Dinner SOS by Bon Appétit

"Inés Anguiano, Rachel Gurjar, and Kendra Vaculin join Chris to talk about what they love and don't love about cookies, plug their favorite cookies developed in the Test Kitchen this year, and answer some listener questions! THE COOKIES: - Rachel's Chile-Cheese Cookies - Kendra's Matcha Swirl Spritz Cookies - Inés's Baklava Sugar Cookies - Jesse's S'mores Sandwich Cookies - Hana's Tiramisu Snowball Cookies - Zebra-Striped Shortbread Cookies - Anything Goes Biscotti Check out the whole Cookie Swap package here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A short, bonus episode with some dispatches from your Thanksgivings! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris, Maggie Hoffman, Jesse Szewczyk, and Kate Kassin spent an afternoon on the Dinner SOS Hotline, helping listeners like you solve their Thanksgiving emergencies. Check out yesterday's episode for even more listener questions. THE RECIPES: - A Kosher, Meatless Thanksgiving: Roasted Salmon with Citrus Salsa Verde, Foolproof Fish with Spiced Chickpeas, Creamy Yukon Golds with Crispy Potato Skins, Simple-Is-Best Stuffing - Pie Crust SOS: French Silk Pie, Simply Brilliant Banoffee Pie, Buttermilk Pie, Chess Pie, Apple Pandowdy, Actually Perfect Pie Crust - Non-traditional Thanksgiving Cookoff: Kale and Cucumber Salad with Roasted Ginger Dressing, Roasted Carrots with Creamy Nuoc Cham Dressing, Stuffing Fried Rice, Cornmeal Bao with Turkey and Black Pepper Sauce, Creamed Onions Alla Vodka, Teriyaki-Style Brussels Sprouts, Sour Cream and Onion Hasselback Potatoes, Raw Cranberry and Fuyu Persimmon Relish, Cranberry Date Relish with Ginger - Chicken for Thanksgiving: Double-Garlic Roast Chicken with Onion Gravy, Shawarma Roast Chicken with Shallots and Lemons, Miso-Butter Roast Chicken with Acorn Squash Panzanella, Chicken Under a Skillet with Lemon Pan Sauce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris, Maggie Hoffman, Jesse Szewczyk, and Kate Kassin spent an afternoon on the Dinner SOS Hotline, helping listeners like you solve their Thanksgiving emergencies. Don't forget to come back tomorrow for part 2! THE RECIPES: - Appetizers: Kombu Celery, Hurricane Chips, Shrimp Cocktail with Green Cocktail Sauce or Old Bay Remoulade - Dairy Free Desserts: Vegan Pie Crust, Vegan Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate-Almond Fridge Fudge - Thanksgiving for Two: Make-Ahead Turkey, Confit Turkey with Chiles and Garlic, Pomegranate-and-Honey-Glazed Duck with Rice, Chile-Vinegar-Marinated Cornish Game Hens - Thanksgiving by Train: Buttery Milk Buns, Make-Ahead Dinner Rolls - Kidsgiving: Creamy Mushroom Lasagna, Twice-Roasted Squash with Vanilla, Maple, and Chile, Squash and Caramelized Onion Tart, Cheesy Roasted Cabbage Wedges - Thanksgiving by Car: Maple Roasted Carrots, Harissa-and-Maple Roasted Carrots, Infinity Cocktails Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John has a lot at stake this Thanksgiving. Just last year, his mother-in-law granted him permission to host the holiday—and he hit it out of the park. But anxious to keep his standing as the family's Thanksgiving host, John turned to Dinner SOS for some help perfecting his already perfect meal. The Recipes: Expertly Spiced and Glazed Roast Turkey Simple is Best Stuffing Buttery Milk Buns Actually Perfect Pie Crust Porchetta-Style Roast Turkey Breast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dinner SOS wants to help you get ready for Thanksgiving. On this special episode of the podcast, host Chris Morocco and a panel of expert co-hosts from Bon Appétit and Epicurious will help callers plan for one of the biggest cooking days of the year! Call in to have your Thanksgiving question workshopped live by our hosts as they answer your questions in real time with recipe suggestions, technique tips, drink and dessert ideas, and even a little hosting advice. Call us at (347) 321-9501 between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 8. We'll be answering your questions live, but the conversation will be recorded and may be used for an upcoming podcast