Having A Night With Ari & Sophie

Ilana Levine of the “Little Known Facts” podcast joins the girls for a joint episode that explores the overlaps of acting and hosting, how to throw the ultimate brunch for your late-night friends, and why homemade salad dressing is a must.

How to feed 8 people for under 30 buckeroos? We all know the classics: beans, pasta, stews...Want to get a little fancier without shelling out tons of cash? Ari and Sophie talk through their favorite menus to feed a big group on the cheap.

Michael McCarty -- the boisterous man behind Michael’s New York and Michael’s Santa Monica-- joins Martin von Haselberg in a wild and rowdy conversation about dinner parties gone by. When’s the last time you used a dining room chair for kindling? 

So you finally decided to throw a dinner party and suddenly realize... you have no idea what to cook! Not to fear, Ari and Sophie are here! The girls spill their fool-proof template for every dinner party, big or small, summer or fall.

Alex Albrecht, modern dancer and chef extraordinaire joins the girls over snacks to discuss Quakers vs Shakers and the joys of soup. 

It ain’t a party if there’s no antipasti! The girls recap their Oscars bash and discuss the virtues of the olive bar. Word of the day: DECANT! 

It's the Superbowl of Acting! An excuse to dust off that tux! To drink a full-bodied white! It's...the Oscars. Ari and Sophie discuss this year's movies with guest Caroline Keene, and plan their ultimate Oscars Party. BYO chocolate covered strawberries.

Bitch Diesel, you say? Bianca Bosker, sommelier and best-selling author of Cork Dork, schools Ari and Sophie on all things wine and how not to feel like a bozo on your next trip to the liquor store.

PUNCH! Aka: alcoholic soup. The girls discuss the merits of large format cocktails and even share their top secret recipe for the finest punch of all: Whore Water. 

Holy Cannoli are we lucky to have the ladies of Care of Chan in the house! Titans of Hospitality Sue Chan and Jade Daugherty discuss all the ways to make a night special— did someone say LIGHTING?!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to invite... when to invite... WHOOOO? Join the girls as they answer these age old questions and contemplate life with a glass half full of marinara sauce.

Faux tapas? No tapas. Get to know hosts Ari and Sophie as they misuse aphorisms and wax on about their obsession with dinner parties. Topics include: the best cocktails to drink while cooking, the merits of whipping cream by hand, and why you should absolutely throw your own dinner party.