{"podcast":{"title":"The Dinner Plan","slug":"the-dinner-plan-7020485","podcast_index_feed_id":7020485,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66c89a9da45b7b5037ed3a26","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-dinner-plan","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66c89a9da45b7b5037ed3a26/1776383643773-dcf9a9c3-685e-4373-8b60-3ccc828b120b.jpeg","author":"Maggie Hoffman","episode_count":113,"summary":"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-bought shortcuts make your weeknight dinners more flavorful? How do you meal prep or ingredient prep without getting bored? What weeknight dinner recipes would you text to a friend? Where do you find dinner ideas when you don't feel like cooking? To get each guest's cookbook recommendations, plus a free recipe of the week from that guest's latest book, subscribe to The Dinner Plan newsletter at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com —that's also where you'll find our list of 99 dinner ideas you didn't have to think of. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T22:18:41.601674+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dinner-plan-7020485"},"episode":{"title":"Reilly Meehan Shares What Private Chefs Really Cook","slug":"reilly-meehan-shares-what-private-chefs-really-cook","published_at":"2026-03-26T10:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dinner-plan-7020485/reilly-meehan-shares-what-private-chefs-really-cook","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dinner-plan-7020485","url":"https://thedinnerplan.substack.com/p/reilly-meehan","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66c89a9da45b7b5037ed3a26/e/69bab16f9f868752e5be6365/media.mp3","summary":"Reilly Meehan really knows his stuff in the kitchen, which means his private chef videos on social media are especially compelling. In this episode of The Dinner Plan, Reilly shares his path from the competition cooking circuit to the life of a private chef cooking dinners for clients, what he actually cooks for their weeknight dinners, and insights on how you can add a little flourish to your daily meals. He has lots of advice for what to cook using pantry staples like quinoa, beans, and farro, tips on getting more flavor into your easy dinners, and advice for meal planning during a busy week, plus a favorite high-protein dinner. Reilly's new book, A Little Bit Extra , offers lots of fun cooking techniques that'll come in handy at your next dinner party. Get a recipe preview at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com . ___ Thanks to today's sponsors: Rouxbe Online Culinary School:  Get 30% off your first course with code DINNERPLAN30 at Rouxbe.com/dinnerplan Find Brami protein pasta at Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, or EnjoyBrami.com Find  Stone & Skillet English Muffins  in the bakery section at Publix, or  other retailers nationwide. Made In Cookware:  Head to  madein.cc/dinnerplan  to unlock your discount offer. Tastemade Cooking: Use code DINNERPLAN for 40% off an annual membership at Tastemade.com/dinnerplan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Reilly Meehan really knows his stuff in the kitchen, which means his private chef videos on social media are especially compelling. In this episode of The…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2585,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dinner-plan-7020485/episodes/reilly-meehan-shares-what-private-chefs-really-cook/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dinner-plan-7020485/reilly-meehan-shares-what-private-chefs-really-cook.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}