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We've hit 150 episodes and we have big news to share!Join us on our walk down memory lane of the last 3 years of podcasting, and learn what the big news is. The first two minutes of the podcast are recorded with a backup source, then the audio quality gets better. Sorry for the mix-up.As we shared at the end of the episode, we'll be taking a break until early December, thanks for your patience, and we can't wait to talk to you then.Cheers!Bridget & Nick

Hey all - we're a day late, thanks for your patience. The extra day did give us time to decide on this important programming announcement: Next week's episode will be out around Tuesday, November 22nd. It's our 150th and we'll be celebrating the almost 3 years of podcasting, as well as the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday!That's enough about the future, here's about what's happening on this week's episode:Check out the exciting news about the World's Tallest Glass Tree that's going to be build in Williams Bay, Wisconsin at the Yerkes Observatory!If you are interested in history, architecture, and long reads, this NY Times Magazine piece on Spain's Islamic history is great.Check out this awesome "Freak in the Sheets" Excel mug that would be an awesome Christmas gift for your local Excel nerd.If you're as jazzed about Baskin Robbins' Turkey Ice Cream Cake as Bridget, you can get more details right here.Have a great week, thanks for listening, we'll talk to you soon as we celebrate 150 episodes!Bridget & Nick

How are you all doing out there?We are having great weeks and getting ready for Friendsgiving - more on that after the break. Here are links to what we talked about this week:Why give out candy when you can give out potatoes for Halloween treats? Check out the cool story of this Milwaukee women who found children preferred spuds to candy bars!If you are a dry shampoo user, check out this list of recalled products, you should maybe not use your shampoo!Bridget recommends Asos dresses for fancy season!Nick loves a good Ah So wine opener for special bottles. It's easy to master, you'll look cool while using it and not ruin corks!Have a great week everybody, we'll talk to you soon!Bridget & Nick

We all know banquet food can be bad, but this week we had an interesting experience with banquet food that needs to be talked out. We'd love to hear your bad banquet food experiences, let us know!Here are a few links to what we talked about today:Babies don't need fancy things! Check out this article from The Atlantic to reassure yourself that no, you don't need fancy things for your baby.The McTrain is a real thing. Read about McDonald's attempt to take over the German rails in this article.Nick would love one of these Arsenal smart watch bands for Christmas!If you want to check out the 90's life hacks we discussed, here's the link!Have a great week, we hope you avoid bad banquet food, and we'll talk to you soon.Cheers!Bridget & Nick

We had an awesome week full of events and friends. While it was a little overwhelming, there were still plenty of positives, so we hope you enjoy our canter through the week that was!Check out these links from this week's episodes:Busch NA Beer for DogsMilwaukee's New Pro Soccer TeamAnimatronic Santa at Home DepotHave a great week - we'll talk to you soon.Cheers!Bridget & Nick

Guys - do you believe there is cheating in competitive fishing? Yep. There is. We tried a salted caramel pretzel beer, marveled at the lengths some people go to in order to win a fishing contest, and much more on this week's episode.We hope you enjoy your week, we'll talk to you soon!Cheers!Bridget & Nick 

We recorded this episode from the back of a truck...full of wine!We're doing a Truckload of Wine sale at Lake Geneva Country Meats and we took the opportunity to multitask and record while getting ready for the event. If you like wine and you're in the area, you can get more details about this event and a link to buy the wines right here.If you want to see the awesome McDonald's inspired merch that Bridget shared on this week's episode, you can visit Cactus Plant Flea Market's shop and grab some for yourself!Have a great week, we'll talk to you next episode.Cheers!Bridget & Nick

In this week's episode, we test out 90's kid energy drinks and Bridget's survival skills, and you may be surprised by the results...or not!If you want to learn more about some of the things we talked about on this week's episode, here are a few links:Alani Energy - plenty of energy, lots of 90's kid flavors!Learn about the Twins Fashion Show hosted by Gucci!Can You Survive Challenge! Have a great week, we'll talk to you soon.Cheers!Bridget & Nick

Hey there y'all, it's fall, y'all!We have a bit of fall (or is it autumn?) themed fun after our product recommendations today, coupled with Bridget ACING a quiz about wine at the start of today's episode. We tried these three wines:1924 Double Black Cabernet Sauvignon3 Finger Jack Cabernet SauvignonCastoro ZinfandelHere are a few links to things we discussed on this episode:Check out this article about how it is now recommending US adults under 65 get an annual screening for anxiety.If you're looking for matching Christmas pajama sets, start shopping now! Bridget recommends Cotton:On, Burts Bees, and Old Navy as good places to shop.Thanks for listening, we hope you have a great week, and we'll talk to you next week.Cheers!Bridget & Nick

It's the day before Bridget's birthday as we release the episode, so we feel the need to acknowledge her - happy birthday Bridget!We hope you enjoy our talk this week and stay tuned for next week's episode.Cheers!Bridget & Nick

The passing of Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith is the main subject of conversation this week, and how can't it be? The Queen was an icon and we have lots of thoughts.If you're a Republican (that's as in you're against the monarchy), and don't want to listen to our Royal talk, then no worries, there's plenty of other chatter as well.Have a great week everybody, and we'll talk again next week!Bridget & Nick

Friends, we'll be upfront with you. The highlight of this episode is dental discussion and Nick's new toy / essential health tool:A Waterpik water flosser. Yep, Nick has wanted one forever and he finally bought one. His teeth have never been so clean, and he can't wait to go to the Dentist and receive their feedback on his oral health. Of course, there's lots more chat on this episode, so tune in and enjoy!Have a great Labor Day weekend everybody, we'll talk to you soon.Cheers!Bridget & Nick

Hello friends!On this episode, we tried four different ready to drink (canned) cocktails. Some were good, some weren't as good. In the end, we enjoyed a delicious wheat beer from Maplewood.We hope you have a great week and talk to you soon!Bridget & Nick

Hey there thrifty friend!In honor of August 17th's National Thrift Store Day, we got in the spirit and had Bridget share tips on how to thrift it up.Here are a few links to what we talked about today:This clip about Thrift Store Karaoke from The Today Show is awesome!It's no joke, the Japanese government wants help encouraging its citizens to drink more alcohol!These customizable banners are perfect for your favorite inspirational quotes!If you have weeds to pull, Nick highly recommends these hand weeder tools. They make life much easier!If you're not aware of the USA Mullet Championship, check this out!We compared this list of "How to Thrift Shop" from MasterClass to Bridget's tips. What do you think of it?Thanks for listening - have a great week, we'll talk to you soon.Cheers!Bridget & Nick

On this week's episode, you're treated to an absurd commercial about razors. It's a commentary on society's weird place, but we thought it was interesting. We hope you do as well. Of course, there's much more as we returned to the safety of our studio.Here are a few links from this week's episode:If you've ever driven from the direction of Milwaukee to downtown Chicago, you've probably seen the iconic Morton Salt building. It's now being turned into a concert venue called The Salt Shed.If you want to learn all about Jeremy's Razors (and get retargeted by them a million times), you can visit their website here.Bridget is a lunch packing machine, and these flat ice packs have made keeping lunch cold much easier!Nick is a huge fan of portable tire inflators. You can find them all over, but this one from Amazon is well recommended, and if you use this link, we'll earn a small commission, thank you very much!Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and we'll talk again next week!

Hey hey hey, everybody!We are cooking brats and drinking das bier at DAS Fest, so we weren't able to do a normal episode, but we did a live walkaround of the festival to share with you. We're here Saturday and Sunday, so if you listen, please come hi!www.dasfestusa.comCheers, ergh, prost!Bridget & Nick

Well, as many of you pointed out, our interview with Alex Lasry may have been the Kiss of Death in his Senatorial race. Shoot. We enjoyed the interview anyway and are grateful for those of you who attended the event and listened!We got back to a more normal episode this week and talked about these things:Bridget found this NPR article on how you can make changes to Instagram's suggested posts in your feed fascinating and helpful.Inflation is hitting us all - even this Japanese Aquarium that tried to feed its penguins less expensive fish. Guess what - the penguin wasn't having it.Check out these awesome clothes that Bridget found from local store Quotes & Cotton.Nick loves the artwork style in the book Build from Red Nose Studio and Simona loves reading along with the very simple book. Here are a few random links from Nick:Spicy rosé? The Velveeta MartiniThe Cultural Tutor Twitter thread on the world becoming less colorful.Have a great week everyone, we appreciate you taking the time to listen.Cheers!Bridget & Nick

In this episode, we interview Alex Lasry, Democratic candidate for US Senate for the State of Wisconsin. You can learn more about the Lasry campaign at alexlasry.com or if you would like to donate through the page set up for the Dinner Plus Drinks event, you can visit alexlasry.com/lakegeneva.If you're new to the podcast, please subscribe and listen to our weekly episodes featuring relatable chat about getting through our crazy world. Thanks for listening - have a great week, we'll be back next Sunday with a "normal" episode!Bridget & Nick

Hey friends - dropping in with a programming announcement:This Friday we will be recording a live podcast at The Bottle Shop in Lake Geneva at 5:30 PM with Alex Lasry, Democratic Candidate for US Senate for Wisconsin. You're invited to join us, listen to us talk with Alex, and then participate in a live Q & A and have the opportunity to meet him after the pod. We'll even buy you a drink!If you would like to join us, please click here and use this link to RSVP. No donation is necessary to attend. If the link doesn't work, you can manually type in alexlasry.com/lakegenevaWe'll post the recording as our episode on Sunday, if you don't want to hear it, feel free to skip. Sorry for the late notice, this opportunity came together quickly and we're excited to offer this unique episode for you all.Cheers!Bridget & Nick

