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Thanks! I Ate It
by Meg van Huygen and Jeff Kelley
Born from the ashes of The Dinnernet Podcast with Mark and Meg, Thanks! I Ate It is a journalism-focused podcast about restauramts and food in the greater Pacific Northwest—not just Seattle! Longtime Seattle food writer Meg van Huygen (Eater Seattle, The Stranger, Seattle Met, many others) has gone solo this time, and she'll be interviewing chefs, bar managers, baristas, cheesemongers, bakers, farmers, distillers, bodega owners, and all types of foodmakers from Washington state + beyond. Producer (and veteran server/bartender) Jeff Kelley pops in with his sage insight too. We have fun. Tuck in!
Episodes
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The Elder Statesman of Creators with Conner Cayson of Find Me in Seattle
***Still catching up on the back stories, so this one's coming to you somewhat dry-aged. Helpfully, this episode is pretty damn evergreen when it comes to being interesting! Maybe we're biased, but we think this is such a compelling, smart episode right here.*** It's safe to say that many, if not...
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Synergistic Pizza with Food Writer Mark DeJoy
Hey, friends, here's another aged, fermented episode we recorded just a little while ago! We're almost caught up, stg. Our chronic and perpetual guest, Seattle-based food writer Mark DeJoy, joins us for a sometimes convivial, sometimes somber discussion on sudden restaurant closings, delayed...
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You Love to Watch Your Employees Make Money with Taylor Cheney and Matt Mitchell from Yalla
Life's been busy,, eh! But although this episode was recorded over a month ago, we think it's still both relevant and super cute! Well, you tell us. A month ago I mean this week, we're chilling with Taylor Cheney and Matt Mitchell, co-owners of Yalla on Capitol Hill. They break down their mission...
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I Went in a Pizza Boy but Came Back a Pizza Man with Paul Shanrock of Stampede Cocktail Club
We're back from a working-too-much hiatus with the hilarious Paul Shanrock, who currently owns Stampede Cocktail Club, until very recently owned Dreamland, and will very shortly own Twist of Fate. This string of ostentatiously fantabulous concept bars took a topsy-turvy path to existence, and…
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Lovable Weirdos with Skip Tognetti of Letterpress Distilling
We're diving deep into the local bartending industry this week! The articulate and very affable Skip Tognetti joins us for this episode, and we're kicking things off with the origin story behind Letterpress Distilling—including the genesis of his Genziana Fernanda, Amaro Amorino, limoncello,...
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Allergic to Death with Uttam Mukherjee of Spice Waala
We've got one of Meg's favorite podcast guests of all time doing a reprise on Thanks! I Ate It this week. The brilliant and eloquent Uttam Mukherjee and his wife, Aakanksha Sinha, own Spice Waala, serving Delhi- and Kolkata-style street food out of three Seattle locations. Uttam is doing what he...
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A Thing Like That with Food Writer Mark DeJoy
This week on the pod, we're joined by local food writer, restaurant pundit, and perennial cohost Mark DeJoy, and it's wall-to-wall local restaurant news this episode. Mark applies his gimlet eye and journaliist POV to current events in the city's restaurant-scape, beginning with Wayward Vegan's...
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Hurry in to Burien with Holly Robinson of Sunny Hill
This week on the pod, we're hanging out with food/beverage marketing consultant and Sunny Hill co-owner Holly Robinson. The three of us keep it real zero-kilometer this round, with topics including but not limited to PNW veggie gardens, local tinned fish purveyors, Holly's consulting biz…
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I Love When They Give You a Lot of Food with Chef Chris Cvetkovich of Nue
We're chopping it up with Chris Cvetkovich this week, owner and chef patron of Nue on Capitol Hill. We kick things off with Chef Chris's fascinating backstory, which started with a career in animation and led to extensive world travels and, eventually, a restaurant to showcase all the cool dishes...
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Burden of Proof with N/A Beverage Expert Kayleigh Blome
This week, veteran Seattle bartender and booze rep Kayleigh Blome reunites with her old pal and coworker Jeff to chat with us about nonalcoholic and alcoholic drinks, along with the core functions of each, both obvious and obscure. Kayleigh recently switched from the bartender life to being a rep...
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Nuclear Hallucination Hot Wings with Food Writer Mark DeJoy
It's a Dinnernet Podcast reunion! Meg's old pod cohost, Seattle-based food writer Mark DeJoy, joins us this week to sesh it out like olden times (that is, last summer). Among other erudite topics, we cover his recent work at Eater and what the company's 2026 reorg means for Seattle restaurants…
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Vindicated by Failure with James Lim of Watson's Counter
It's a very scientific episode of T!I8I, with local coffeemeister James Lim as this week's guest. Since shuttering his Upper Ballard cafe, Watson's Counter, in late 2024, he's been selling beans and canned coffee, teaching coffee workshops, and basking in new dad-hood. We catch up with James, as…
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Yeah, Baby, I Like It Raw with Chef Brendan McGill
On the inaugural episode of TI8I, we’re chatting with O.G. Seattle-area chef Brendan McGill (Cafe Hitchcock, Seabird, Brucito, Oyster Cellar, many others). Among other delicious subjects, we discuss his recent pivot from fine-diner Seabird to cafe/wine bar Kingfisher out on Bainbridge Island, his...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Born from the ashes of The Dinnernet Podcast with Mark and Meg, Thanks! I Ate It is a journalism-focused podcast about restauramts and food in the greater Pacific Northwest—not just Seattle! Longtime Seattle food writer Meg van Huygen (Eater Seattle, The Stranger, Seattle Met, many others) has gone solo this time, and she'll be interviewing chefs, bar managers, baristas, cheesemongers, bakers, farmers, distillers, bodega owners, and all types of foodmakers from Washington state + beyond. Producer (and veteran server/bartender) Jeff Kelley pops in with his sage insight too. We have fun. Tuck in!
HOSTED BY
Meg van Huygen and Jeff Kelley
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Born from the ashes of The Dinnernet Podcast with Mark and Meg, Thanks! I Ate It is a journalism-focused podcast about restauramts and food in the greater Pacific Northwest—not just Seattle! Longtime Seattle food writer Meg van Huygen (Eater Seattle, The Stranger, Seattle Met, many others) has gone...
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Thanks! I Ate It is created and hosted by Meg van Huygen and Jeff Kelley.
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