Episodes

Nick had a rough time with offshore tech support but thankfully, a Plain Spoke Cocktails Bourbon Smash got him in a good place. We're excited for the Olympics and plenty more - you can expect some Olympic fun to start soon, but in the meantime, here's what we talked about on this week's episode: Nick loved this Pulled Pork Mac & Cheese that he made to celebrate National Mac & Cheese Day. You should make it too. When it comes to creative ways to get hired, Lukas Yla's Donut Box resumé deli...

No, you don't have to run a marathon to be considered a runner. I'm sharing all about the running community and how I think t hey are some of the most supportive, honest and uplifting athletes out there. Ways to can be involved: Be a spectator at a race Join for the post-race party Start a couch to 5K program Cheer someone on! Talk to your kids about sportsmanship If you want to learn more about Mary Cain's amazing running club, here is the article I referenced: https://www....

When I was editing this episode and saw it was coming out on 7-11, I had to call it "oh thank heaven," because who can't get that saying out of your head? It doesn't really have anything to do with the episode, but it's what we're going to roll with - Nick What we did talk about was a wide variety of topics, and on this episode it was Nick, not Bridget, that was unable to choose from multiple stories, so you'll get a lot of Nick thoughts this episode. Most importantly, if you didn't watch the ...

Thanks for tuning in to this week's Amuse Bouche! Get ready to listen to my scratchy voice (sorry about that!) and two quick tips about what's working in our family. Hugs or High Fives We're aiming to teach our kids early about boundaries and consent and found that offering them the choice on hugs or high fives has been a fun way to do it. Here's an interesting article on the topic if you're interested! https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/2987-high-five-or-hug-teaching-toddlers-about-consen...

Nick is often asked what's better - American or French wine, and in this episode of Pinkies Up, we put four American wines against four French wines to see what Bridget thinks are the best! In this episode, you'll learn some general differences between American and French wines, what causes those differences, and we'll help you find the right wine for you. Bridget's opinion is what determines the answer in this episode, but you can decide for yourself at home! Here's a list of the wines we tri...

Happy Birthday America! If you listened to this week's Amuse Bouche, you heard Bridget talk about some of her family 4th of July traditions. If you haven't listened, you're missing out, these short Friday episodes are a great way to get just a little bit more Bridget in your life! On this week's Dinner Plus Drinks, we talk 4th of July plus lots more. Here are links to some of the things we talked about: Hooray, the NCAA is finally letting athletes make money from their own likeness. Both B...

Man, this episode makes me sound like I actually have it all together and have all of the right conversations. Don't worry, I do not! I recorded this one as a reminder for myself - basically my very own hype session. But, if you're heading out on an extended family vacation, here are a few quick tips for making it the best it can be: Spend the whole week ahead laying out things to pack. Add to the pile throughout the week. Set some simple boundaries (more on that below) Lower your exp...

We've reached 100 episodes in our feed, and even if this is only Dinner Plus Drinks #79 (we also have special episodes and Pinkies Up episodes in the feed), we couldn't let a good reason to celebrate go by without notice! This episode has plenty of '100' themed fun - including an incredible Jeopardy segment where Bridget tested her intelligence versus 100 themed questions, and lots more. Here's what we talked about on this week's episode: We also talked a lot about Milwaukee because Stephen...

Welcome to episode 1 of Amuse Bouche where you are getting little bits of Bridget before the weekly episode of Dinner plus Drinks. If you're wondering a few quick facts about Bridget, listen in to this episode to learn all about her love for food trucks, hip hop music and thrift shopping. Every Friday, tune in for fun! I so appreciate you listening in. If you've enjoyed this episode, here's how you can follow along for more Amuse Bouche and weekly episodes of Dinner Plus Drinks: Visit our ...

This episode features one of the best product recommendations we've ever had - so make sure you check out what Nick has to say in the break. You (and your hair) will thank him next time you see him. Here are links to what we talked about on this week's episode: FOMO is returning - check out this article from The Cut talking about FOMO returning. Buffalo Chicken Tenders are out of stock at Culvers...this is a disaster! Bridget is a huge fan of this book by Katie Sturino - Body Talk: Ho...

Bridget has never had Chicken McNuggets. Shocking, right? Well on this week's episode, we corrected that travesty after our product recommendation break. You're going to want to learn what Bridget thinks of them. We promise, it's wonderful. If you're looking to buy a shockingly affordable house in the hipster neighborhood of Bayview in Milwaukee, check out this house. It also happens to have a bar attached! Bridget wants you to check out the summer fun lineup of wearables from Holst and L...

It's been a week. Bridget has an... infection situation that you'll hear about on this week's episode, plus lots more fun as we get summer kicked off! Here are links to what we discussed this week: If you'd like to read some follow up on the story of Naomi Osaka, you can read this NY Times article. We drank a can of Indeed Brewing Company's Lucy Session Sour beer in honor of sweet (and sour) little Lucy turning two this week! This story about a boy named Joe decorating a restaurant (wi...

We are all about destroying wine snobbery and we know boxed wine is popular in many households...including our own. It's convenient to have a box of "house red" for a glass when you don't want to open an entire bottle, or for when unexpected company drops by. We wanted to figure out what the best boxed wine is, so in this episode, we tried 5 different boxed wines to give you our answer! Here's a list of the wines we tried: House Wine Original Red Blend - a blend of Cabernet and Merlot from ...

Welcome to summer - it's Memorial Day weekend, and we're excited to get all things 'Sconsin going - outside living, grilling, beer, etc. etc. etc. Bridget and Nick did a "How 'sconsin are you" quiz (you may be surprised by the result) and we'd like you to take the quiz too. We're offering prizes for perfect scores. It'll be a good prize, we promise. You can take our "How 'Sconsin Are You?" quiz by following this link. Good luck, we'll email you back your score and prize if you get a perfect sco...

Okay, we're going to skip to the chase and just let you know that Nick got a Peloton this week and it's ridiculous. Tune in for lots of Bridget poking fun at Nick's overpriced way of shredding some calories plus plenty of other fun! Here's what else we talked about: Check out this article from the Chicago Tribune on how you can make cicadas into 'tasty' food. Thanks for the help Bridget? Nick loved these ideas that the New York Times shared about how you museums can become even more rele...

We learned that Miller Brewing is launching a hard seltzer...to outer space to rid humanity of it. We couldn't be more pleased and may even drink a fine Miller product for the first time in FOREVER to applaud their efforts. Here's what else we talked about on this week's episode: If you want more information about Miller's hard seltzer launch, read this article from OnMilwaukee. We're incredibly impressed by this New Orleans based glass recycling program caled Glass Half Full. You should ...

Happy Mother's Day! Without you Mom's nobody is here. You're all wonderful, and we love all of you. We have a big episode this week with lots of talk about everything from traveling with toddlers to tacos to frosé to Billie Eilish. We had to go to backup audio for this episode and we apologize for the less than stellar audio quality, but we hope you enjoy what we have for you this week. Here are links to everything we talked about this week: If you haven't seen the Billie Eilish British Vogue...

We love rosé wine - it's pink, refreshing, and a harbinger of spring and summer fun! There are SO MANY different bottles of rosé available on store shelves and on restaurant wine lists now, and they all seem to blend together. They are made from different grapes, come from different places, and have different price points, but the question is, do they all taste the same? On this month's episode, we tried 5 different rosé wines from around the world to get the verdict on if they all taste the sa...

Hello friends - we're officially getting old as we talk about the weather, rain, grass, vacuums and many other old people things. We're sure you can relate to these fascinating and vital subjects, however, and we'd love to hear your opinions on these subjects as well! If you're not into these everyday topics, don't worry, we talked food, news, and, of course, funny kid stories. Here are links to what we talked about this week: If you're a thrift shopper like Bridget, this article about Good...

Nick had a short getaway in Kansas City this week, and he is here to tell you all about the great things of the city...as well as what he thinks he could do better. Hint, there's a lot of barbecue talk. Also - sorry for the coughing, it's allergy season and not great for Nick! Here are links to what we talked about on this week's episode: Learn about the mental state of "languishing" from this NY Times article. Enjoy the tale of the rise and fall of the European Super League in this ente...

Please give a warm welcome to our special guest Colin, our friend and talented video production guru from Greyspot Visuals. You may have seen their work featured on the LGCM social channels, or watched our Hard Seltzer Taste Off that Colin filmed. You can check out their work right here. On the day we recorded this episode, Colin was in town to film a segment about how LGCM makes liver sausage. We were between shots with time to spare, so we invited to join him this week's episode as a special ...

Our long time listeners know that Nick is obsessed with fun flavors of Kit Kats and spent much of the early pandemic trying to track down mint Kit Kats. Which are delicious. As part of our research into flavored Kit Kats, we discovered that there are literally hundreds of Kit Kat flavors in Japan. We decided we need to taste these flavors and share our experience with all of you. Luckily for our wallets, we didn't have to fly to Japan to try all of the Kit Kat flavors, instead we purchased a Ja...

Guys, we recorded a day early this week and missed some really important news - the passing of Prince Philip. It would be weird if we didn't discuss this on the pod (we know you guys want to know what we think about it), so we got together and recorded this emergency bonus episode. It's 16 minutes long and we totally get if you want to skip this one but we enjoyed recording it. We hope you enjoy listening We'll be here tomorrow with our normal weekly episode. Talk then! If you found us with th...

The most important thing you need to know from this episode is that after a lengthy and frustrating "repair process," Bridget finally has her laptop back. You can rest assured she's properly prepped for this episode now that she has her trusty Macbook by her side instead of a PC or a tablet! We released a lot of bonus content this week, we hope you enjoyed our wine episode and our emergency Prince Phillip discussion. We recorded this episode a little earlier than usual and missed the Prince Phi...