The See Food Diet

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We see food, we eat it, and then we talk about it. Bob, Kate, and Matt tell you what's in their mouths and on their minds in this weekly podcast about food in Columbus, Ohio and beyond. It's that part of the cookout after everyone's eaten and now you're talking about eating.

Sep 28

Hilltop Mini Food Adventure

"The biscuit is just a vessel." - Matt The See Food Diet gang— Bob, Kate, and Matt — are back with a jam-packed episode centered entirely around food adventures, nostalgic restaurants, and everything in between. The episode follows the crew on a "hilltop food adventure" — a two-stop local outing that had them buzzing. First, they hit Mean Mugs Wings and Things, a hidden gem tucked inside an AmVets hall on Broad Street, where house-made sauces (especially the signature sauce), tender boneless wings, and cheese cubes had everyone raving. They crowned it a 10/10. Then it was over to Hilltop Dairy Twist, a recently-reopened soft serve spot near Camp Chase, where a peanut butter milkshake was declared better than Mona's and an apple crisp sundae hit all the right notes. The episode wraps up with a deeply nostalgic conversation about beloved Columbus restaurants that no longer exist — Italian Oven, Damon's, the Kahiki, Max and Irma's, Fuddruckers, and more — plus a rapid-fire media segment covering Ted Lasso, Taskmaster, American Horror Story, a New York Times vegetarian cookbook, and some music takes that range from warm to brutally honest.
Sep 21

Our Maine Man Matt

"In three days I consumed 10 lobster rolls. And I never thought I would get to that point — I couldn't get another lobster roll." - Matt The See Food Diet gang is back together for a chaotic, crumb-covered, laughter-filled episode that covers an extraordinary range of food adventures. Matt takes center stage with an epic recap of his Maine trip, where he consumed **10 lobster rolls in three days**, rating each one with obsessive precision. He breaks down the Maine vs. Connecticut style debate, raves about the Holy Donut's potato-based donuts (especially the dark chocolate and pomegranate), discovers Linda Bean's restaurant at the LL Bean flagship, and crowns a European pub as his surprise 9.2-rated top lobster roll. He also squeezes in a glowing anniversary dinner review of Los Santi in Columbus, an Italian steakhouse where bone marrow, focaccia, and steak frites all made the cut. The back half of the episode turns into a full-on taste test gauntlet, as Bob brings back snacks from Detroit's largest Asian market and Rocco's Deli. The gang bravely samples a non-alcoholic sumac and chili aperitif (universally rejected), a crumbling black sesame mooncake (mixed reviews, mostly chaos), a Dubai pistachio and raspberry caramel chocolate bar (surprise hit), a flat strawberry Coca-Cola from China(underwhelming), and finally — the moment of the episode — **mushroom-flavored Oreos from China**, which triggered genuine gagging, an involuntary in-studio reaction from Angie, and a lively debate about whether the smell or the taste was worse. Tim Tams from Australia rode in to save the day. Threaded throughout is the warm, rambling energy that makes this podcast so lovable — detours into Kate's daughter Millie's disco music education in the car, Vanessa's legendary salty granola, Candy Cloud's dirty soda mix-up, and a running debate about whether mooncakes are better quality elsewhere. The episode is equal parts food journalism, family chaos, and unhinged snack show, and it absolutely delivers.
Sep 14

Defending Bologna

"Look at my face and please match the spice level to what's happening here." - Bob In this episode we're catching up after an extended unplanned hiatus caused by a broken ankle, a power outage, and a trip to Nashville. The episode opens with self-aware apologies for being gone and quickly dives into a detailed debrief of the Ohio State Fair, covering everything from the infamous deviled egg stand (birthday cake, apple pie, brisket, mac and cheese, and ranch-flavored eggs) to a Korean churro corn dog, bingsu, dirty soda made with Schmidt's cream soda, and caramel sauces from a traveling Orlando vendor. There's also an on-mic taste test of Goo Goo Clusters from Nashville and "Long Chip" — a bookmark-shaped mashed potato snack that absolutely baffles and delights us both. The second half of the episode ventures into food opinions, nostalgia, and mild controversy. We defend American cheese and bologna as underrated culinary staples, get into childhood memories of Miracle Whip sandwiches and grandma's tuna salad, and roast Wolf's Ridge for bad cod and the audacity of asking how someone wants their pork cooked. We also sample a peach cobbler cheesecake and pumpkin roll from Weiland's, debate Littleton's Helen's Heavenly donut, and spiral into a passionate discussion about Desi Bites' biryani being dangerously, unforgivably spicy. The episode ends with music recommendations (Dolly Parton, Kesha's *Rainbow*) and an extended, enthusiastic rave about the British comedy show Taskmaster. The vibe is cozy, unscripted, and genuinely funny — two siblings who clearly love food, have strong opinions, and could talk forever. It's the kind of podcast that feels like being in the room.
Aug 10

