Dinner Table Talks

Dinner Table Talks

By Aislynn CampbellSociety & Culture
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Dinner Table Talks episodes

  • 1.25: Friends With Benefits: Nicole Kindzirsky & Edita Fuentes

    Filipino Kamayan Feast - Food Trucks - Pancit - Tortang Talong - Bad Day/Good Day/Great Day

    Joe and Aislynn are joined by D'Lish Food's Nicole Kindzirsky & Edita Fuentes the day after a shared Kamayan Feast. We detail the full bounty of their beautiful spread while talking family, food trucks and eggplant omelettes.


    54 min
  • 1.24: Super Bowl Food - I’m Never Going to Make Redneck Queso Ever Again

    Super Bowl Food - Chicken Eggplant Stir Fry -Tripas Challenge Results - 25 Places to Eat Right Now - Joe Prepares a Chicken


    The Super Bowl is one of the most watched television events of the year and we were right there eating, enjoying the halftime show and rejecting the furor it created. Learn how we cooked the chicken that was included in our quesadillas while we also tell the adventure of Aislynn’s tripas challenge, her involvement in a very local foodie panel, and weigh in on the post-halftime show ‘controversy.’

    55 min
  • 1.23: Crawfish Boil - I Was Aiming For the Tuffet

    It's crawfish season so we dig in and tell you all about it. Crawfish at the farm, how Aislynn eats them, leftover Crawfish Vegetable Fried Rice and all the great Dinner Table Talks. We tackle Panang Curry (again), Roti, Paneer Cheese and Saffron in Unanswered Questions and Joe gets weirdly passionate about this week's TableTopics question.


    Oh, and Joe did find Darlene Schmidt.

    47 min
  • 1.21: Friends With Benefits - Ian and Monica O'Keefe

    Our First 'Friends with Benefits - Short Ribs - Ratatouille - Restaurant Nostalgia - Talking about Movies

    Ian and Monica O'Keefe are our guinea pigs for our new series 'Dinner with Friends.' We dine at a friend's house and then they join us in the studio to talk about it, what they served, how they cook, how they eat and then we let the conversation go where it may. We talk Monica's short ribs, Ian's ratatouille, charcuterie as one's jam, sharpening knives, letting loose with movie talk, restaurant nostalgia, a Godfather Christmas, finding local taco shells, mom's bologna sandwiches and so much more.

    This week's TableTopics question: How would you choose between two social engagements?

    55 min
  • 1.20: Thai Food - We're Not Rich and Famous Podcasters Yet

    Thai Food for New Years - Eating Offal (An Intestine Eating Challenge) - Spaghetti Squash Chicken Casserole - Mall Shopping with the Kids

    Two weeks into 2020, we talk about our very special New Year’s Eve where we enjoyed not one, but two exciting meals. Hear all about this nice round number, "that was a joke," becoming less local, being a better public speaker, the Scoville Scale, La Tiara taco shells, offal, Testicle Festivals, challenging Aislynn to eat intestines, not eating intestines, Russian roulette shishito peppers, our first legit voicemail, where Aislynn is wine-wise, meeting two sets of out of towners, 3D-carved pineapple puzzles, Panang curry, chocolate martinis, dirty martinis, safe holes in the wall, Thai presentation school, Texas road trips, Joe’s cooking adventure at Bellino,  calamari steaks, waiting on the waitstaff, shopping for Christmas with difficult kids, trash bags as luggage, poppin’ tags, spaghetti squash chicken casserole, encouraging you to shop at the farmers’ market, our proudest accomplishments, being cool on social media and giving us 5-star reviews.

    This week's Table Topics question: What’s your proudest accomplishment?

