FOOD: A KNKX Podcast

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FOOD is a monthly segment exploring cooking, eating, and how food shapes our identity and culture here in the Northwest.

Episodes

  1. 04/06/2022

    For Sue Kidd, strip mall diners and fancy bistros held equal merit

    The longtime Pierce County food journalist was fearless in her reviews, but also kind and professional — earning the trust of area restaurateurs.

    8 min

  2. 01/26/2022

    After eating East Coast bagels, a look at what the PNW has to offer

    It’s been said, usually by people from there, that bagels are better on the East Coast than they are in the Northwest. But KNKX food commentator Nancy Leson – who grew up in Philadelphia – isn’t sure that’s still true.

    5 min

  3. 12/22/2021

    'Less meat, but good meat': How a childhood in London informs this Ballard butcher's philosophy

    Beast & Cleaver has only been open in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood for about two years, but it's already developed a loyal following.

    7 min

  4. 11/24/2021

    'The best turkey we’ve ever had’: A loyal following in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District

    Kau Kau BBQ Restaurant in Seattle's Chinatown-International District started roasting Thanksgiving turkeys decades ago. It's now an enormously popular tradition with many repeat customers.

    8 min

  5. 11/03/2021

    FOOD: Spice Bridge offers global flavors that are 'so frickin' good'

    Just south of Seattle, in a new development called Tukwila Village, something special is cooking. A lot of special things, as a matter of fact.

    8 min

  6. 09/23/2021

    'Irish' Spaghetti and the power of food and family

    In the latest installment of FOOD, KNKX's Ed Ronco shares an old family recipe with food commentator Nancy Leson. Meet "Irish Spaghetti."

    7 min

  7. 08/26/2021

    FOOD: The place with all the peppers

    In this month's episode, KNKX's Ed Ronco and food commentator Nancy Leson head to Yakima County to visit a farm that grows more than 200 varieties of peppers, sold at farmers markets across western Washington.

    8 min

  8. 08/25/2021

    FOOD: J. Kenji López-Alt on Seattle, cooking and representation

    The chef, columnist, cookbook author and social media sensation just moved to Seattle. Why? Nancy Leson asks that and other questions in this conversation about food, representation and more.

    9 min

  9. 08/25/2021

    FOOD: A salmon feast and a happy reunion

    It’s been a decade since I cooked my first salmon, while living in Alaska — three hefty filets from some Chinook I’d caught and saved, frozen, to impress my Michigan parents on their first trip to visit me.

    7 min
  • 9 Episodes

About

FOOD is a monthly segment exploring cooking, eating, and how food shapes our identity and culture here in the Northwest.

Information

  • Creator
    KNKX Public Radio
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Pacific Public Media 2026
  • Show Website
    FOOD: A KNKX Podcast