TD The Dinner Plan

Podcast

The Dinner Plan

Figuring out what to make for dinner can be exhausting. The Dinner Plan helps you start every week with fresh cooking inspiration, thanks to Maggie Hoffman and a roster of top cookbook authors. You'll get dinner ideas for every season, advice on how to make weeknight meal planning easier, smart budget cooking and grocery shopping tips, and easy dinners to make when you're short on time and energy. Guests on The Dinner Plan include experts like Molly Baz, Melissa Clark, Justine Doiron, Hetty Lui McKinnon, J. Kenji López-Alt, Hailee Catalano, and more. Guests answer questions like: What store-bo...

Website ↗ Last published 2 November 2026 141 posts collected by Sputnik

Said on The Dinner Plan

“You'd have to be a lunatic to do a meal for eight that was all stir-fried dishes. You will be exhausted. You will be at the wok at the stove the whole time. You won't talk to your guests.” — Fuchsia Dunlop, The Dinner Plan
Fuchsia Dunlop · 22 Oct 2026 Listen →
“You could have the best food in the world, but if you come to the table all stressed out, they will only remember that you were a terrible host. … People will always forgive you for serving simple food, but they will never forgive you for being obnoxious.” — Yotam Ottolenghi, The Dinner Plan
Yotam Ottolenghi · 1 Oct 2026 Listen →
“Chicken biryani is a dish that you do not need to Instant Pot, and you shouldn't. I think it's a crime against humanity. Certain things, give it time.” — Nik Sharma, The Dinner Plan
Nik Sharma · 21 Sep 2026 Listen →
“we have to understand that Tex-Mex food is its own beast of original cuisine.” — Pati Jinich, The Dinner Plan
Pati Jinich · 10 Sep 2026 Listen →

Hosts

The Dinner Plan is hosted by Maggie Hoffman .

Recent Episodes

  1. 2 Nov 2026

    Postpartum Meals and Feeding New Parents With Clarissa Wei

    With Clarissa Wei

  2. 29 Oct 2026

    Adrianna Adarme’s Sweater-Weather Dinners

    With Adrianna Adarme

  3. 26 Oct 2026

    How One-Pot Pasta Found Its Way to Your Table

    With Nora Singley

  4. 22 Oct 2026

    Fuchsia Dunlop’s Flavor Templates for Easy Weeknight Dinners

    With Fuchsia Dunlop

  5. 19 Oct 2026

    How Jeanine Donofrio Got Her Love of Cooking Back

    With Jeanine Donofrio

  6. 15 Oct 2026

    John Kanell: Preppy Kitchen’s Tips for Joyful Baking Every Day

    With John Kanell

  7. 12 Oct 2026

    What Mark Bittman Actually Makes for Dinner

    With Mark Bittman

  8. 8 Oct 2026

    How Kay Chun Plans a Week of Easy Dinners

    With Kay Chun

  9. 5 Oct 2026

    Leah Victoria’s Meal Prep for Real Life

    With Leah Victoria

  10. 1 Oct 2026

    Even Yotam Ottolenghi Gets Nervous Before a Dinner Party

    With Yotam Ottolenghi

  11. 28 Sep 2026

    Sara Bradley’s Soup Season Tips

    With Sara Bradley

  12. 24 Sep 2026

    Meherwan Irani’s No. 1 Best Indian Cooking Tips in the World

    With Meherwan Irani

Guests

Caroline Chambers (2 episodes), Hetty Lui McKinnon (2 episodes), Vivian Howard , Hillary Sterling , Zaynab Issa , Rosie Kellett , Trinity Mouzon Wofford , Dan Souza , Jenny Rosenstrach , Natalia Rudin , Anna Hezel , natasha pickowicz , and 133 more.