Snack Taste Test Chaos

"These are shaped like lightning bolts! Okay, Lightning McQueen." - Nila The See Food Diet Gang gather at the Burns Family Home for a lively international snack tasting session, working their way through a lineup of unique chips sourced from Miniso and other specialty stores. The gang samples honey butter four-cheese chips, Lay's cucumber chips, late-night American hot wing Doritos (shaped like lightning bolts!), and Tokyo teriyaki roasted chicken chips — rating each one with genuine reactions ranging from disgust to full-on obsession. The cucumber chips become a surprise crowd favorite, the Doritos spark a "wheat thin" debate, and the teriyaki chips earn praise for actually tasting like what's on the label. The episode has the warm, chaotic energy of friends eating snacks around a kitchen table with a deer lurking outside. After the snack haul, the crew dives into a truly wild card: Graeter's Skyline Chili Ice Cream — cinnamon-spiced ice cream loaded with oyster crackers. What sounds like a disaster turns out to be a legit fall flavor moment. The group also gives a passionate shoutout to Dan the Baker in Columbus, debating whether a $18 butter-and-cheese sandwich on ciabatta is worth it (spoiler: Bob says absolutely yes and would have paid $30). The second half of the episode becomes a free-wheeling pop culture roundup covering the podcast *Everybody Knows But Me*, Ted Lasso's return, House of the Dragon theory videos, Tubi's hilariously low-budget original movies, Peacock's bonkers romance drama titles, Roblox LARPing on TikTok, AI mirror portal stories, and an ongoing 1,001 albums challenge that's delivering everything from Mariah Carey to Slipknot to Brian Eno.
Aug 3

Ohio State Fair 2026

"Everything is fine. Nothing is bad. Nothing is good. Everything is fine. It is the mid-est of mid restaurants." - Bob The Ohio State Fair dropped its new food list and we have OPINIONS 🎡🧇 This week we went through every single new item so you don't have to do the research yourself. The Churro Korean Corn Dog (mozzarella in cinnamon sugar corn dog batter — YES), the Blueberry Pie Bingsu, and the Freedom Fries are our must-tries. The inside-out buckeye — fried Oreo wrapped in peanut butter batter — sounds incredible and also like a medical event. The full breakdown is in this week's episode and we want to know: which one are YOU eating first? Tell us in the comments. In this episode: - Gulf Shores Alabama! - Bushwhacker milkshakes! - Ohio State Fair new foods! - Wolf's Ridge Brewing Columbus! - Flavor Burst soft serve! - Hilltop Dairy Twist! - Trader Joe's Columbus! - Kevin's meals! - Churro Korean Corn Dog! - Freedom Fries! - Fluffernutter Funnel Cake! - Blueberry Pie Bingsu! - Cauliflower steak! - Airplane food! - BeanTok! - a mid tofu burrito! - And MORE!!!
Jul 27

My Greek Curse

This episode is a sprawling, joyful food-and-pop-culture hang session with three hosts (one absent — shoutout to Matt) who dive deep into everything they've been eating, watching, reading, and listening to. The first half is essentially a full travel food diary from a recent trip to the San Francisco Bay Area, covering spots like Dolores Deluxe in SF, Hobnob in Alameda, the Joinery in Sausalito, a mystery vegan burrito spot in Oakland, H-Mart in Fremont, Yogurt Land in Berkeley, and a late-night chocolate bread pudding revelation at a rotisserie joint in Castroville. Back home, the hosts also recap a blowout dinner at Quarter Dumpling House in Cincinnati (TikTok-famous, $50/person, absolutely worth it) and a bougie treat haul from Fresh Thyme, including the infamous $20-a-jar Coconut Cult yogurt. The second half shifts into a lively candy tasting segment featuring the C-Sweet strawberry mix and a Mayana dark chocolate with strawberry marshmallow, crystallized rose, and salted caramel — with the hosts debating textures, tastes, and whether one candy genuinely tastes like feet or old dissolving gum. From there, the conversation pinballs across TV recommendations (*The Other Bennett Sister*, *House of the Dragon*, *Big Boys*), books (*Cannery Row*, *Patricia Wants to Cuddle*, *Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory*), a Taco Bell cyclospora crisis news break, a driverless Waymo car ride, a harmonica-playing butt-scratching child at Muir Woods, and a deep music discussion ranging from Simon & Garfunkel to M.I.A. to Faye Webster to the idea of a spin-off Madonna ranking podcast. The vibe throughout is warm, chaotic, genuinely funny, and deeply enthusiastic — a show where no topic is too small and every meal deserves its own paragraph. These hosts *love* food, love to laugh, and love to recommend things, and that energy is completely contagious from start to finish. ## KEYWORDS Quarter Dumpling House Cincinnati Dolores Deluxe San Francisco Coconut Cult yogurt Hobnob Alameda Muir Woods Cannery Row Monterey C-Sweet strawberry candy Mayana chocolate The Other Bennett Sister BBC Big Boys TV show Taskmaster Lisa Gilroy Taco Bell cyclospora outbreak Waymo driverless car H-Mart Fremont Artichoke Town Castroville Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum Elliott Smith MIA albums Faye Webster 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
Jul 20

