Memorial Day Dogs

How to Find Great Restaurants While Traveling

"So what I'm hearing is the Mandalorian is a garlic guy." - Matt The See Food Diet Gang are back with another gloriously unfiltered post-party food conversation. The trio kicks things off debating whether Kate's fancy water dispenser is growing algae, Kate's apple cider vinegar wellness ritual, and the great vinegar ice machine cleaning saga. From there, they dive into real food content: Matt's Cap City Diner meatloaf sandwich, Kate's Burger King Mandalorian garlic chicken fries, Bob's visit to Detroit's Detroit 75 Kitchen, bumpy cake as a Michigan delicacy, and the discovery of a flavor burst soft serve spot near Cincinnati. The episode's undeniable centerpiece is Kate's full-on, barely-contained meltdown over Chipotle burrito sizes — but with a twist. While the rest of the internet screams about shrinkflation, Kate is furious that her burrito TOO MASSIVE, arriving at her workplace like a monster after she explicitly ordered light everything. The rant is unhinged, hilarious, and somehow deeply valid. The Gang also do a live snack review of the Lay's World Cup Worldly Flavors chips (Brazilian garlic sauce, Argentinian steak with chimichurri, and French onion soup), only to discover there are 40 globally inspired flavors and the US only got three. Betrayal. The back half of the episode covers a genuinely useful conversation about how to find great restaurants while traveling — Google, TikTok, Reddit city subreddits, OpenTable, and Instagram aesthetics all get their moment — plus a chaotic detour into gas tank anxiety (Matt runs his car to nearly empty; Kate would pull over and have a breakdown at the orange light), Waterloo root beer float sparkling water being a Guy Fieri collab and somehow incredible, and a meditation on why businesses should never publicly mock their customers. It's messy, it's funny, and it is absolutely the conversation you'd have after your Summer cookout.

Memorial Day Dogs

"City Barbecue is here for you on your best days and your darkest days." - Matt The See Food Diet Podcast's Memorial Day episode brings together hosts Bob, Kate, and Matt alongside returning guest Nila M. Shyamalan for a gloriously chaotic, food-obsessed hang. The episode kicks off with a deep dive into hot dog discourse — toppings, condiments, steamed vs. grilled, and the revelation that little smokies (not cut hot dogs) are the "traditional" pig in a blanket filling — before spiraling into a passionate discussion about Cincinnati chili variations, with Price Hill Chili emerging as a surprise favorite over Skyline. The crew covers kielbasa, bratwurst, Korean hot dogs at Myungrang in the Short North, and a full barbecue breakdown that culminates in an unexpectedly heartfelt and hilarious extended love letter to City Barbecue — including the story of how it became forever tied to grief after being catered at a family funeral. The second half of the episode gets nostalgic with a segment about beloved family recipes that, in hindsight, were a little unhinged — including Kate's mom's minimalist brothy potato soup (water, milk, butter, potato — that's it) and Bob's story of his dad's hearty cream-of-everything chicken noodle dish that his grandma slowly dismantled into an unrecognizable can-chicken catastrophe. The hosts also swap childhood food memories involving bologna salad, grilled peanut butter sandwiches dipped in chili, and the regional card game Euchre. The episode wraps with lightning-round pop culture coverage: glowing reviews of the horror-comedy series *Widows Bay*, Star Wars discourse, MIA's surprise Christian album, a Yugoslavian avant-garde band that may or may not be Nazis, Michael Jackson's *Bad* album holding up poorly on relisten, and a wholesome subplot about trying to curate age-appropriate country music for a child named Millie. The overall vibe is exactly what you want from a friend-group podcast — chaotic, warm, deeply specific, and packed with the kind of tangents that somehow circle back to something genuinely touching. City Barbecue being there for you "on your best days and your darkest days" might be the most sincere thing ever said about a fast-casual chain

