Top Pot Tales with Michael Klebeck

Join us in this episode for a coffee klatch with Seattle-based restaurant entrepreneur and branding genius Michael Klebeck, Chief Creative Officer of The Confectioners Society and creator of Top Pot Doughnuts, Mod Pizza, Sun Liquor Distillery, Zeitgeist Coffee and other trend-setting West Coast food & design environments and brands. 

An attentive student of design history, Michael has fashioned a distinct and idiosyncratic approach to marrying art and commerce. Aromas, flavors and design meld in a delicious and memorable Americana brew. Michael understands the generative potential of vintage artifacts in channeling nostalgia and belonging and charging interior environments with surprise and comfort.

Host: Edward Krigsman
Guests: Michael Klebeck
Sound Engineering: Daniel Gunther
Recording Studio: Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle
Administration: Mary Mansour

We record on the traditional lands of the Coast Salish peoples.

The views expressed in this podcast series are those of the guests and reflect their personal lived experiences. Power of Place presents oral histories with real people, and while some opinions may be controversial, they are shared as authentic expressions that honor the complexity of place. Conversations are edited for length and clarity, but otherwise remain unedited to preserve context and substance. Listener discretion is advised.

Buildings that create epiphanies
— Michael Klebeck on Anchoring People to Places

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