We’re having another amaro party, this time with Gillian and Joey Diedrick, the husband-and-wife team behind local amaro producer SennzaFinne. The lovebirds tell us about their creative approach in crafting SennzaFinne’s four season-themed amari, and how their fifth amaro—Always—fits into the mix. We also talk about how far the boundaries of an amaro can be pushed while still being recognizable as an amaro, and why the Seattle area is such a hotbed for the bittersweet botanical liqueur.

Plus Meg is in her auntie gardener era, Mark is in his raw scallops era, and we’re all in on bringing you the local restaurant news—and our favorite bites—of the week.

Mentioned in this episode:

Voysey

Bad Chancla

Folio

Homer

Richard’s Too Good BBQ

PopPop Pizza

Top Dead Center Cafe

Dordlofva

Outsider

Hamdi

Greenwood American Bistro

Fair Isle Brewing

Master Bing

La Marea

L'Oursin

DeLaurenti

Giddy Sloth

Pizza Paesano

Schilling Cider

Greenwood Cider Co

Stoneburner

Moxie Mule

0:00 Intro

06:42 What is SennzaFinne?

13:56 The History of SennzaFinne

24:33 Meg’s H Mart Snack

33:37 This Week’s Restaurant News

46:17 The Boundaries of Amaro

55:14 Thanks, I Ate It!

1:13:15 Coming Up Next Week