Having A Night

Thanksgiving rolls around but once a year, and the girls could not be more amped that it's making its presence known in the form of PUMPKIN. From here on out, it's nothing but spiked cider and holiday parties. In spite of a minor argument over cranberry sauce, Ari & Sophie are on the same page: sticklers for the absolute classics. Why screw around with what's already perfect? They wax on about their Thanksgiving hopes and dreams, PLUS -- don't worry, Season 4 is still Wedding Season. The girls go to town recapping an absolutely chic city wedding and settle the matter of theater in the round and its nuptial role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who's coming & who's getting snubbed? Is it mandatory to invite everyone whose wedding you've been invited to? And is there ever a good way to say "O HELL NO" to the request for a +1? In this episode, the girls get down and dirty with the A List, the B List, and the zzz list. (Don't invite any snoozers to your wedding, ya hear?) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You want to make sure your guests are happy and drunk at your wedding…. But how much are you willing to cough up? This week we go through various tiers of WEDDING BARS. Full? Premium?! BEER AND WINE ONLY? Lots of revelations are made this week folks, and the verdict even surprised us. Tune in for all things cocktail hour and leave your feelings about champagne toasts at the door! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cocktail attire? Black Tie? Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt. For Ari and Sophie, w-e-d-d-i-n-g spells COSTUME PARTY. A chance to steal the attention from the bride with an absolutely smashing outfit (mostly joking here, folks, not to worry.) We're talking Hoedown Chic, Playful Hawaiian, and Creative Formal. Yes, the girls are positively gagging for specificity when it comes to dress code. Adjectives abound -- are you a Colorful or a Festive? Oh, and speaking of, whatever happened to hats? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Name your top 5 wedding canapés and prepare for war. This week the girls are unloading all their wedding-food gripes (BEFORE the professional guests get the mic). What is it about synchronized servers that turns you on? If salmon and chicken were a real-life DUET.... who would be on piano? But actually WHY is wedding food so sucky??????!!! Is it the formality? The fillet? Both? Touché. Buckle up folks, you're in for some big opinions about chicken satay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We vow to take you as our lawfully wedded listeners…. That’s right! Bell’s are RINGIN’ cause Ari and Sophie are BACK for an all new season dedicated to possibly the biggest night to be had…. WEDDING NIGHT! This season is all about throwing the ultimate party. Listen in for the 10 commandments of wedding planning, an engagement story for the ages, the great ‘band v. DJ’ debate and so much more. It’s a season filled with guests from the wild world of weddings: planners, florists, caterers, bakers…. need we say more? Listen, subscribe and tune in for HAVING A NIGHT: WEDDING EDITION! And follow @havinganight for all the delicious visuals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SEASON FINALE!! In a groundbreaking, first-ever, tell-all interview filled with never-before-seen personal stories of strength, perseverance, and what she ate for breakfast this morning, Madame Sophie Von Haselberg BARES. IT. ALL. The much-adored, fiercely-funny, mayo-ambivalent-multi-hyphenate QUEEN speaks OUT about strawberry yogurt, fasting, and what went down in the early 2000’s at a club in China that opens at 7AM. Legendary interviewer Larry King is resurrected from the dead, taking on the body and voice of Ari Venturi in this earth-shattering exposé that cannot-be-missed. We’re taking a break before season 4 but we’ve still got heaps of incredible content to listen to and watch! Scroll through our backlog of seasons past and check out our vids on YouTube.com/havinganight. AND join us for CHIP HOUR every Wednesday on Instagram Live at 6PM ET! Xoxo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You know her voice, you know her taste, you know she goes heavy on the mayo.... But do you really know the woman we all listen to, laugh with, and love every week, aka The Jewish Italian American Princess herself, Ariana Venturi? This is the EXPOSE you've been waiting for, the tell-all interview with journalist S'Oprah von Haselberg. From the childhood nostalgia of her culinary heroes to piercing insights like "if chicken is on the grill, there has to be sausage on the grill, too", this is an episode you won't want to miss. Delve deep into her psyche as these two brainiacs discuss entertaining as actors and entertaining as hostesses, aka entertaining vs. entertaining. And in a reveal you never could have seen coming, Ari is forced to answer the age old question: What Is Your Desert Island Chip? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A lot of people don't understand that 'A Life of Partying' can and should be a noble pursuit. Bryan Dayton is not one of those people. Founder of Half Eaten Cookie Hospitality group, which operates 5 killer restaurants in Colorado including OAK at Fourteenth, Bryan knew from a ripe young age that he wanted to spend his precious time on this earth mixing cocktails and giving others the kind of NIGHT this podcast is all about. That is to say, one filled with delicious food and bev, great music, lively conversation....and that certain je nais se quoi we're always talking about. Listen in for some hot tips on entertaining at home, balancing a cocktail, and why sustainable cattle farming is the cause we all need to get behind! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Annie Favia is the brain, heart, and soul behind Favia Wines and Erda Teas. Though born in Connecticut, she's the NorCal gal of our dreams— a viticulturist with an obvious green thumb, a deep respect for nature and how it sustains us, and the sunny, engaging disposition of someone who knows her shit but isn't about to lord it over you. Can you tell we fell in love with her over the course of our conversation? In this episode, we go deep on Cabernet Franc, what drew Annie to wine, how she got into growing her own herbs for teas, and how she likes to host at home. Predictably, we invited ourselves over for dinner as soon as we get our cross-country road trip under way. We know a dinner at her place would be one to remember. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What were you doing in your early 20s? Starting a restaurant empire with nothing more than a BFA and a song? Yeah. That's what we thought. Renee Erickson is the kind of chef/restauranteur/cookbook author/fearless woman that dreams are made of. Owner of multiple –and most would say, the best– food destinations in Seattle, including The Walrus and the Carpenter, The Whale Wins, Bar Mesuline, Bateau, and General Porpoise Doughnuts and Coffee; possessor of a James Beard Award and two time cookbook author, Erickson has approached her glorious career not with her eyes locked on the prize, but rather with a bravery and open-heart that has made her food and restaurants the uniquely delicious places they are today. On this episode we're talking Washington wine, whipped butter, and why you should never feel shame about kicking your friends out of your goddamn kitchen. Her new cookbook, 'Getaway: Food & Dink to Transport You' is filled with the stories and recipes we all need coming out of the past 14 months of Covid hell. Listen now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ian Cauble is the wine guy you want to have in your ear. And by "wine guy" we mean just one of 269 Master Sommeliers in the WORLD, and the recipient of the Best Young Sommelier in the World and TOPSOMM awards. If you saw the documentary SOMM, you know exactly who we're talking about. (Blonde. Lots of flash cards. Passionate as hell.... Is that ringing a bell? ) And if you didn't, then please stop reading and turn on your television immediately. Not only is Ian knowledgeable beyond imagination about every aspect of wines, he's also willing and eager to share that knowledge, evidenced in his venture SOMM SELECT. It's like a local wine store if your local wine store was manned by one of the greatest somms in the world. Sounds pretty groovy, right? Settle in as we talk about vermouths, what varietals we should be drinking more of, and what Ian's desert-island wine would be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marc and Phil Covitz were born into a beloved Beverly Hills chocolate family. When they eventually took over the business, they decided to re-conceptualize the cocoa-kingdom their mother had built and bring in some modern flavors and techniques with the help of acclaimed pastry chef Kriss Harvey. &Sons is now leading the luxury chocolate game and making some of the most beautiful, delicious, and creative sweets that money can buy. Pop Rock Praline? Passion Fruit Caramel? We were lucky to try some of these INSANE chocolates live on air and let's just say the snozzberries taste even better than snozzberries! AND! Just in time for mother's day, here's a little gift: Get 10% off your order of &Sons chocolate by using the code 'HavingANight' at checkout! What's sweeter than that?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You may recognize Sheldon as the chill dude from Hawaii who was voted Fan Favorite on not one but two seasons of Top Chef. But he's also part of a brigade of chefs shining light on Hawaiian cuisine and gently insisting that it be given its due. His new book, COOK REAL HAWAII goes way beyond poke and Kalua pig, and delves into the people and cultures that make Hawaiian food such a unique fusion. After all, where else but on the world's most isolated land mass can you get Polynesian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, AND Portuguese influences? Talking to Sheldon was like talking to a pure ray of sunshine -- a very knowledgeable ray of sunshine, that is. We get into the ultimate Pupus, how to casually feed 500 people at a birthday (hint: allow other people to bring dishes!), and whether cooking on the beach is actually worth it. XOXO Ari & Sophie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We know you've had fried chicken. Maybe you even love to douse your crunchy bird in hot sauce. But that is NOTHING compared to what Kim Prince is doing at her LA restaurant, Hotville Chicken. Born into the family that invented Nashville Hot Chicken, she is carrying on the Prince tradition, bringing their famous (and, naturally, secret) recipe to the West Coast. Just how hot are we talking? Let's put it this way: one of the heat levels is called TOE TAG. As in... You're probably leaving in a body bag if you finish a whole order. We had such a blast talking to Kim Prince, and as you'll hear, we also got VERY hungry. Her menu doesn't stop with chicken -- we're talking sweet teas, smoked mac & cheese, and.... Sorry, we lost our train of thought because we were salivating! The point is, Kim is an absolute legend -- hilarious, honest, and an absolute font of knowledge. Enjoy the episode and thank you to Jenn Harris for hooking us up with her! XOXO Ari & Sophie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices