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Seattle Eats with Tan Vinh

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Seattle is a buffet of great food... if you know where to look. Seattle Times journalist Tan Vinh invites listeners to the area's hottest restaurants, road-side food stalls and everywhere in between to find the best meals in the city and to meet the people who make them sing.

New episodes every Thursday.

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Episodes

  • What the heck is happening at Canlis?

    Seattle Times food critics weigh in on their controversial review of Canlis, a beloved special occasion spot. Plus, they tell you where they’re seeing Seattle better celebrated on the plate.

  • Seattle Thanksgiving Needs Teriyaki

    From Butterball memories to bourbon teriyaki masterpiece. A Seattle sushi chef reinvents Thanksgiving turkey in 30 minutes.

  • RIP Tasting Menus. Long Live Fancy Burgers!

    The fine dining spots are nixing their prix fixe menus in favor of a more casual model. Seattle Times food writer, Tan Vinh shares why these changes are good for restaurants as well as customer wallets and appetites.

  • Wake up and smell the $12 coffee

    Seattle is a haven for coffee fans. And the price of that fandom just got a whole lot more expensive. Seattle Times writers discuss the skyrocketing price of jitter juice and share where to find some good-cheap coffee in the city.

  • My sixth sense for cheap eats

    Seattle Times writers share their latest food finds from around Seattle– including maybe the cheapest breakfast sandwich in the city and the best nachos in the entire Pacific Northwest.

  • Confessions of a Seattle food critic

    Tan answers questions from listeners about being a food critic — from how he picks restaurants to review, to dealing with heartburn on the job. Plus, he shares tips on how to see Seattle’s restaurant scene through the eyes of a critic.

  • Revisiting Seattle’s new third place: Breweries

    Two big-name Washington breweries have expanded with new locations in Seattle, complete with food offerings from local chefs. Seattle Times food critic Tan Vinh explains the trends that are shaping the city’s brewery scene. He's joined by Seattle Times editor Trevor Lenzmeier! 

  • Seattle restaurants get creative to keep doors open

    Seattle Times food critic Tan Vinh and editor Trevor Lenzmeier break down the openings focused on sandwiches and fast-casual small plates and look at how large format restaurants and fine dining spots are closing or pivoting.

  • Seahawks stadium food is changing the game

    The Seattle Seahawks want food to be a draw to Lumen Field this fall. Food critic Tan Vinh and producer Brandi Fullwood sample new menu items at the stadium and rank their favorites that hold up to the chaos of game day.