Explore every episode of the podcast The Seattle Restaurant Podcast
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| "Believe in the Bread" with Kirin Chun and Luca Sacchetti of Fortuna Bottega and Lily Wu of Happy Crab and Xi'an Noodles | 29 Sep 2025 | 00:58:41 | |
Chef Lily shares her inspiring story of risking it all. The Fortuna boys talk about why keeping it simple is the best way to make a sandwich shine. | |||
| "Illegal Catering" with Kyle Marty of Flyin' Taco and Rey and Osiel Gastelum of Tacos Cometa | 23 Sep 2025 | 01:06:08 | |
This is what the podcast is all about. I had Tacos Cometa last night in Fremont and the food blew me away. I just had to get these guys in the studio to find out what they are about. Turns out there is a good reason they cook tacos like Michelin star chefs. It was also great meeting Kyle who was able to move from food truck to brick and mortar from the support of community. | |||
| "Really Awesome Nu-Metal" with Shaun McCrain and Jill Kinney of COPINE | 06 Aug 2025 | 00:48:24 | |
Thanks for all the positive reviews! So happy to have Copine back in the studio to give us an update on the last couple years and where they are headed next! Thanks for taking time to come chop it up with us on your day off Chefs! Theme Music by The Maya Experience. | |||
| The (anti) Cheese Cake Factory with Jen Barnes of Rough and Tumble and Tommy Patrick of The Ballard Cut | 16 Jul 2025 | 01:09:53 | |
We are back baby! Thank you for your patience while I took a little break. This was such a great episode. Both guests were inspiring and I learned a lot today. I hope you'll give it a listen! Thank you for all the support and kind words. It means the world to me! Also welcome our new Co-Host, Shuburt Ho Also new theme song by THE MAYA EXPERIENCE | |||
| "The Pursuit of Cheese" with Cafe Munir, Street Cheese and Preservation Meats | 31 Mar 2025 | 00:57:17 | |
ok ok ok, I'll do another curry burrito pop up. listen for deets! | |||
| "Ready to Rave" with Logan Cox of Restaurant Homer, Suli of Cafe Suliman, Bryan Jarr of JarrBar | 24 Mar 2025 | 01:03:17 | |
SAVE THE AMAZING INSTITUTION AND GATHERING PLACE KNOWN AS JARR BAR. https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-jarrbar-the-best-little-bar-needs-big-help | |||
| "We're getting fat because we're drinking ship oil" with Eden Hill, Kamonegi, and Big Boys | 17 Mar 2025 | 00:48:55 | |
Come celebrate Holi at the Seattle Color Festival at the Mural Amphitheater at the Seattle Center. Saturday 3/22 11-4pm. Syd will be slinging dat curry sauce. | |||
| "Porcupine Blood Cake" with Ramie and The Greenwood American Bistro | 10 Mar 2025 | 00:58:19 | |
I'm looking for $$$ to put on a cool event. HMU if you are interested in sponsorhship! | |||
| "The Rose That Grew From Concrete" with Danna Hwang (Vivienne's Bistro), Sara Upshaw (Oh Sun), Kevin Top (Seila) | 03 Mar 2025 | 01:02:41 | |
Wow, this was a good one. Thanks to Sara, Kevin, and Danna for having out today. The sun is coming out. Lots of new projects in the works. Also everything is going to be fine. | |||
| "Grease Trap" with Buddy Brown of Buddy's Chicken and Waffles, Tony of Tony Delivers, and Marco Cordova of Mumu's Kitchen | 24 Feb 2025 | 01:00:30 | |
Shout out to all the Chef's and restaurant owners that come out to the studio to record. For many chef's it's their only day off. I appreciate you! | |||
| "There's no such thing as too much fat" With Onar Gully of Outsider BBQ, Angel Aguilar of Flarir Taqueria, and Anand Kumar of Tolu | 17 Feb 2025 | 00:59:32 | |
Thank you to all that came to the MF DOOM dinner! We'll do more soon. Thanks to Angel, Onar, and Anand for coming by today! Thank you to YOU for listening! | |||
| Ep77 "Art, music, restaurants, and bars. The beating heart keeping a city open passed 5pm" with Evan from Off Alley, Pam's Kitchen, and Ethan Stowell | 10 Feb 2025 | 01:01:38 | |
We back baby! MM..Food Valentines Day Pop up! A couple 9pm seats available! Kottu is back open! Next time on Diners, Drive ins, and Dives....OFF ALLEY! | |||
| Episode 76.5 "What the fuck is going on with Syd" with Brady Leffler of Hi-Fi Pizza Pi | 20 Nov 2024 | 00:15:08 | |
Hi! Little mini episode to catch you up on what's going on in Syd's life. Thank you all for the support. I fucking love y'all. Syd | |||
| "Cheap Sausage in the Back" with Uttam Mukherjee of Spice Waala | 11 Nov 2024 | 01:02:39 | |
