Dinner Last Night

Special Bonus Episode! Nat asked Agnes 10 food questions including most hated food, most overrated traditional French dish and some tough " Would you rather..." scenarios. Enjoy! XO N & A

Listen if you dare.... To this amazing success story of Chef Ron Tadeo and his wife Lauren Margaretta, Owners and Operators of Monster Vegan Philly who opened a one-of-a-kind vegan comfort food take-out business in the middle of the 2020 pandemic. Chef Ron and his team are currently operating the take out and delivery business out of a brick-and-mortar space in Philadelphia, located at 1229 Spruce St (formerly Valanni). They are Monster-izing the space to open the doors soon to a full dining experience. Chef Ron shares the plant based proteins he uses, his inspiration for the menu and why the hell there are creepy hands holding his sandwiches on IG. Try it and be very scared of the addiction ! Home | Monster Vegan (themonstervegan.com)- The BEST Vegan Mac and Cheese in Philly, the ONLY General Tso's Hoagie in Philly, amazing Banh Mi and MORE !!! www.blackbirdpizzeria.com- AMAZING Vegan Cheesesteak according to Chef Ron! Home Delivery | Lancaster Farm Fresh A Modern Way to Eat, Anna Jones BE SOCIAL @monsterveganphilly @dinnerlastnightpodcast XO N & A

Buckle up for this choppy ride to our worst kitchen fails! The episode will remind you of your own mishaps and how much you have grown from them- you will definitely hear how much fun we had sharing who messed up the best! Ps- Nat is a fridge inspector...you have been warned! Some great links for today's episode: Severino Pasta Company Chrissy Teigen's Chipotle-Honey Chicken With Mango-Avocado Salsa Raspberry, Sumac, and Almond Pound Cake Recipe Korean Street Toast Coarse sea salt | La Baleine How to Use a Broiler: 12 Steps Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant, Jenni Ferrari-Adler Breville Smart Convection Toaster Oven Air Share your biggest kitchen fails #dinnerlastnightpodcast @dinnerlastnightpodcast

Do you go straight for junk food and snacks instead of making yourself dinner when you are alone? Yeap...we know the feeling. In this episode we will share with you the mistakes to avoid and the ways to find JOY in cooking for oneself: a pure act of self-love. Some helpful links: Shrimp Scampi With Orzo Recipe - NYT Cooking (nytimes.com) The Big Lasagna Recipe - NYT Cooking (nytimes.com) Spicy Lamb and Lentils with Herbs Recipe | Bon Appétit (bonappetit.com) Cookbooks - Half Baked Harvest ‎A Hot Dog Is a Sandwich on Apple Podcasts An Argument for Culinary Enjoyment, by Nigella Lawson Be social #dinnerlastnightpodcast @dinnerlastnightsocial XO N & A

Hail to Rodelia Delizo Armentrout! In this very inspiring episode, Rodelia, aka Natalie's Mom, takes us on her culinary journey from Hong Kong to Philadelphia. Baking, cake decorating, business owner, pizzaiolo, teaching chef, mom, wife...this passionate life-long learner will make you wonder what you have accomplished the last 40 years of your life! And if you can keep up with her ( and the speed of her speech!), she will give you the key ingredients to become a great cook! HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the moms out there! Some great link this week: Papaitan Recipe Dinuguan (Pork Blood Stew) Meal-Kit Plans & Pricing | Food Delivery Service | Blue Apron Steak & Spring Veg with Spicy Mustard [Bon Appetit] Vernalicious (@vernaliciousphila) • Instagram photos and videos Amazon.com : Al Wadi, Blossom Water Orange, 8.45 Fl Oz Fishadelphia Share your mama's best dish @dinnerlastnightpodcast #dinnerlastnightpodcast on IG or FB XO N & A

While lilac, hyacinth and daffodil adorn our Pennsylvanian gardens in early Spring, the excitement of a season ahead full of dinners al fresco, farmer's markets and lighter fare grows bigger every day! Great links to today's episode: #1 Meal Kit Delivery Service | Fresh Meal Delivery | HelloFresh Truff Hot Sauce | Truff Cornbread Recipe - NYT Cooking Steak & Rice Noodle Salad - Bon Appetit Julia Child's Cherry Clafoutis | Food.com Strawberry Summer Cake – smitten kitchen Lemony Orzo with Asparagus & Garlic Bread Crumbs - NYT Cooking The Peach Truck | Delivering Joy Factory To Table Sale (lecreuset.com) Don't be shy, be social - on FB and IG @dinnerlastnightpodcast #dinnerlastnightpodcast XO N & A

