On this episode of Variety Pack, Dan Clapson, Mairlyn Smith and special guest co-host Steve Brochu chat with LA-based food writer Dakota Kim about inspiring individuals in the culinary world. Kim also shares her perspective on how the California food scene is returning to normalcy.

Folk-roots singer Tania Joy pops by to perform an acoustic version of her latest single "The Drought" and chats about her musical goals for 2021.

Eat North Variety Pack airs weekly on Thursdays at 7 p.m. MDT on YouTube Live.