LAST WEEK TO GOOSESUIT TILL JANUARY SATURDAY - WHEELIE POP SUNDAY - FREMONT MARKET $25 BRUNCH PREFIXE | |||
| "I don't do meth, but I watch Breaking Bad" with Eraj Jayawickreme of The Fairmont Hotel | 04 Nov 2024 | 00:58:54 | |
NYE Tarantino ticket early bird pricing extended! $225 for an unforgettable night of dancing, costumes, surprises, and 10 amazing courses by 10 rad chefs! GOOSESUIT this week (11.4) Friday -Bad Bar Saturday - Engine 9 Sunday - Fremont Market Also listen to The Seattle Restaurant Podcast. oh wait you do! Thanks for listening! | |||
| "We need a more appropriate title for this podcast" with Luke Kolpin of Cedar and Elm | 28 Oct 2024 | 01:03:41 | |
SYD'S GOOSESUIT PROJECT LAUNCES THIS FRIDAY!!! -FRIDAY @BAD BAR -SATURDAY @ WHEELIE POP -SUNDAY @ FREMONT MARKET TICKETS FOR THE TARINTINO NYE PARTY GO UP IN PRICE ON FRIDAY. BUY EARLY AND SAVE $$$ | |||
| "I didn't realize they identified as a haunted gay disco" with Chef Jason Wilson of The Lakehouse | 21 Oct 2024 | 01:03:19 | |
BUY TICKET'S TO SYD'S NEXT POP UP EVENT! poppop.farechild.com POP POP : The restlessly creative minds behind pop-up experiences such as 36 Courses (Wu-Tang themed dinner), I Think You Should Eat, and a Jewel Runner's Supper are back with a brand-new culinary adventure, Serious Gourmet Sh*t: A Quentin Tarantino Themed New Year’s Eve Costume Party. The event will feature a 10-course roaming dinner that brings together some of the Seattle area's most innovative chefs (Khamnpaeng Panyathong of Taurus Ox, Steven Ono of Ono Poke, Avery Hardin of Layers, Luis Brambila of Bar Dojo, and more), each creating a dish representing one of Tarantino's films. Ethan Stowell Restaurants will be creating a drink menu inspired by the director's entire filmography. In true POP POP fashion, you can expect even more than mind-blowing food and drinks: there will also be live experiences, photo booths, costume contests, and plenty of other surprises. And it wouldn't be a NYE party without some tunes, so Seattle-favorite DJ Indica Jones will be spinning music downstairs at the Jack Rabbit Slim'sDance Party. Chef Line Up: Kinga Borkowsk of Good Morning Tacos Luis Brambila of Bar Dojo Jose Garzon of Bad Chancla Avery Hardin of Layers Maddy O'Donnell of Maddy's Bakeshop Steven Ono of Ono Poke Khamnpaeng Panyathong of Taurus Ox Dave Storm of Buckshot Honey Syd Suntha of Goosesuit Demond Thomas of POP POP Ticket Pricing! Buy Early! 10/17-10/31 - $225 per person 11/1-11/30 - $275 per person 12/1-12/24 - $325 per person LAST DAY TO ORDER GLUTEN FREE OR VEGAN TICKETS - 12/10/24 | |||
| "The Arcade Fire Experience!" with Chef Karuna Long of Sophon and Oliver's Twist | 14 Oct 2024 | 01:00:49 | |
NEXT POP POP ANNOUNCEMENT COMING ON THURSDAY! IT'S ON NEW YEARS EVE! SAVE THE DATE! | |||
| TACO TIME: It's not the worst thing? with Taylor Cheney of YALLA and HAYATI | 07 Oct 2024 | 01:00:12 | |
Today on the podcast, Chef Taylor Cheney talks about her old joint, Yalla, and her new joint, Hayati, inside Montana Badlands on Lower QA! Meg's still milking her 15 Best Restaurants guide in The Stranger for all it's worth, Mark's spreading the good word on The George, and Syd hates Taco Time! Everyone gets quizzed on Pike Place classics, and we all love Mendoza's Mexican Mercado! Tune in for the full report! | |||
| "Too Much Bacon Pressure" with Jordan Melnikoff and Josh Delgado of Le Coin | 30 Sep 2024 | 01:02:09 | |
WHAT IS THE BEST KIND OF SAUCE TO PUT ON A HOT DOG | |||
| Robust Banquet Business with Chris Elford of Navy Strength and guest host Shubert Ho | 23 Sep 2024 | 00:58:57 | |
Get you Glizzy on this Saturday at Here Today between 5-8pm. For each beer you drink, Mark will eat one hot dog. | |||
| "The most Rude person I have met" with Dan Mallahan of Driftwood | 16 Sep 2024 | 01:09:36 | |
GOOSESUIT | |||
| "We're growing our bangs out with tipping" with Christina Siegl of 84 Ye | 09 Sep 2024 | 01:13:20 | |
Chef Christina stops by the garage to talk about her travels and how a 3 star restaurant in Japan molded the service model at 84 Yesler. Ben Gibbard stops by to borrow some sugar and give a new theme song. Listen to the very end to find about a fun new project Syd has been working on. | |||
| Ep 66 "Its the ocean exploding in your mouth" with Marcus LaLario of Lil Woody's | 02 Sep 2024 | 01:08:50 | |
