Thanks! I Ate It
Claim This Podcastby Meg van Huygen and Jeff Kelley
Podcast Overview
<p>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!</p>
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Publishing Since
2/2/2026
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Recent Episodes
July 6, 2026
The Elder Statesman of Creators with Conner Cayson of Find Me in Seattle
<p>***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.*** </p><p>It's safe to say that many, if not most, restaurant industry folks have a bad taste in their mouth about influencers. But from day 1, Conner Cayson—better known to some as Conner from Find Me in Seattle—has set himself apart from not only the genre but the phrase itself. To us, Conner is some amalgamation of viral TikTokker, food scholar, PBS travel guide, social media manager, cinematographer, short film screenwriter, urban anthropologist, and crackerjack street reporter. And while influencers generally focus on their own selves, Conner's coming to the craft with a genuine curiosity about all the fellow Seattleites he meets and a desire to introduce them to others. </p><p>In this episode, we chat about Conner's background in sales, his private content creation business, why it's not shabby to get paid to do hours and hours of script writing and video editing and soundtracking and marketing, and the disticntions among an influencer, a content creator, and a storyteller. (He's all of them, but especially the latter.) </p><p>The whole episode is also pretty much a gushy love letter to beautiful Seattle, Washington. As ever! </p><p>Plus Jeff carves out a niche as a Eurovision sportscaster, Meg has unwittingly become a weekend cider furry, Conner freaking loves the Sounders, and we all list our best bites!</p>
June 22, 2026
Synergistic Pizza with Food Writer Mark DeJoy
<p>Hey, friends, here's another aged, fermented episode we recorded just a little while ago! We're almost caught up, stg.</p><p>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 restaurant openings, and the state of food journalism both small and large. The upside of not finding the time to upload your podcast until weeks after you record it is that some of the delayed openings have opened by now! There are so very many new restaurants in Seattle in the last few weeks, and ayyyy, we got 'em all. </p><p>Plus Jeff went to a all-white folk country show, Mark's stoked to sing his heart out at the new Bush Garden, Meg's got a deal Eater Seattle can't refuse, and we all ate things. Listen up!</p>
June 8, 2026
You Love to Watch Your Employees Make Money with Taylor Cheney and Matt Mitchell from Yalla
<p>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.</p><p>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 to serve delicious handheld Middle Eastern food to the pedestrians of Olive Way, both drunk and sober, and why they're been so dedicated to fundraising for charities in Palestine, Lebanon, and their neighboring countries since day 1 </p><p>The convo also takes a serious-ish turn as we tackle the subject of rampant tip-stealing that's been going on in Seattle restaurants. Jeff in particular has a valuable point of view here, since he's the president of a labor union that was started for just this reason. </p><p>Plus Meg drank all her meals this week, Jeff takes a side quest to Georgetown, and we all love the Old Spaghetti Factory 4 lyfe. Let's go! 🍝</p>
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- What is Thanks! I Ate It?
<p>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!</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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