PSA: Get a Bidet

"I saw an article about how reading is dead. Obviously I didn't read it. " - Bob This episode kicks off with a rundown of their recent dinner at Rolls Rice, where one host got a messy paneer naan taco he didn't enjoy while the others raved about chickpea masala and tandoori chicken bowls. Snack reviews follow fast and furious — the crew tears into Stuffed Puffs Gummy Fusions (turns out they dye your mouth blue), a returned McDonald's fried apple pie (solid, could use vanilla ice cream and a caramel sundae), and a cryptic second treat that the hosts debate eating mid-show. The episode takes a deeply chaotic detour into the Cyclospora outbreak making headlines (eve if they call Cryptosporidium every time!), complete with an extended, passionate endorsement of bidets as emergency preparedness tools, a pool incident story involving a baby that led to a hotel pool shutdown, and a pasta salad origin story where a piece of Impossible meat moved like a worm in the sink — and the host absolutely had to throw the whole thing away anyway. These stories are told with zero shame and maximum relatability. The hosts agree: sometimes you just cannot eat the food, even if you know it's fine. The back half of the episode gets into the hosts' favorite territory — grocery store lists. They rip through "best of" roundups from Aldi, Whole Foods, and Fresh Thyme, debating everything from Irish butter price differences to the Too Good To Go app's surprise bags, mochi ice cream refrigerator betrayals, and White Castle's new Southwest Veggie Slider. They wrap up with a peanut butter brand power ranking debate (Jif vs. Skippy is a whole thing), fresh podcast/music/TV recs, and an earnest plea for everyone to go watch Bodacious Humphrey Williams on TikTok immediately.
Jul 13

Dentist Lunch Shaming

The podcast is back for a freewheeling, food-obsessed episode that covers everything from soup cravings in 98-degree weather to the wild world of regional Kroger nicknames. The episode kicks off with a rundown of recent food adventures — tropical smoothie wraps, tuna fish sandwiches, a scandalously under-catered lunch, and the eternal debate over ham in split pea soup — before spiraling into an enthusiastic deep dive on Giant Eagle's acquisition by Kroger and a passionate recommendation for Grocery Lan in Xenia, Ohio, a hidden gem ice cream and snack destination with no "D." The crew then shifts into full fair-food mode, riffing on the Ohio State Fair's new features — a Sphere-style immersive space, a glacial misting park, drone flying in the agriculture center, and a 2076 time capsule — alongside last year's wild food offerings like deep-fried bacon-wrapped Oreos and Thanksgiving Sundaes. The episode wraps with a snack tasting session featuring Trader Joe's chili-lime rolled corn tortilla chips, Whole Foods' legendary $27 Berry Chantilly Cake, Buc-ee's Sizzling Bold & Spicy Crackers (a divided house), lemon wafer straw cookies, and Swedish-style marshmallow gummies from a local Columbus brand. The vibe throughout is chaotic, funny, and deeply relatable — three hosts who love food, love each other, and cannot stop making plans they probably won't keep. The final stretch gets into what everyone's been listening to and watching, including a 1001 Albums project full of passionate opinions (RIP Nirvana's In Utero, RIP Pixies' Bossanova), the viral Minion Singing Contest on TikTok, AI seahorse-shark romance videos, a mysterious Chinese farmer named Mr. Biao making homemade soy sauce bricks, and a full breakdown of Love Island's most chaotic season yet, including the Casa Amor Heart Rate Challenge betrayal and a truly devastating movie night.

We see food, we eat it, and then we talk about it. Bob, Kate, and Matt tell you what's in their mouths and on their minds in this weekly podcast about food in Columbus, Ohio and beyond. It's that part of the cookout after everyone's eaten and now you're talking about eating.

Creator

rdmeeker
Years Active

2024 - 2026
Episodes

83
Rating

Clean
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