Today (Labor Day) you can get a free burger from Lil Woody's! | |||
| "The Indica of Uni" with Meg Van Huygen and Mark DeJoy | 26 Aug 2024 | 01:02:32 | |
WE ARE BACK!!! New Co-Hosts, New Segments, and now featuring our studio band, Dave Matthews playing electronic dance music (EDMB) | |||
| "Getting Stoned and thinking about the Temperature Danger Zone" With Jim McGurk of Tivoli | 16 Jul 2024 | 00:48:52 | |
Buckshot Honey Second Annual Pig Roast Hoedown 7/27 1-4pm! | |||
| "Crossfaded" with Joel Vanderbrink of Thorntail and Matthew Friedlander of Skagit Organics | 08 Jul 2024 | 00:55:01 | |
Come see Syd at the Ballard Seafoodfest this weekend! Saturday 11-11/Sunday 11-8pm | |||
| "You don't have to get my chicken, so go fuck yourself" with Seamus Platt of Norcino Salumi and Thom Koschwanez of Mainstay Provisions | 24 Jun 2024 | 01:04:04 | |
Mark your calendars! The second Buckshot Honey pig roast hoedown is going down Saturday July 27th at noon! Come see Syd! Thursday - Queen Anne Farmer's Market Friday -Trans Pride Parade Saturday- Gobble Up SLU Sunday -Fremont Market | |||
| "Your Zine has no Rizz" with Nate Fieldson of "Under Chef" and Ryan Da Silva of "Beast and Cleaver" | 17 Jun 2024 | 00:55:48 | |
Come see Dave and Syd at Crave NW Lynwood this Friday! Tickets available at Cravenw.com | |||
| "You run out of ranch, you're fucked!" with Jack Manny (Sisters and Brothers) | 10 Jun 2024 | 00:52:42 | |
GO SEE DAVE AT THE MEAT MARKET 6/11 @ Lady Jaye! | |||
| "Promoted to Guest" with Bersain Gutierrez of B's Burgers and Alex Early Cookbook Author | 03 Jun 2024 | 01:00:12 | |
Bersain chats about taking over "The Burbs", and Alex Early comes in to promote his new cookbook "Beyond the Pots and the Pans" | |||
| "That Vagina is not worth $55,000" with Johnny Sulivan of Mezzanote and Pete Pigotte of Olaf's | 20 May 2024 | 00:48:44 | |
No show next week! Happy Birthday Dave! | |||
| "Syd texts like a scammer" with Aaron Emas of Backyard Bagels and James Wagoner of Joule Case | 13 May 2024 | 00:44:13 | |
WELCOME TO SUMMER SEATTLE | |||
| "17 Bagels for $17" with Josh Grunig of Zylberschtein's Delicatessen and Demitri Pallis of Demitri's Bloody Mary Mix | 06 May 2024 | 01:04:14 | |
THEY FOUND THE ZEBRA | |||
| Ep 55 "That's an Applebee's ass attitude." with Chef Dustin of Art of the Table and Mark DeJoy Freelance Writer | 29 Apr 2024 | 00:58:07 | |
Zebras on the loose in Northbound. Chocolate Lube Companies. Everything you ever wanted to know about Jo-Jo's Why Greenwich England is the center of time. What should we do for our Tom Cruise Pop up? SPONSORED BY KITTENS (It's right across the street) | |||
| "How many videos on pushups do I have to watch before I have a big chest?" with Travis Clark of Northstar Diner and Justin Khana of Total Station Domination | 22 Apr 2024 | 01:09:27 | |
Send us dinner recs!!!! | |||
| "Fuck you Ben Affleck" with Damien Castillo of Doce Donut Co. and Julie Bundt of Heart in Seoul | 15 Apr 2024 | 00:51:12 | |
Man, I'm really trying not to cuss in these titles, but Ben Affleck got me all rilled up this morning. Have a great week! | |||
| "Our goal was to make people feel like they got ripped off" with Loren Larsen of Table for 12 and Felix Madrid of Seattle Cider | 08 Apr 2024 | 01:07:36 | |
Nope. Need a nap. Just listen. | |||
| If you told me 33 years ago The Smashing Pumpkins would be reposting a picture of me to their million followers, I would say "what's instagram?" w/ Brennan Rice of Autumn + Mike Carter of Big Mike's | 01 Apr 2024 | 00:55:10 | |
I"m getting busier and the descriptions are getting workers. I interviewed Mike 12 years ago for a cook portion at the Seattle Center and now he has his name at his own location there. Brennon was in a completely different industry and in 3 years ago and now is the Exec Chef of Autumn. Dream big listeners. | |||
| "We gonna try to get Vietnamese Moms outta the house!" with Quyen Phan of Anchovies and Salt and Shimi Kahn of Falafel Salam | 25 Mar 2024 | 01:07:58 | |
Its like Fois Gras but with Weasel shit. | |||
| "I can't charge somebody $30 for a pastrami sandwich (They'll lose their fucking mind)" with Jonny Silverberg of Schmaltzy's Deli (RIP) and Careanza of El Mariachi Birria Y Tacos | 18 Mar 2024 | 00:59:38 | |
A room full of Food Truckers discuss the pros and cons of staying on the road vs. a brick and mortar. Holla!