episode. We can't wait to hear from you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guest this week is Maria Bamford. She's a comedian and author with a culinary vision for farm cake. Chris calls on Epicurioius Food Editor Jesse Szewczyk to help turn Maria's vision for farm cake into a recipe she can actually bake at home. Our farm cake recipe was based on: Extra-Corny Corn Muffins For more info on how we adapted them into farm cake, check out our Episode Recap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special, live recording of Dinner SOS, Chris Morocco and Shilpa Uskokovic are joined by food writer Suresh Doss, and by cookbook author and host of Top Chef Canada Eden Grinshpan at Toronto's Hot Docs Podcast Festival. They dive into the city's vibrant food scene and take audience questions. Recipes Mentioned: Just-Keeps-Getting-Better Lentil Salad Pav Bhaji with So Much Butter Cheesy Roasted Cabbage Wedges Big-Flavor Broccoli Fall-Apart Caramelized Cabbage Soy and Scallion Tofu Bowl Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Triple-Cream Cheese Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Megan travels a lot for work and keeps finding herself in the same spot: home from a trip, wanting to reset with a healthy home-cooked meal, but never being able to execute it well. Chris calls on Associate Food Editor Rachel Gurjar to help Megan figure out a low-lift plan for getting back on track after travel. The Recipes: Tahini-Ranch Dressing Fiery Red Curry Chicken Salad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cait often devotes her weekends to hours in the kitchen. And when she's done cooking, she says the meals feel like restaurant quality. But now, she's looking to bring that feeling into her weeknights. So, Chris enlists the help of Kendra Vaculin to give Cait's weeknight cooking that "chefy" quality she's been missing. The Recipes: From Chris: Meatball Soup with Beef Stew Vibes, Gorgeous Green Shrimp From Kendra: Everything-Spice Fish with Tomato Salad, Creamy Spinach and Chickpeas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guest Maddy has never even tried a carrot. Her ultimate goal is to be able to sit down at a restaurant and find more than one option appealing, and to shed the title of "pick eater." Chris taps Executive Editor Sonia Chopra to help Maddy face her food fears. Recipes featured in this episode: From Sonia, Jammy Onion and Miso Pasta, Morning Glory Baked Oatmeal, quesadilla with cheese and black beans. From Chris, Confetti Rice with Chicken in Spicy Garlic Broth, Cod with Soy-Caramalized Onion and Potatoes Share your thoughts via our Listener Survey here: https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/222b/75187?pin=1&uBRANDLINK=1&uCHANNELLINK=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian and Claire are newlyweds looking for more fish recipes. Specifically, salmon recipes. Salmon is their favorite, but they cook it so frequently, they're on the verge of growing tired of it. Can Shilpa and Chris help the couple keep salmon at number 1? RECIPES: From Chris: Sushi Rice with Miso-Caramel Glazed Salmon, Cod with Scallion-Sesame Butter From Shilpa: Crackly-Chewy Rice Paper Salmon Rolls, Hot-Smoked Salmon Noodle Salad, Brothy Coconut-Mustard Fish Share your thoughts via our Listener Survey here: https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/222b/75187?pin=1&uBRANDLINK=1&uCHANNELLINK=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bon Appetit's Restaurant Editor Elazar Sontag joins Chris in studio to talk about BA's 2023 Best New Restaurants List, how he at time (seriously) had seven meals in one day, and what it feels like when you are eating at what will become a restaurant on the list. Click here for recipes from some of this year's Best New Restaurants. Share your thoughts via our Listener Survey here: https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/222b/75187?pin=1&uBRANDLINK=1&uCHANNELLINK=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lale Arikoglu is an expert traveler. And she’s headed on vacation with friends, where she’ll need to