Are you ready for your next weekend-long binge? This week, Agnes & Nat discuss their favorite depictions of food on the silver screen and beyond, in an episode that celebrates all the food on screen deserving an award - from movies, to TV shows to YouTube channels. Some great links to today's episode: Garlic Rosemary Herb Focaccia - Sally's Baking Addiction Shoyu Tamago (Soy Marinated Eggs) - Bear Naked Food Hot Cross Buns Recipe - Sally's Baking Addiction Indian Cheesesteaks @ Little Sicily Pizza 2 Gastro Obscura - @gastroobscura on IG Pasta Art! - @saltyseattle on IG Use your Imagination Scene from Hook Let's be social FB & IG @dinnerlastnightpodcast #dinnerlastnightpodcast XO N & A

Hop on over for a very special episode of DLN! Agnes picked her favorite childhood dish and sent Nat straight down a research rabbit hole (pun intended). Our fave links: White Wine-Braised Rabbit With Mustard Recipe - NYT Cooking D'Artagnan Foods | Online Meat Delivery Thai Style Deep-Fried Omelet Blueberry Lemon Cake - Natasha's Kitchen Apple Almond Shortbread Bars - Coley Cooks Marzipan, Frangipane, Fondant, & Almond Paste Differences Locations | Di Bruno Bros. Truff Hot Sauce | Truff Find us on social and let us know what you made for Dinner Last Night! FB & IG @dinnerlastnightpodcast #dinnerlastnightpodcast XO N & A

Hungry for easy weeknight meals? Remove all obstacles by adopting recipes for each night by theme (like A) or by prep time (like N) ! But whichever one you choose, remember to schedule a day off! Some Great Links to today's Episode: Shrimp Scampi With Orzo Recipe - NYT Cooking Creamy Parmesan Tomato Soup - Delish Sheet-Pan Roast Chicken and Mustard-Glazed Cabbage Recipe - NYT Cooking Sheet-Pan Shrimp Boil Recipe - NYT Cooking Coconut Milk–Braised Chicken Recipe | Bon Appétit Buttermilk-Brined Roast Chicken Recipe - NYT Cooking Sheet-Pan Chicken With Roasted Plums and Onions Recipe - NYT Cooking Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe - NYT Cooking Milk Street Tuesday Nights - Christopher Kimball ***Support the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation*** @chinatownpcdc on IG #ilovechinatown XO N & A @dinnerlastnightpodcast on IG & FB

Raise your glass in honor of our second favorite topic in the world! This week's episode features our obsessions for clear and dark liquors, how we drink them and what we make when we entertain. Some great links: Paris: A guide to ordering beer in France An Easy Classic English Pimm's and Lemonade Recipe Everything You Need To Know About Pastis | Food & Wine Paloma Recipe | Bon Appétit Fall Sangria Recipe | Bobby Flay Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe - NYT Cooking Drinking French: The Iconic Cocktails, Apéritifs, and Café Traditions of France, with 160 Recipes: Lebovitz, David Hot Dog Of The Week: Texas Tommy | Serious Eats Thirsty for more? Join us on social @dinnerlastnightpodcast and #dinnerlastnightpodcast on FB and IG XO N & A

Are you stuck making the same 4 recipes every week, your dinners are boring and you want to lay on the couch instead of preparing supper? We know the feeling... Hello Fresh, Purple Carrot, Green Chef, Dinnerly... Meal Kits are bringing convenience and excitement to the dreaded weeknight meals. We tried them to simplify meal planning and meal prep on our busy weeknights and tell you all about it on this episode. Some great links from today's episode: HelloFresh Purple Carrot Green Chef Dinnerly Brown Sugar Hawaiian Roll Ham & Cheese Sliders Yummy Bazaar Barilla and Spotify Create Playlists That Tell You How Long to Cook Pasta Share with us your experience with meal kit services on FB and IG @dinnerlastnightpodcast #dinnerlastnightpodcast XO N & A

Can you imagine a life without bread, without your favorite pasta or without....CROISSANTS ??? Our special guest Rachel McCarter from Leap Results (Leap Results.com ) and founder of Gluten Free Avery (Gluten Free Avery | Facebook ) shares with us her journey to a gluten free lifestyle following the celiac disease diagnosis of her daughter Avery in 2015. From reading food labels to menu item cross-contact concerns when dining out, this episode is an ode to home cooking from single ingredients. Some great links from today's conversation: Tik Tok Baked Feta Pasta Recipe Find Me Gluten Free App - Available for iOS and Android ‎The Gluten Free Scanner on the App Store Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies DietitianDanBlog.Com – Simple Food Done Well Cara Cara Navel Orange - Wikipedia Share with us what you made for Dinner Last Night on FB and IG @dinnerlastnightpodcast #dinnerlastnightpodcast XO N & A

What do you eat when no one is watching? Welcome to our Tell-All episode of Dinner Last Night where we dive deep into our sweet and savory Achille's Heels. Some great links of our cooking this week: Shrimp Scampi With Orzo Recipe - NYT Cooking Moroccan Semolina and Almond Cookies Recipe - NYT Cooking Beiler's Doughnuts | Locations in Philadelphia & Lancaster PA A History of the Texas Tommy Paris Baguette Boulangerie Sybarit Board Game Share with us your favorite guilty pleasure - we won't tell! IG and FB @dinnerlastnightpodcast #dinnerlastnightpodcast XO N&A