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| "Stress, Coffee, and Alcohol" with Aaron Tekulve of Surrell and Chris Nishiwaki | 11 Mar 2024 | 01:11:50 | |
IF YOUR RESTAURANT DOESN'T HAVE A SPRAY THAT MAKES YOU SMELL LIKE SOUP WHEN YOU LEAVE, I'M NOT INTERESTED! | |||
| It's Crab Toast (but it will fuck you up) with Meg Van Huygen of The Stranger and Alex Jackson of Seabird | 04 Mar 2024 | 01:01:50 | |
Tickets for "The Bear" Pop up are almost sold out! Snag a ticket now at www.exploretock.com/dreamland Meg lists her 3 favorite North Korean restaurants in Dubai. Alex finds the right balance of pretentious. Copine makes a blueberry foil gras dish that makes Dave drink the blood of babies.
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| "God, this woman knows a lot about Oysters" with Quentin Ertel of Shibuya Hi Fi and Dan Crookston of Mean Sandwich | 26 Feb 2024 | 01:09:01 | |
What a beautiful Monday! I think this may be my favorite episode so far. The two guys are so inspirational and positive. Quentin witnesses the Sneaker Riot. Dan is a sucker for a pork chop. | |||
| "White People, I love you!" with Mike Stamey of Westward and Joel Radin of Petoskeys | 19 Feb 2024 | 00:57:29 | |
A restaurant legend and an established chef join us in the garage today. Also Arianna stops by to chat about the last best day ever event. | |||
| "Its 2 a.m., GET THE FUCK OUT! I need to get in may cage! with Ryan Reiter of NW Marketplaces and Carlo Chalisea of Don Luchos | 13 Feb 2024 | 00:59:29 | |
Edmonds Lunar New Year Celebration, Syd crashes Corvus +Co's employee party, Ryan breaks down event costs. Carlo hates neon sauces. | |||
| "What kind of Asshole wakes up and says I want to go to California Pizza Kitchen" with Oliver Bangers of Nirmals and Max Heigh of Sam Choy's Poke to the Max | 05 Feb 2024 | 00:55:38 | |
I'm not going to lie, I have to jump on a ferry so I didn't have time to come up with a funny synopsis. | |||
| "The Oxygen going in and out of your fucking lungs is worth $4" with Gary Szeredy of Queen Anne Beer Hall | 30 Jan 2024 | 00:55:03 | |
This Sunday at Last Call Bar (4105 Leary Way) Luis and I are throwing a Taco Party. 5pm till Sell out. $2 Jello Shots and dope ass tacos! | |||
| "The One Year Anniversary Live Podcast" with Kenji Lopez Alt and Brady Leffler (The Beverage Junkie) | 23 Jan 2024 | 01:21:02 | |
Dave reveals what he did at the Super Bowl 11 years ago that got him to get sober. You know how influencers feel about "Anchovies and Salt", now find out how they feel about "Anchovies and Pineapple" Ludo is a band, Lupo is a restaurant. Kenji confess to stealing. Molly Moon's needs to bring back tipping. Hey guys, thanks for listening for a year. We really love you. | |||
| "Gabe is from Wisconsin, Trackstar is from St. Louis" | 23 Jan 2024 | 00:11:31 | |
Trackstar the DJ stops by to share his inspiring story of becoming part of one of the biggest hip hop groups in history. | |||