It's a Dinnernet Podcast reunion! Meg's old pod cohost, Seattle-based food writer Mark DeJoy, joins us this week to sesh it out like olden times (that is, last summer). Among other erudite topics, we cover his recent work at Eater and what the company's 2026 reorg means for Seattle restaurants, as well as the diff between a writer and a critic (and an influencer) and where we think food journalism is going next. We also pick apart the ethics around writing about fine dining while the world falls apart.

Then Jeff and Mark weeb out on the Super Bowl, while Meg pleads the fifth on football. Apparently, we won? ...