Filson’s current Chef Face (that’s his title!) and former pop-up scene fixture Chachi Thomas chops it up with us about growing up in southern California, starting and leaving the pop-up game, and crossing paths with notorious Hells Angel Sonny Barger.

We also talk about why Chachi decided not to open a brick-and-mortar, chew on Spice Waala’s Instagram post about what the City of Seattle can do to help small businesses thrive, and give love to Chachi’s favorite burger joint—and Mark’s first-ever job—in Bothell. 

Plus Meg has a date night at the Seattle Symphony, Mark has yet another doppelgänger, and we all have the local restaurant news—and our best bites—of the week.

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00:00 Intro

11:53 Fontucky, Hell’s Angels, and Art Supplies

16:43 Chachi’s Pop-Up Origin Story

25:28 Meg’s Grocery Outlet Mystery Snack

29:45 This Week’s Restaurant News

39:33 Why Chachi Left the Pop-Up Game

50:48 Thanks, I Ate It!

01:07:23 Coming Up Next Week