Eating Tiny Clay Pots

"I'm not embarrassed to eat anything." - Kate Bob, Kate, Matt, and special guest Nila are back in full force on this chaotic, delightful episode of the See Food Diet Podcast — and the energy is electric from the first bite. The episode kicks off with donuts from Buckeye Donuts and a recap of the week's meals, including Kate's homemade sloppy joes and hamburger soup, a Mother's Day brunch adventure at Fox in the Snow, and a failed attempt to get into the new Cava in Hilliard on opening day. The crew bounces through Columbus food spots like Briggs Mart, Eat Greek Express, Brassica, Fusion, Wings Over, and CM Chicken, debating everything from the best diner in town to whether Chick-fil-A has quietly ruined their waffle fries. The conversation takes a wild and hilarious detour into the Great Tater Tot vs. French Fry Debate — a full philosophical breakdown that started at a youth baseball game and somehow ended with a passionate defense of the seasoned potato wedge as the ultimate form. From there, things get even weirder when the gang discovers the TikTok trend of people eating tiny clay pots (yes, actual clay), diving deep into the history of geophagy, *My Strange Addiction* episodes, and whether you should consult your dentist before munching on a jarrito de barro. It's unhinged in the best possible way. The episode wraps with a juicy discussion about food shame — guilty pleasures you'd never post about, ordering steak at Olive Garden, the grade-D meat allegedly served at Applebee's, and whether a man who orders a raspberry iced tizzle deserves our respect (he does). Throughout it all, the vibe is warm, funny, and deeply local — a love letter to Columbus food culture wrapped in trash talk and donut crumbs.

I Built This Taco Brick by Brick

"Devastating. It was delicious. Devastating." - Bob The See Food Diet Pod returns with a jam-packed episode featuring a voicemail from co-host Matt calling in from the road while coaching youth baseball, followed by a lively in-studio recording with hosts Bob and Kate. Matt recaps his food journey across Ohio and Indiana — hitting ballpark pretzels at Grand Park, a shrimp po'boy in Columbus, fried oysters, and loaded Cracker Jacks at a Reds game. He also gives a shoutout to Big League Chew gum as his coaching-season stress reliever. Back in the studio, Bob and Kate dive deep into their home cooking adventures, including Kate's game-changing discovery of the Recipe Keeper app, Bob's mujadara-inspired leek and chickpea miso rice bowl (which tragically gave him indigestion), and a lively debate over the perfect taco build from shell to toppings. The episode's centerpiece is a chaotic and delightful soda taste test featuring five specialty drinks: Dirty Mountain Dew Cream Soda, Creamy Coconut Dr. Pepper, Strawberry Cream Dr. Pepper, and two aggressively sweet Faygo sodas — Bubble Pop and Super Pop (a Superman ice cream tribute). The hosts react with equal parts delight and horror, eventually breaking down the sugar content and nearly staging an intervention. The episode wraps with Bob and Kate swapping TV recommendations (Margo's Got Money Troubles, SNL UK, Eurovision) and continuing their ongoing journey through 1001 Albums to Listen to Before You Die list, with highlights including a surprise love for Black Sabbath, Sisters of Mercy, and Bonnie Prince Billy — and a firm rejection of Marilyn Manson and the Eminem.

Snack Chaos — Squashies & Peelers Taste Test

"I felt like I was being nuked." - Kate Kate and Bob (without Matt, who's off coaching youth baseball) host a delightfully chaotic episode centered around food adventures and snack taste tests. Bob recaps his birthday international food crawl, which included a last-minute pivot after finding Martha's Fusion Kitchen closed, leading them to discover Watan Cafe & Roastery — a Palestinian-owned gem in Hilliard, Ohio serving house-made Turkish delight-style candies, lemon pistachios, roasted nuts, and stunning chocolates. They also hit up a Mexican restaurant on Hayden Run Road and celebrated with a show-stopping vegan black chocolate cinnamon roll cake made by Vanessa, which completely won over even the biggest skeptics in the room. The second half of the episode turns into a full-on snack gauntlet featuring candies from Watan, Squashies (cherry cola, bubble gum, and strawberry cream varieties), Peelers fruit candies in pineapple, grape, and kiwi, Japanese-style light cheesecakes from Sunrise Market, and Turkish Pop cakes. The verdicts range from enthusiastic love (kiwi Peelers with chia seeds, strawberry cream Squashies) to outright horror (cherry cola Squashies taste like stale homemade soda, the grape Peelers feel like larvae). The duo also recalls the catastrophic Buffalo soda disposal incident from the previous episode, which apparently mushroom-clouded out of the drain. The episode wraps with a lively check-in on the hosts' ongoing 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die challenge. Bob has been suffering through Bad Brains, The Who's "Tattoo" lyrics , and a Tortoise marimba instrumental, while Kate accidentally discovered she loves Bad Company and is eagerly anticipating The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill as her daily pick. They also geek out over watching Coachella livestreams, the new Noah Kahan, Madonna's surprise appearance with Sabrina Carpenter, and Spotify's AI music illness roast feature.