle Long Wait: Alexia Sweet Potato Waffle Cut Fries with Erin (Ep 63)
Eighteen months. Sixty-two episodes. Zero french fries. That changes now. The Froze Bros welcome Erin — improv friend, Boston Marathon fan, and the guest who finally drags the Bros into the frozen fry case. This week's review: Alexia Sweet Potato Waffle Cut Fries , seasoned with garlic, onion, and pepper. Darren digs into the history: a brand born in Long Island City in 2002, acquired by Conagra in 2007, with production eventually handed off to potato giant Lamb Weston . Sweet potatoes, meanwhile, have been cultivated since at least 2500 BCE in Peru, and somehow made it to Polynesia centuries before Europeans, which is either one of the world's great unsolved mysteries or proof that ancient mariners had excellent taste in side dishes. In the news: the Palm Beach Cardinals suit up as the Frozen Iguanas , paying tribute to a species that goes into paralysis when the temperature drops below 50°F. That's Florida, man. Plus: Patriots’ Day and who celebrates it. What Fenway mea...