provide dinner one evening. Faced with a flurry of dietary restrictions, she turned to Dinner SOS for some direction. RECIPES: From Chris: Sesame Tofu with Broccoli, Peanut Butter Noodles with Cucumbers From Shilpa: Easy Fish Tacos, Chipotle-Crusted Cauliflower Tacos, Sizzling Turmeric-Dill Fish Taco Bonus Links: What to Pack for Vacation (Kitchen Edition) Origami Spice Holders (instead of folding down the second flap, Shilpa folds it over the top of the cup and tapes it down to seal her spices inside) Check out Women Who Travel, Lale's podcast from Condé Nast Traveler Share your thoughts via our Listener Survey here: https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/222b/75187?pin=1&uBRANDLINK=1&uCHANNELLINK=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ira Madison III is no stranger to hosting. He hosts Crooked Media's Keep It Podcast. But outside of podcasting, he loves his friends, cookbooks, and hosting dinner parties. However, he recently moved to a much smaller space and is out of practice hosting. Chris and Maya Kaimal help Ira complete his short yet ambitious wishlist, which includes finding a fun recipe from a great cookbook author, and hosting his own birthday party. The recipes: Chicken Tikka Skewers Chopped Kachumber Salad Minty Cucumber Raita Dishoom's Chicken Berry Britannia Classic pork vindaloo Dishoom's Gunpowder Potato Maya's Herby Roasted Potatoes White Turnip Tarka Salad Roasted Tomato Tarka with Yogurt Chili Cheese Toast For more, check out Maya's book Indian Flavor Every Day Share your thoughts via our Listener Survey here: https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/222b/75187?pin=1&uBRANDLINK=1&uCHANNELLINK=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Like many of us, Gillian has found herself working from home permanently and finds getting to the grocery store just isn't what it used to be. So, she's turned to Chris and Shilpa for help stocking her pantry to get her out of her weeknight rut. Recipes featured in the episode: CHRIS: Jammy Onion and Miso Pasta, Creamy Tahini and Harissa Beef SHILPA: Hummus Bowls with Merguez-Spiced Tempeh Share your thoughts via our Listener Survey here: https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/222b/75187?pin=1&uBRANDLINK=1&uCHANNELLINK=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rachel and her boyfriend are obsessed with scallops. In fact, their ideal scallop experience was at Gordon Ramsay’s Hell's Kitchen, and she's been trying to replicate it ever since. In this episode, we help Rachel figure out how she should be cooking scallops. Plus, Kendra Vaculin gives Rachel a first-class lesson in the Test Kitchen. Recipes featured in the episode: From Chris, Garlicky Buttery Scallops From Kendra, Scallops and Chorizo in Tomato Sauce, Lemony Grilled Scallops and Blistered Long Beans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Chris and Mark Bittman dig through the inbox to answer your culinary questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sophie cold called us and left us a voicemail about her fear of cooking chicken, so we got her back on the line to really dig into her concerns. And with the help of Mackenzie Fegan, we offer her some great recipes from the BA archive to tackle her chicken fears. Plus, we offer her some not-chicken options because there are no rules!! Recipes featured in the episode: From Chris, Coconut Milk-Braised Chicken Legs / Wild Card, BA’s best chocolate chip cookie From Mackenzie, Chicken Paprikash with Buttered Egg Noodles / Wild Card, slow-roasted salmon with harissa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris couldn't have prepared more for this week's SOS. Our caller, Ilana, is in search of a brownie that's not too sweet. Luckily, Chris just developed a new brownie recipe in the Test Kitchen. A process that required more than a hundred attempts to find the perfect one (with a little help from Hana Asbrink). Chris and Hana adapt that recipe to Ilana's sweetness preferences. Get the recipe: Triple Chocolate Brownies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices