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The Dinnernet with Mark and Meg
by The Dinnernet Podcast
Seattle food writers Meg van Huygen (The Stranger, Seattle Met, others) and Mark DeJoy (Eater Seattle, The Ticket, others) chop it up each week with guests from the PNW food and beverage industry, including chefs, restaurant owners, bartenders, GMs, farmers, vintners, brewers, distillers, baristas, and more. New episode every Thursday!
Episodes
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S1 Ep 25: In-Cider Trading with Emily Ritchie
The Northwest Cider Association’s executive director, Emily Ritchie, is in town from Portland, fresh on the heels of the 2025 Cider Cup Awards! We sat down with her to learn about why Washington leads the nation in both apple and cider production, then dig into the juicy details on what makes a...
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S1 Ep24: Ferment About It with Michelle Pogostkin and Jaimon Westing
Fermentation gurus Michelle Pogostkin and Jaimon Westing join us to talk vinegars, misos, garums, and more. We learn about Michelle’s anthropology background, her fermentation lab internship at the legendary Copenhagen restaurant Noma, and how those experiences inspired her to start Symbiotic...
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S1 Ep23: Punky Brew Star with Gray Kauffman
Competitive barista Gray Kauffman joins us in the O.C. this week to drop some serious coffee science on our asses. Alongside being the new Coffee Education and Innovation Lead at Hitchcock Restaurant Group, Gray recently competed at the U.S. Coffee Championships, and they talk about how they did…
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S1 Ep22: Endless Lovage with Gillian and Joey Diedrick
We’re having another amaro party, this time with Gillian and Joey Diedrick, the husband-and-wife team behind local amaro producer SennzaFinne. The lovebirds tell us about their creative approach in crafting SennzaFinne’s four season-themed amari, and how their fifth amaro—Always—fits into the…
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S1 Ep21: What About Saj? with Taylor Cheney
Yalla’s chef/co-owner Taylor Cheney joins us fresh off a trip to Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Italy with her life and business partner, Matt Mitchell. We talk about how serving dishes from another culture requires you to understand much more than just recipes, and the importance of engaging with...
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S1 Ep20: Bad Wine Comes From Everywhere with Aaron Tekulve
We’re talking tasting menus, Washington wines, and restaurant biz literacy with Aaron Tekulve, chef/owner of Surrell! Aaron tells us how he took Surrell from a pop-up to one of Seattle’s most thoughtful and intentional dining experiences, and how he paces a tasting menu so diners don’t feel like...
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S1 Ep19: Mural Lessons and Fried Chicken Metrics with Uttam Mukherjee
Spice Waala’s “chief feeding officer,” and all-around mathmagician, Uttam Mukherjee joins us for a fascinating cha(a)t! Uttam explains how he crunches the numbers on kathi rolls, the availability of legit Indian food in the U.S. and Seattle, and how to try out new menu concepts at your restaurant...
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S1 Ep18: If It Were Easy, Everyone Would Be Doing It with Trinh Nguyen
Chef/owner Trinh Nguyen (Ramie, Sucres, Ba Sa, Pho T&N) joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on Vietnamese cuisine. Learn how she went from putting her college dreams on hold, in order to run her parents’ pho shop at age 19, to finally fulfilling her passion—serving cutting-edge Viet…
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S1 Ep17: Home of the Slopper with Jackie Varriano
The Seattle Times food writer (and friend of the pod) Jackie Varriano swings by to talk neighborhood restaurants, the difference between a food writer and a food critic, and the perils involved when writers are responsible for their own food photography. She also tells us our new favorite Mitch...
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S1 Ep16: Hip to Be Pioneer Square with Marcus Lalario and Sean Russo
We’re talking Italian American comfort food with Darkalino’s owner/entrepreneur Marcus Lalario and Chef Sean Russo! Marcus and Sean tell us about how their nostalgia for the classic “red sauce joint” inspired a menu update that reclaims corporation-brutalized dishes like chicken parm and sausage...
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S1 Ep15: Money’s Never Late with Jhonny Reyes
Chef/owner Jhonny Reyes chats with us about the inaugural year of Lenox—his stellar Afro-Latin/Nuyorican restaurant in Belltown—as well as his deep Seattle roots and what it's like to appear on Food Network TV shows Alex vs. America and Chopped. We also talk about contending with the relentless...
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S1 Ep14: Bartender’s Ketchup with Matt Pachmayr
Le Coin bar manager Matt Pachmayr, the principal of Chartreuse (our words, not his), joins us to talk about his Monday-night pop-up/industry party No Call No Show, learning to bartend with the legendary Murray Stenson, and—of course—all things Chartreuse. We also chat about cocktail mentorship,...
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S1 Ep13: Outside is Like a Windows Wallpaper with Chachi Thomas
Filson’s current Chef Face (that’s his title!) and former pop-up scene fixture Chachi Thomas chops it up with us about growing up in southern California, starting and leaving the pop-up game, and crossing paths with notorious Hells Angel Sonny Barger. We also talk about why Chachi decided not to...
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S1 Ep12: I Kinda Felt Healthy About It with Lakea Osias
No one brings the party like catering (and former popup) queen Lakea Osias! Chef Lakea pours wine and spills tea about the pros and cons of running a popup, learning different regional barbecue styles, and the fact that catering is a luxury service. We also talk about the vital space that Wa Na...
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S1 Ep11: The Amaro of Tomorrow with Skip Tognetti
We’re talking amaro—and other Italian liqueurs!—with Skip Tognetti, co-owner of Letterpress Distilling in SoDo. Skip tells us about the ingredient-forward approach at Letterpress, explains the reason why limoncello attains certain shades of yellow, and possibly invents a new liqueur category, New...
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S1 Ep10: Olive Way Hidden Fun Zone with Kate Opatz and Niko Ciel
Kate Opatz and Niko Ciel join us to talk about Laurel, their sunny (and diminutive!) new coffee shop/cocktail bar on East Olive Way—an aesthetic foil to Montana Bar, Kate’s quintessential dark, moody dive next door. Niko and Kate tell us about their concept for Laurel, their artistic inspiration…
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S1 Ep9: Good Tuk, Babe! with Karuna Long
Friend of the pod Karuna Long (Sophon, Oliver’s Twist) stops by to chop it up! Learn about his journey from bartender to bar owner to chef/owner—and how the pandemic made him realize an opportunity to create more space for Cambodian culture in Seattle. Karuna also tells us about how his family...
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S1 Ep8: Pop-Up Chop-Up with Edgar D’Souza
Get to know Edgar D’Souza, the elusive but very real human being behind the SeattlePopups Instagram account—an essential source of info about the Seattle area’s thriving and super diverse pop-up scene. Edgar tells us why he likes to maintain a level of anonymity on the account, what compelled him...
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S1 Ep7: Chu Late for the Chuleta with José Garzón and Stef Hieber
In the Dinnernet’s two-guest premiere, we’re joined by José Garzón and Stef Hieber, co-owners of Garzón Restaurants (Bad Chancla, Latinx Street Food, Topless Tapas, Lola’s Supper Club, Chifa Baby), for a wide-ranging conversation about going from FOH to BOH, the benefits of Bad Chancla’s...
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S1 Ep6: Under the Influencers with Michael Wong
Cultural anthropologist (!) Michael Wong (Asian Verified,The Stranger) chops it up with us about what makes something Asian Verified, why he switched from covering food on IG to covering it in print, and the problems with foodie influencer culture. And he’s got some tough-love content creation...
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S1 Ep5: Year of the Cake with Gabby Park
Gabby Park (Paper Cake Shop) talks to us about going from politics to pastry school, ushering in 2025's Year of the Snake with cake, what “Asian flavors” means, and the wildest savory cake she and Rachel Yang ever conceived. Meg goes on a birthday excursion to San Francisco for a (Republic of)...
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S1 Ep4: No Bones in a Whole Fried Fish with Rachel Belle
Rachel Belle (Your Last Meal podcast, The Nosh with Rachel Belle TV series, plus her new cookbook, Open Sesame) joins us to talk about the process of creating a cookbook, what the James Beard Award show is like IRL, being a teenage metalhead, and the value of getting out of the house. We also...
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S1 Ep3: Steely Dan Funk with Brian O'Connor
Brian O'Connor (PopPop Pizza and Wine) tells us about pursuing the platonic ideal of thin and crispy tavern style pizza, sourcing great wine, and transitioning a dinner party concept to a brick and mortar. We also talk about the landlord/business tenant relationship in Seattle, the recovery of…
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S1 Ep2: When You're Here, You're Cousins with Lisa Bi
Lisa Bi (Ba+Me popup, Family Meal supper club) joins us to talk Viet comfort food, creating a more communal and collaborative restaurant concept, and how to get started in the Seattle popup scene. We also discuss Michael Wong's must-read article in The Stranger about pricing expectations for...
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S1 Ep1: Happy New Year! Here's a tip for 2025 with Brendan McGill
In our inaugural episode of The Dinnernet, we chop it up with chef Brendan McGill (Hitchcock Restaurant Group) about Seattle's minimum wage hike and tip credit expiration, what it takes for a restaurant to succeed in 2025, and the restaurant ghosts of Belltown Past. Pictured: smoking (eating)...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Seattle food writers Meg van Huygen (The Stranger, Seattle Met, others) and Mark DeJoy (Eater Seattle, The Ticket, others) chop it up each week with guests from the PNW food and beverage industry, including chefs, restaurant owners, bartenders, GMs, farmers, vintners, brewers, distillers, baristas, and more. New episode every Thursday!
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Seattle food writers Meg van Huygen (The Stranger, Seattle Met, others) and Mark DeJoy (Eater Seattle, The Ticket, others) chop it up each week with guests from the PNW food and beverage industry, including chefs, restaurant owners, bartenders, GMs, farmers, vintners, brewers, distillers, baristas,...
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