Welcome to Groceries Galore! *spoiler alert* Grocery shopping is one of our favorite activities and we take it VERY seriously! Discover our planning process and tips in this week's conversation! Here are some great links: Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate Eleven Madison Park Granola Baked Rice with Slow-Roasted Tomatoes Fridge Magnet Grocery List Pad Sizzling Skillets & Other One-Pot Wonders, Emeril Lagasse Paprika Recipe Manager App Penzeys Spices Pinoy Groseri - 7925 Bustleton Ave, Phila Share with us your favorite grocery planning and shopping tips and tricks on IG and FB @dinnerlastnightpodcast #dinnerlastnightpodcast XO N & A

Welcome to this week's episode of Dinner Last Night! We invited our dear friend and kitchen veteran, Executive Chef Steve Green (@chefstevegreen on IG), to share in a delicious discussionof his Valentine's Day traditions, cooking for two at home as a professional Chef, and his life long love for learning and perfecting new cooking methods. Here are some great links from today's episode: Red State BBQ - Lexington, KY Skyline Chili - Cincinnati, OH Shortbread Chocolate Chunk Cookies - Alison Roman On Food and Cooking: the Science and the Lore of the Kitchen MasterClass Recipe Club Podcast Share with us your VDay traditions and questions for @chefstevegreen on IG and FB @dinnerlastnightpodcast #dinnerlastnightpodcast XO N & A

Hello Everyone: The pleasure of your ears is our goal so we always experiment with new software and tools to improve the quality of the sound & recording. I came across something I wanted to try last week so I put together 10 food questions to ask Nat and I was not disappointed! The answers are ... delicious! Enjoy! Share with us your answers on IG and FB @dinnerlastnightpodcast XO A & N

Welcome to Part Deux of our Kitchen Basics series! Today is all about the tools you need in your kitchen. We boil it down to basics and tell you what you what's essential in our kitchen and why. Here are some great links from today's episodes: One Pot Gingery Chicken & Peanut Sauce Mississippi Roast Staub Dutch Oven Breville Toaster Oven with Air Fryer Tyzine Garlic Press French Patisserie - Ferrandi School of Culinary Arts Georgia Gilmore, culinary hero of the Civil Rights Movement What are your favorite kitchen tools? Share it with us on IG or FB @dinnerlast nightpodcast #dinnerlastnightpodcast XO N & A

Welcome to our 2 part edition of Kitchen Basics where we will talk about our well stocked pantries and properly equipped kitchens. In this episode, we take you through our kitchen's pantry must-haves. From condiments, to spices and oils, we discuss the items we cannot live without. *Spoiler Alert* You will discover that one of us has a serious obsession with hot sauces and vinegars! Here are some great links: Samin Nosrat's - Buttermilk Chicken Chrissy Teigen's - Spicy Meatloaf Julia Child's - Savarin Yogurt & Spiced Roasted Salmon Bushwick Kitchen - Bees Knees Spicy Honey What are some of your pantry's must-haves? Share it with us on IG or FB @dinnerlastnightpodcast #dinnerlastnightpodcast XO N & A

Happy New Year Foodies! After a review of all the Holiday deliciousness and 2020 favorites, we are taking you through our 2021 Cooking Goals! Here are some great links from today's episode: 2020 Most cooked recipes: Agnes' favorite meat rub- add dried oregano too! Coconut Milk Braised Chicken Legs Burst Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce 2020 Most liked recipes: Pesto Zuppa Toscana Duck Confit Scalloped Potato Roll Celeriac Puree Made over the Holidays: Lasagne a la Bolognaise Lemon Glazed Earl Grey Tea Bread Shrimp Jambalaya Orange Almond Poppyseed Tea Cake Dessert Person, Claire Saffitz Homemade Nutella Pizza Camp, Joe Beddia Serious Eats Guide to Quick Gingerbread Cookies What were your most liked and most made recipes? Share your 2021 cooking goals with us on FB or IG @dinnerlastnightpodcast #dinnerlastnightpodcast XO N & A

In our last episode of 2020, Special Guest Joe Randazzo ("Certified Specialist of Spirits" and "Certified Specialist of Wine" from the Society of Wine Educators) shares his thoughts on offering beer, wine and spirits for gatherings with some tricks and tips from the industry on how to make the best purchases for the Holidays. Here are some great links from today's episode: Cobblestone Valley Farm The Society of Wine Educators Weihenstephaner Bier Brasserie Dupont Brewery Chilensis Wine Classic Cake Bakery The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette What are YOUR favorite Holiday Beverages ? Share it on IG or FB @dinnerlastnightpodcast #dinnerlastnightpodcast XO N & A