Lisa Bi (Ba+Me popup, Family Meal supper club) joins us to talk Viet comfort food, creating a more communal and collaborative restaurant concept, and how to get started in the Seattle popup scene. We also discuss Michael Wong's must-read article in The Stranger about pricing expectations for Vietnamese and other south Asian cuisines. And as always, we've got restaurant news , and our rec's for the best things we ate this week!

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:00) Lisa's Lil’ Woody’s burger

(00:02:19) Portland and weird Tacoma pizza

(00:04:21) Lisa's pop-up origin story

(00:06:46) Making connections in Seattle

(00:07:40) Popping up outside Seattle

(00:09:13) Lisa’s upcoming events

(00:09:57) Family Meal Supper Club

(00:12:50) Lisa’s Chef mission

(00:19:47) Seattle Restaurant News

(00:28:42) Michael Wong’s article in The Stranger

(00:36:54) How Lisa handles expectations of Viet food

(00:44:05) “Fusion,” classics, and going brick and mortar

(00:47:59) What to expect at a Family Meal Supper Club event

(00:50:30) Thanks, I Ate It

(01:00:53) Coming up next week