Is the dinner party dead, or is it due for a comeback?

I’ve been thinking a lot about hosting meals lately. Maybe it’s the holiday season approaching, maybe it’s a conversation I had with a Brazilian teacher who told me hosting felt too stressful, or maybe it’s hearing chef Samin Nosrat talk about her new book Good Things.

Today, I’m sharing what I’ve learned as I explore whether the dinner party is really “dead”, and why it might be time to bring it back.

Here’s what we'll think about in episode 83:

• the rise, fall, and reinvention of hosting people for a meal
• how perfectionism (and the pandemic) changed dinner tables
• why simple, imperfect, shared meals might be the cure for modern loneliness
• what Samin Nosrat teaches us about hospitality, imperfection, and cooking with love

I’m asking YOU to reflect on your own relationship to hosting.

When was the last time you gathered around a table and felt truly present?

As always, I’ll highlight some advanced English language (C1/C2) along the way.

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