Meet the Market: Recent Episodes
Megan Campbell
Traci Calderon, owner of the Atrium Kitchen, has been feeding seniors during the pandemic. And while she's been able to start her normal business again, she still owes back rent.
Kurt Beecher Dammeier of Beecher's Handmade Cheese thinks about the future of Pike Place Market and the economy.
Scott Chang of Pike Place Market flower vendor See Lee Garden tells the story of growing up at the market and lays out what's at stake for the 500 businesses who make their livelihood there.
JB Johnson tells the story of how he named his Pike Place Market bookstore, BLMF Literary Saloon, while working. In between his conversation with the Puget Sound Business Journal, Johnson would assist customers as they entered his store.
Pike Place Market day staller Harmony Hoss describes the seasonality of the market and business.
Pike Place Market day staller Harmony Hoss describes what her art means to her and how she got started selling it.
Harmony Hoss, a day staller at Pike Place Market, describes the process to get into the market and how much it costs to rent a booth there.
In this episode, Carlee Hollenbeck of Pure Food Fish describes how the Pike Place Market "always comes back."
Carlee Hollenbeck took over Pure Food Fish in the Pike Place Market from her grandfather in early 2020. Pure Food Fish, started by Hollenbeck's great grandfather, opened in 1911. In this episode, Hollenbeck recalls 2020 and the back and forth nature of her business amid shutdowns and reopenings.
Angela Shen pivots her business, Savor Seattle, to curated Pike Place Market boxes filled with market staples. The new business would grow to double revenue that of her former food tours. In this episode, Shen recalls calling Frank, owner of Franks Quality Produce, to ask him to join with her in her new business plan and hopefully survive the pandemic. Savor Seattle went on to be acquired by another Seattle business, Homegrown Sustainable Sandwiches, in 2021.
Angela Shen talks about her food tour business, what makes the Pike Place Market special, and last spring, when Covid-19 and resulting restrictions shut down business.
The Pike Place Market before Covid-19 as told by Angela Shen, founder of Savor Seattle, which was a food tour business before the pandemic.