We're ringing in the new year with all the latest news about dining in and around Seattle. First, we look at recent restaurant visits, then we share some tips about food substitutions that make sense. There's plenty of news to digest with our newsbytes segment and our calendar provides some interesting experiences for winter. Connie interviews Tom about the origins of our online magazines and we close with tips and tricks you can use.

Samad Nasserian, CEO and Founder of Cozymeal is our special guest today discussing how you can order up team building for the corporate workplace using Seattle chefs as your guides. We open the show talking about a few places we've dined at lately and one we didn't. Then we ponder the mix of restaurants in a city that has a reputation for good food. What's missing? Beyond Seattle's homeless problem, with all the rain we've got a lot of homeless earthworms – now what? There's plenty of info in our Newsbytes segment, plenty to do in our calendar segment and we've got tips for the holidays and beyond. Enjoy the show.

Jill Petrie of the Blue Ribbon Cooking School is our special guest today. Tom and Connie open the show discussing some places they've dined at as of late and then we get into debating the deliverary of raw proteins to the table, when that's not what you ordered. Newsbytes reveals the progress of several new restaurants set to open soon and the Calendar is packed full of wine dinners and Thanksgiving options. We close with tips on the importance of speaking up when you're dining out and a cool gadget every kitchen should have.

Nat Stratton-Clarke of Café Flora joins us today to talk about the 25 years of Café Flora. Where it's been and where it's going. We've got the skinny on where to go for the good flavors throughout October. We've got the skinny on the inside news about the dining world around the sound. And we've got tips and tricks to get you into the holiday groove.

Duke Moscrip and Bill Ranninger of Duke's Chowder House join us as our special guests to discuss their new cook book, As Wild as it Gets, as well as the turnaround in food offerings over the last decade. If it's been a while since you've eaten at Duke's, you'll want to listen to this show. Tom and Connie kick off the episode with a discussion on recent restaurants they've visited and then get into the newest flour coming your way at a store near you soon. The calendar is packed with ways to say goodbye to summer and newsbytes reveals new changes in the current culinary landscape

Kurt Dammiere of Sugar Mountain joins us in the studio to discuss his newest projects which include a new restaurant and cookbook. It's summer time in Seattle and outdoor dining is in full swing, and as the city erupts with new residents, there's a lot to cover that will inspire both newbies, as well as those who have been around a while. We've got the skinny on the latest happenings around town and where all the delicious food events are. The show closes with tips you can use in the kitchen, or when you're out and about.

Jamie takes the month off to work on Lamb things, so Connie and Tom steer the ship of food to where it needs to go. The two look at a few places they recently dined at, then it's on to newsbytes for tidbits about what's going on around town. Several 4th of July festivities arise during a briefing on the calendar. Then, Loyd and Roy drop by from the Captain Whidbey Inn to discuss what's going on at one the Pacific Northwest longest running getaway locations. The pair wrap with a few tips. So long Ponti, thanks for all the great food and great times.

The trio of Connie, Jamie and Tom are back at it again, kicking off the show with a tour of Washington restaurants. You'll want to try them all! We take a quick look at what's going on in the Newsbytes segment and roll into the Calendar with plenty of events you can partake in all month long. The trio has just returned from an eye-opening tour of Yakima and there's lots to share about the massive turnaround in the area east of the Cascades. We wrap with kitchen and restaurant tips.

Clover Thurk with the Pike Place Market Foundation joins Tom and Connie to reveal inside information about their program that most people don't know. The show kicks off with the hosts bantering about where they've eaten as of late, a favorite new book, spring getaways and then we leap into Newsbytes and the Calendar segment covering everything from Cinco de Mayo to Mother's Day and beyond. We wrap with some tips for dining out and at home. Mike Meengs provides some wonderful new music bumpers to this month's show. It's all right here. Press Play!

With most of the hosts and guests down for the count with dreaded colds, the publisher leads us through a brief show for this month. He keeps it entertaining, but he's no David Letterman.