    58 min
  • 1.19: Charcuterie - It's Going To Be a Hot Invitation

    Charcuterie - Aislynn Snorts - Intro to Our Wedding - Making Tacos - Best Junk Food Ever

    We sit down at the dinner table (Joe’s son Hunter makes a guest appearance) and we talk about almost everything including beautiful women that snort, sharp knives, chilled onions, wearing peppers with gloves, getting together or whatever, antipasto, the plowman’s dinner, meze plates, one piece of pizza, charcuterie, adding ½ more of a meat and cheese plate, saving things for the podcast, always ordering Brussels sprouts, Spanish chorizo, pickled anything, using an animal snout-to-tail, offal, Cured, rillette, pâté, mousse, terrine, buying local cheese, putting a ring on it, farm weddings, bohemian weddings, breakfast taco wedding brunches, ordained friends, Joe’s old way of making taco, our much better way of making tacos, a pantry full of seasonings, shake shake shaking in comino, Jesus taking the wheel, Cheetos cheese puffs, Little Debbie oatmeal cream pies, Chocolate Buddies Chex Mix and M&M almond candy bars.

    This week's Table Topics question: What’s the best junk food ever created?

    49 min
  • 1.18: Christmas Dinner - Be Offended. I Don't Care.

    Christmas Eve Steakhouse Adventure - Christmas Lunch - Making Wine - Why Men Scratch Themselves

    We sit down at the dinner table again and talk about almost everything including wingmen, pedestrian safety by the statistics, words you can’t say on the radio, why men scratch their balls, hand-washing obsessions, living on the cool side of town, Ol’ Steakhouse, $3 martinis, messing with Jimmy, making our daughters cry, not wanting to cook on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day 2019’s feast, the return of the congealed salad, black-eyed peas, shrimp grits, fudge, teen wine allergies, spaghetti squash casserole, lunching at the Waldorf-Astoria, Aislynn’s dad’s wine journey, not caring if you’re offended, stockings stuffed with kitchen tools, a place to do a wedding, the cure for cancer and so much more.

    This week's Table Topics question: Would you rather be a wealthy movie star or a poor scientist who cures cancer?

    41 min
  • 1.17: The Male Listeners Will Understand

    From our first in-studio special guest (Aislynn’s son in a surprise sit-down) to a story one of us never talks about, we cover it all in this week’s episode including our most popular Facebook post ever, Yuxi Jiang Bing Gua Squash, seed catalogs (Aislynn’s porn), getting your downtown healthy, loving hotel bars, Republic of Texas Bar and Grill, dirty martinis, vanishing suitors, escargot, tuna tartare, Lime-ing all the way home, pedestrian safety, quick trips to San Antonio, smashed potatoes, being a basic breakfast bitch, Yellowbird sauces, being condiment people, getting dirt under your fingernails, hidden habaneros and the delicious sauce they make, burning balls, the balance of freak and geek, a late night hold-up, a lawnmower accident, fear of failure, living up to expectations and Texas A&M football commentary. Whew! That’s a big episode

    This week's Table Topics question: What’s the scariest thing that’s ever happened to you?

    58 min
  • 1.16: Aislynn's Birthday at Bellino: It's People That Appreciate Good Food and Good Wine

    The Dinner Table is at Bellino Ristorante Italiano for Aislynn’s birthday and we dive deep into the whole shebang along with a congealed salad follow up with our biggest fan, Luby’s and the cafeteria, changing taste buds, making your restaurateur friends not work at their restaurant, getting vetoed, creating a guest list, dinner party seating charts, dinner party escapes, comped wine, the small touches that make a restaurant amazing, antipasto up and down the table, special Corvina, learning carbonara, sharing food at a big table, salmon, forever people, getting molested by your best friend, a new job, a chocolate cake cook-off, affogato, the gift of game, venison tacos, grain-free pumpkin treats, taking sides in a divorce, living judgment-free and making friends throughout the years.


    This week's Table Topics question: What are the qualities you look for in friends?

    48 min

About Dinner Table Talks

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A lifestyle and foodie podcast that you're going to fall in love with. Join Aislynn and friends at the dinner table where we discuss farm life, love, healing, food, gardening and just about anything else. Nothing is off limits at the dinner table where we connect with our community, friends and family in philosophical and life-enriching conversation.