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OG foodie influencer & James Beard Award-winning writer Allecia Vermillion joins us as we drink Noma’s yet-to-be-released canned drinks, wax poetic about White Claws, James continues to whine about the coffee industry, Amy confesses her passion for Arby’s, and Allecia pitches her TV show. Allecia also eloquently helps us dive a little further into the great Taco Time divide!

Back in action! Holly Robinson of Sunny Hill Seattle helps ease us back into the groove of podcasting. She drops some wisdom on how transitioning through COVID and different concepts gave us her beautiful pizzeria. James continues to learn how a podcast works, Amy remains snarky, and Holly gives us her insights on Pop-Ups! One thing always leads to another, and through continued collaboration, Holly has started Fathom35, which is her Seattle based marketing consultancy offering holistic brand building, strategy, and vision for hospitality and beverage. And, of course, our sweet, sweet reviews!

Prashanthi reflects on her passion for rice milk, dogs, and how pursuing her dream turned her life into one big coffee break. Also, should sales reps leave reviews? Let's hear what she has to say about that!

Lois Ko dives into what true entrepreneurial hustle looks like, but she'll tell you why it's overrated. How many samples are too many when you visit an ice-cream shop? Listen in to get the perspective of a true 100% authentic creamery from the U-District's own Sweet Alchemy Ice Creamery!

Amy's choosing. In this introductory episode James and Amy discuss some of the positives and negatives of the online reviewing world, influencers, and a plethora of tangents. We hope you get a feel for the journey we're heading down and join us for future episodes!

Jumping on Razor scooters, racing handcars, trophy husbands, and special brothels. Nomad PNW, Wilkeson's premiere specialty coffee shop, joins us and talks about what it's like to establish a cafe in a historical small town. Listen in as this SoCal couple drives up The 405, trashes Taco Time, and gives shoutouts to every individual in Wilkeson. Empanadas and they announce a new beverage!

Efrem Fesaha from Boon Boona Coffee discusses the upcoming pumpkin season, Honey I Shrunk The Kids, and schools James and Amy about the blessed but masochistic traditional coffee ceremony using a jebena after hitting them with a Taco Time pump-fake. 

Making the choice between your career and your family can be hard, but sometimes honoring your parents leads to some dope kicks and a legendary shoe store! Caroline gives us the lowdown on how it all started, how it's going, and how she's bringing it into the future! What kind of shoe is James? What kind of shoe is Amy? Also, Taco Time.

Our very own Yelp Elite consultant divulges the Pirate Code of these Elites. While losing every possible sponsorship, Amy comes hard with the questions and James' mind is blown when learning some Foodie/Influencers are paid cold hard cash to give good reviews. Nelson waxes poetic about Joey's and how to cheat Costco. Big thanks to Nelson for being the monolithic representative for all Yelp Elites!