Having A Night

Log off Amazon and get in the kitchen, it’s time to think outside the literal and proverbial (gift)box! Welcome to the annual HAN Holiday Gift Guide. Home-made pasta wrapped like chocolates, a one-person martini set, a knife worthy of marriage? The girls brainstorm how to keep it personal and delicious, no matter your budget.  @havinganight Rate the pod if you love the pod! Xoxo Ari and Sophie  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How many fish make a feast? Why, seven you ding dong! Join the girls as they do a deep dive into this Italian American tradition and map out their own fantasy menu. THEN, because this ritual is all about family, Ari interviews her kitchen hero about their shared heritage and recipes… her Dad! @havinganight Rate the pod if you love the pod! Xoxo Ari and Sophie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You’ve got 100 parties to attend over the next three weeks and you’ve just gotten word that your liver might be canceled. How to survive (and will you wear a Santa hat or antlers)? But more importantly- the girls share their tips on throwing the best holiday party ever. BYO festive mugs.  @havinganight Rate the pod if you love the pod! Xoxo Ari and Sophie  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Go ahead. Pour yourself a glass of the good stuff before your guests arrive. The girls have the privilege of speaking to Mai Vu, founder of Maivino: the most delicious, small-batch, convenient, vegan bagged wine you’ve ever tasted. Throw out the old rules and let’s make make wine fun again.  @havinganight Rate the pod if you love the pod! Xoxo Ari and Sophie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A week early so you can plan your Thanksgiving Day right… This year, the girls pardon ZERO turkeys in the search for succulent meat. High heat, low cook time? Low heat, long cook time? There are so many darn ways to cook these darn birds and they’re gonna cover them ALL. Plus: ultimate Thanksgiving menus, how to prep the most ahead, and more! @havinganight Rate the pod if you love the pod! Xoxo Ari and Sophie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The girls go upstate for a magical night at artist residency/organic farm SPACE on Ryder Farm, where they speak to founder Emily Simoness about the importance of the dinner party within the creative community. They also help chef Stephen Sanders cook an epic dinner (on air!), and are joined by a special guest. Instagram: @havinganight Havinganightpodcast.com Email us! hello@havinganightpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode is for everyone who loves a cake, who loves a dumb birthday hat, who loves to feel special on their special day. ie, ALL OF YOU H.A.N.ers! The girls -- 11/14 and 1/14, if you must know -- discuss successes and failures of birthdays past, and rave about the undeniable beauty of a sheet cake.  Email your birthday tales at hello@havinganightpodcast.com Instagram: @havinganight And rate the pod if you love the pod! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How obsessed are you with your olive oils? How well do you know your cheese? Do you have a favorite brand of anchovies? Steve Jenkins, the O.G. Cheesemonger of the U.S.A. is here to outdo you in each and every culinary field. Listen up and learn! Instagram: @havinganight Havinganightpodcast.com Email us! hello@havinganightpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bubble bubble toil and trouble... It’s All Hallow’s Eve and the girls are feeling witchy. Pull some pumpkins out of the patch, dust off your costume bag, and throw some gummy worms in your punch. And don’t forget the squid ink! Would you like a weiner with that Halloweener? As in, a mummy-in-a-blanket! Get your heads out of the gutter and listen up! TRICK OR TREAT Follow us @havinganight Havinganightpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stop taking yourself so seriously! Claire Olshan, founder of chic vegan snack company DADA Daily, leads the girls through an avant-garde funhouse of dinner party whimsy. The three discuss the merits of living out your fantasy on your dining table, whether going all-out/high-end, or elevating a low-key hang. Visit us: Havinganightpodcast.com Instagram: @havinganight Email us! hello@havinganightpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carrot Top to Carrot Tip is the new Nose to Tail! The girls get schooled by Chef Davis Lindsey on the art of using the entire vegetable, the glory of the french fry, and how to be popular at college. (Hint: SNACKS.)  Visit us:Havinganightpodcast.com Instagram: @havinganight Email us! hello@havinganightpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Squash, wild rice, PEARS! It’s fall, y’all, and the girls are embracing the change and bracing for sweater weather. Fall menu planning abounds in this autumnal ep!   Visit us: Havinganightpodcast.com Instagram: @havinganight Email us your burning questions! hello@havinganightpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The girls go on a blind date! Ari and Sophie meet Kimmy and Liza of 51 First Dates and discuss the food/love connection and the reason why you should never have dessert at the same restaurant you ate dinner (spoiler: it’s ice cream, guys it’s just ice cream.) Visit us: Havinganightpodcast.com Instagram: @havinganight Email us your burning questions!  hello@havinganightpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Powder your wigs and put those pinkies up— this is the week of the Tea Party! The girls get dainty and dream of scones while dropping some tea history on each other. And ponder: how do you work booze into your tea?  Visit us: Havinganightpodcast.com Instagram: @havinganight Email us your burning questions! hello@havinganightpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Tanis -- cookbook author, NYTimes contributor, and culinary wizard -- sits down with the starstruck girls to talk about staying relaxed in the kitchen, eating seasonally, and why you should taste your food before adding salt.  Havinganightpodcast.com Instagram: @havinganight Email us your burning questions! hello@havinganightpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices