Season 2

March 14, 2021

Meet Lucy and Simona | Dinner Plus Drinks #64

Very exciting news - on this week's episode, we're joined by Lucy and Simona for Kid Corner! If you want to hear what they have to say, you'll have to listen to the end. You can also watch on YouTube to see how freaking adora...

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March 7, 2021

Barf Everywhere | Dinner Plus Drinks #63

It's a weird week as we close in on the anniversary of realizing corona virus was a serious thing and would start changing our lives forever. It seems strange to break life up into "before" and "after" corona when it's only b...

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March 4, 2021

What's the best wine to drink with pepperoni pizza? - Pinkies Up Ep. 7

On this episode of Pinkies Up, we set out to make your life just a little bit better by finding the perfect wine to drink with pepperoni pizza! Whether you're doing take out, eating at your favorite pizza place, or eating a f...

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Feb. 28, 2021

City Council Woes | Dinner Plus Drinks #62

Hey everybody, we had a pretty down week caused by decisions that were made by the Lake Geneva City Council in regards to planned pop up dinners we were going to hold in downtown Lake Geneva. We took some time to express our ...

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Feb. 21, 2021

Lord Coldemort | Dinner Plus Drinks #61

If you love Harry Potter and puns, you probably are curious about the title of this week's episode - you're going to have to listen to our news stories to find out where the reference comes from, and we promise it's pretty aw...

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Feb. 14, 2021

Nothing Says Love Like Bacon and Donuts | Dinner Plus Drinks #60

We're bringing you this episode early so you know to come and visit us at our donut *and* bacon themed pop up shop in downtown Lake Geneva on Sunday, February 14th. Wherever you are, you need to come get the donuts - they're ...

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Feb. 7, 2021

Live from the Sausage Shack | Dinner Plus Drinks #59

This week's episode was recorded live at our Lake Geneva Country Meats Sausage Shack Pop Up with special guest Kevin Fleming! We recorded during after we closed the shop for the day and the annual Streets of Lake Geneva Cocoa...

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Feb. 3, 2021

What's the best wine to drink with dark chocolate? - Pinkies Up Ep. 6

On this episode of Pinkes Up, we seek to find out what is the best type of wine to drink with dark chocolate. Trust us, it was hard to do the research on this episode, but we got it done for you!

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Jan. 31, 2021

Better chocoLATE than never | Dinner Plus Drinks #58

We're giving this episode a Dad joke title because it is coming out a little later on Sunday than we normally release episodes and it's about chocolate! We were unable to record our normal weekly episode this week due to time...

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Jan. 24, 2021

Have We Metaphor? | Dinner Plus Drinks #57

If you're a fan of the Dad jokes, Nick really over-delivered on this week's episode...if you don't like the Dad jokes, then maybe be prepared for some serious groans! In addition to the jokes, we talked about terrible jobs, g...

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Jan. 17, 2021

Inauguration Celebration 2021 | Dinner Plus Drinks #56

Happy Inauguration Week everybody! We want to promote a celebration of America and all of the wonderful traditions that bring us together, so on this week's episode, we put an Inauguration theme to the podcast. Join us as we ...

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Jan. 10, 2021

Financial Planning with Nick | Dinner Plus Drinks #55

Bridget was right - just because it's 2021 doesn't mean that the craziness is ended!! We cover a wide range of topics on this episode from Dry January to the madness at the Capitol to some very helpful (maybe) financial plann...

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Jan. 3, 2021

So Long 2020, Hello 2021! | Dinner Plus Drinks #54

Happy New Year! On this week's episode, we have a fun conversation about what New Year's means to us, how we celebrate, and favorite memories. We also share some of the things we are looking forward to in 2021 and chat about ...

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Dec. 27, 2020

What's the best Champagne under $15? - Pinkies Up Ep. 5

On this New Year's themed episode of Pinkies Up, we answer the question "what's the best Champagne under $15?" by trying 7 different sparkling wines to let you know what wine you should be drinking this New Year's Eve! On Pin...

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Dec. 27, 2020

Christmas Break 2020 | Dinner Plus Drinks #53

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year friends! We forgot to tell you on last week's episode that we're taking a break from our normal full length episode this week due to the Holidays, but we do have a super awesome Pinkies Up e...

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Dec. 20, 2020

Ultra Bright LED Lights | Dinner Plus Drinks #52

We're still apart - don't want to get anyone sick before Christmas! - but we are in a festive mood as we talk about Christmas traditions, house decorating, and lots more on this fun episode of Dinner Plus Drinks. We hope you ...

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Dec. 13, 2020

Christkindlmarkt Success! | Dinner Plus Drinks #51

Bridget & Nick recorded this episode remotely in the direct afterglow of our first ever Christkindlmarkt. It was a monumental undertaking to make this event happen and we used this episode to discuss the whole journey of gett...

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Dec. 6, 2020

50th Episode Special | Dinner Plus Drinks #50

Friends, loyal listeners, and casual acquaintances, it's our 50th episode! We are celebrating with recaps of some of our favorite moments over the past 50 episodes, which is conveniently roughly a year. When we started this j...

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Dec. 2, 2020

What Wine Pairs with Christmas Cookies - Pinkies Up Ep. 4

Welcome to Pinkies Up, a series where we answer questions "normal" wine drinkers like Bridget have about wine. In this episode, we find out what wine pairs with Christmas cookies! It's a festive time of the year, and you're p...

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Nov. 29, 2020

Oyster Crackers Are Awesome | Dinner Plus Drinks #49

We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, whatever that looked like this year. We both had a relaxing, fun Holiday, highlighted in Bridget's case by Oyster crackers... You'll have to listen to find out exactly what that means...

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Nov. 22, 2020

Thanksgiving 2020 | Dinner Plus Drinks #48

Happy Thanksgiving! It's been a crazy lead up to this Holiday and we just want to take some time to talk about Thanksgiving, relax, and enjoy some wine. We hope you enjoy our meandering chat about all things Thanksgiving and ...

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Nov. 15, 2020

Run Away from Tornados? | Dinner Plus Drinks #47

Loyal listeners, we want to know are you Team Bridget (stay and cower in basement) or Team Nick (drive away from a tornado and not die) when it comes to tornados? We're still not sure if we had a for real tornado in Lake Gene...

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Nov. 8, 2020

Millipedes Aren't Food | Dinner Plus Drinks #46

Votes still weren't counted when we recorded this episode, and we wanted to know the results, just like the rest of you! Obviously, when the episode is released, we're now aware of the results, but this episode stands as a mo...

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Nov. 4, 2020

What Pinot Noir Should You Drink If You Love Cabernet? - Pinkies Up E…

Welcome to the newest episode of our wine series Pinkies Up! In this series, we answer questions 'normal' wine drinkers like Bridget have about wine. With Thanksgiving almost here, and Pinot Noir being our number one wine rec...

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