If you wanna talk to someone from out of town who's still in her honeymoon phase with Seattle, look no further than this gal right here! I was born and raised in southern California, and have fully assimilated to Pacific Northwest culture; I get grumpy if I'm away from trees and water for too long. Believe it or not, I migrated up here in 2010 to be a professional actor -- the Seattle theatre scene is inclusive and thriving. However, in order to make rent, I spent a lot of time post-college doing the other thing I'm good at: working front-of-house in restaurants. Being in the food industry has enriched my life in a couple ways; first, it taught me to be present with, and appreciate, my food -- which is probably why I now work for a company called "Savor." Secondly, it further reinforced for me the idea of community-building through the sharing of quality food. Pike Place is one big jewel-colored, seafood-throwing, guitar-strumming, cinnamon-and-patchouli-smelling community, and it is still my absolute favorite place in the city to spend time in. When I'm not giving food and cultural tours at the Market, you'll find me onstage in various theatre productions all over the Seattle area, singing karaoke in one of the magnificent dive bars in Greenwood, or doing very important work research at local brunches and happy hours.

Born and raised in the eastside suburbs of Seattle, I have always been proud to be from the Pacific Northwest. The funny thing is, I had to move away from home for a while to really understand that. I studied musical theatre in college and with stars in my eyes moved to New York City after graduating. It is there that I became a professional foodie! For six years I led food tours of Greenwich Village. All along, my heart was home in the Northwest, so two years ago I made the move back to Seattle.

There are few things I miss about New York, but I do find myself missing my Greenwich Village community. I would walk down Bleecker Street in the morning before my tour and I felt like “Belle” in the opening of Beauty and the Beast, waving to the butcher and the baker. I know I am comparing my life to a Disney movie, but that really is the way it was. I have rediscovered that in Pike Place Market, where the motto is “Meet the Producer.” Today, I am thrilled to work as a food tour guide again, but this time in my favorite city!

Katya was born in raised in the delicious and diverse melting pot of Miami, FL.  She ventured west to Seattle, WA to earn her BFA in Theatre & Original Works at Cornish College of the Arts.  She graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2015 and has been working as a professional Actor, Director, and Dialect Coach ever since.  However, the rumor is true -- artists do need day jobs!  Katya joined Savor Seattle as a Tour Guide in the Spring of 2016 and has thoroughly enjoyed eating her way through the rich, inspiring history of Pike Place.  After three years with the company, she was promoted to Tour Guide Training Specialist and she is ecstatic about the new, challenging, and empowering and responsibilities on her plate!   

I was born and raised in rural Missouri,  but I've been a resident of the Emerald City for the majority of my adult life. I moved here to pursue a career as a network and systems engineer. After nearly 20 years I've decided to take a step back and enjoy the finer things life has to offer. My old company's offices were just down Western Avenue from Pike Place Market and I loved exploring the market,  enjoying everything it had to offer,  and learning about its history.  I now get the same joy from sharing the market and downtown with others! One of my many interests is promoting local and sustainable agricultural practices in which the producers receive their fair share of the profits! 

Raised on a small farm in Arlington. I can't help but be the connsumate host. As a child I raised sheep, beef, made hay, had a pet guard goat, and was active in both my 4-H club and FFA chapter (I have an American FFA Degree). My family has been farming in Washington since my first relatives came to Washington in the 1870s, first in Almira wheat farming, which year after year was the town that I was coincidentally misidentified as being from when I won state level FFA awards. My great(cubed) uncle Wendell E. Stevens forged Stevens Pass, knowing Eastern Washington farmers needed better connection to the coast. It is this big family farm culture, with its love of big together family + dinners that taught me the love of a great story and the importance of breaking bread together. 

Growing up so close to Seattle, I've been coming here since well before I can remember. My sister spent the first five years of her life receiving experimental treatment at Seattle Children's Hospital, so my family would take me to all the sites here to keep me busy while my parents were occupied at the hospital. This spurred my love of the city and sharing it with others which started as soon as I could talk enough to be the know it all cousin. 

I came to live in Seattle in a bit of a Goldilocks way; loved in San Deigo for a year, but it was too hot. Denali for a Summer, but too far from a Nordstrom ( I joke, but really I mean all of my loved ones), so I moved in to Belltown and found myself a city girl. My adult love of The Market was spurred by 8am Saturday walks for fresh flowers, locally made crafts, loose leaf tea at Marketspice, and the vintage poster shop in the basement. It brings me great joy to share my love of this city and state with new friends every day. 

Born and raised in Idaho, I longed for more diversity, the ocean, and not having to drive everywhere. Moving to Seattle to go to Cornish College of the Arts was very exciting. Especially with water and lush greenery everywhere! After a good run in Seattle, I lived in LA for a time and also NYC for a short stint. I worked as a birthday clown in the Tri-State area, did a few regional and national commercials in Seattle, LA and Chicago, and was a massage therapist and a Reiki teacher in LA. No matter where I was, I longed to make my way back to Seattle, and it is so good to be back in a place I consider home. The thing that lights my fire the most is learning the various ways we can find homeostasis. Everyone is their own healer, and it’s beautiful to see the way people nourish themselves. The one thing we all have in common is we all eat food (unless you’re the type of yogi that lives in a cave and survives from the energy of the sun and the nectar of the third eye), and we all love DELICIOUS food. I’m so excited to be a tour guide and share the excitement of something we all have in common. When I’m not working or eating, I’m meditating, writing letters to my late cat, or trying to remember my Duolingo streak.

Betsy spent her formative years in Princeton, NJ. She has lived in PA, IL, NY, VA, Scotland, and Spain before landing in Seattle in search of coffee and other people who hide from the sun. She spent years working as a barista, an artisanal baker and ice cream maker, an actor, a costume designer, and a Registered Nurse. 

She spends a lot of time conducting research on Seattle's tastiest food, which includes hunting down her current favorite food trucks. She is a fearless culinary adventurer, known to trek all over the city in search of the best boba tea!

Occasionally you can find her working in a family practice clinic, hanging out in Elliot Bay Book Company, watching films at SIFF, practicing yoga, or having affirmations shouted at her at SoulCycle. SHe loves cooking with local ingredients and planning her next meal. Her favorite things about Pike Place Market are finding out everything that's in season, meeting the amazing humans that work in the Market, and watching fish fly. 

Colin was born in Spokane, Washington and moved to Seattle as a Toddler. Colin moved from The Emerald City to Kansas and then back. In some ways, you could say he lived the Wizard of Oz backwards. Colin studied Film at Chapman University in Southern California and worked as an actor and filmmaker in Los Angeles for many years. Colin is happy to be back in his native Seattle and spends his free time at the market theater or at a local picture show.