The Dinnernet with Mark and Meg
The Dinnernet with Mark and Meg
The Dinnernet Podcast
S1 Ep17: Home of the Slopper with Jackie Varriano
1 hour 10 minutes Posted May 2, 2025 at 10:11 pm.
Intro07:59 Jackie’s Role at The Seattle Times19:45 Meg’s H Mart Mystery Snack24:56 This Week’s Restaurant News33:45 What Food Writers Do and Don’t Do46:42 Thanks, I Ate It!01:08:23 Coming Up Next Week
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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 Hedberg joke!Plus Meg critiques the American theater, Mark loves documentaries, we list our favorite bites of the week, and we’ve got all the restaurant news that’s fit to podcast about.Check out Jackie's writing at The Seattle TimesRestaurants mentioned in this episode:TamraMoto Taste of YemenFoundry VineyardsTake 5 Urban MarketBlazing GrillStumbletown SandwichesShark Bite CevicheLupoKiligVindicktive WingsTriangle SpiritsGiddy SlothMurphy’s PubRobin’s Restaurant and MarketUnion SaloonEvents mentioned in this episode:SoukSeattle Jazz FellowshipAhame OluoFood and Country00:00 Intro07:59 Jackie’s Role at The Seattle Times19:45 Meg’s H Mart Mystery Snack24:56 This Week’s Restaurant News33:45 What Food Writers Do and Don’t Do46:42 Thanks, I Ate It!01:08:23 Coming Up Next Week