We recorded on July 14th, and Nick was excited to celebrate Bastille Day, while Bridget was excited to celebrate Mac and Cheese Day - just give her the cheese and noodles!Are you team champagne or team Kraft? Let us know.If you want to read this very meta article about Coastal Granddaughter influencers being influence by other influencers to share the Coastal Grandpa style, check out this article recommended by Bridget.Nick was interested by this article about Palomino Bar in Milwaukee closing. Bars close all the time, but Palomino isn't entirely closing - they're just limiting what they do. Is this a trend in the post-pandemic (are we post-pandemic?) world?Bridget has rid herself of orange hair by using this Malibu Hard Water Hair Treatment. You can try it for yourself!Nick and Bridget are both big fans of Indeed Brewing. We've tried their beers before on air and just had another event with them. They're nice people and the beer is delicious. Check them out!We hope you have an awesome week, perhaps including a getaway like Bridget has planned for this weekend. We'll have details on that and lots more next week.Talk soon - cheers!Bridget & Nick

Hello everybody!This week's episode has lots of links to happy stories, great products and more. Check it out:Our very local Lake Ivanhoe (a lake and community around it) has been honored as Wisconsin's first Black-founded community. This NPR article has details on the fascinating history of this community.Ken Griffin, a billionaire hedge fund manager, is moving his company Citadel to Florida, but on his way out, he's leaving the city with $130 million of donations to help the organizations he supported continue operating until they can find new donors.These two cyclists decided the winner of a race by playing rock - paper - scissors while riding. Incredible!Nick is a fan of MobCraft bringing back "Weird Fest" to celebrate their anniversary. If you like unusual beers, attend it on July 30th!Bridget did not want to be wrong about crediting YummyToddlerFood.com for the their delicious Whole Fruit Ice Pops recipe. You can use these Amazon links to buy a popsicle mold here or a 150 pack of popsicle bags here to make your kids fun frozen treats and support the podcast!If you want to see more hilarious Amazon reviews, check out this article.Have a great week, thank you for listening and stay sane out there - just control what you can control. It's working for Nick...kinda.Cheers!Bridget & Nick

Happy 4th of July everybody!This week, we had some fun with this Choose Your Own Adventure Book, as well as all of the normal life matters.If you want to check out the spit that Nick recommended, you can get it at Amazon right here.Have a safe and fun holiday - talk again next week!Bridget & Nick

It officially happened and we talked about it.We also talked about Father's Day, guessing real estate prices, and lots more. It's not all doom and gloom, but we couldn't ignore the Supreme Court.We hope you have a good week - talk again soon.Bridget & Nick

We had a ton of fun recording this episode talking about a variety of totally unrelated topics and a surprise trip that Bridget took! It was a fast hour for us, we hope you find listening as fun as we found recording.Here are links to a few of the things you may find interesting from this episode:The LIV golf tour is a hot topic among golf fans. Bridget and Nick discussed this ESPN article detailing Phil Mickelson's response to the criticisms of the tour.Bridget recommends these handy zippy pouches!Ryan Reynold's Vasectomy (a gin drink, not the surgical procedure) commercial is hilarious. Watch it on YouTube.If you want to try the "healthy Coca-Cola" challenge that we did, you can get the details right here.Simona loves Butterfly Butterfly by Petr Horacek. Check it out if you're looking for a new book.We hope you enjoyed listening.  If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comHappy Father's Day to all the Dads - have a great week!Cheers!~ Bridget and Nick

Hey friends - we hit the road to go see our friends Jeff of Jeff Anderson Photography and Colin of Sinclair Collective in Rockford, Illinois. While there, we hung out at the incredible Anderson Japanese Gardens. They were gorgeous, peaceful, and well worth a visit. On the trip down, we tried coffee, ate donuts, and talked about what's going on in our lives. We hope you enjoy hearing Nick's thoughts on more bitter coffee, if Bridget approves of Nick's reaction to coffee, and lots more. We hope you enjoyed listening.  If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comHave an awesome week everybody, we appreciate you spending time with us.Cheers!~ Bridget and Nick

Hello again friends, did you miss us?Thanks for understanding our need to take a week off last week. It all got to be a bit too much, but we're back this week with an incredible episode featuring all sorts of fun.We recorded on National Donut Day, and boy did we arrange a special segment for the ages. Donut and coffee tasting! Hear if Nick can pick where each donut was made and see what he thinks of Bridget's beloved coffee.Here are other links from this week's episode:If you want to order the Dairy Queen individual ice cream cake, check out this blog post that gives you the inside scoop (ha!) on how to do so.Nick knows that some people take golf VERY seriously, but punching out your friend over golf etiquette is never a good look!Bridget is a fan of the "mattress in a box," especially this Linenspa Dream hybrid model that Lucy got for her birthday!Nick is grateful to our friend Josie of Hill Valley Dairy for introducing him to That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life. Buy the book and it'll change your life too! We hope you enjoyed listening.  If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comThanks for tuning in this week, we hope your upcoming week is lovely.Cheers!~ Bridget and Nick

It's just Bridget popping on with a quick announcement this week.  We'll be back to regularly scheduled programming next week!

Greetings Dinner Plus Drinks fans! It's been an even crazier than normal week in our lives, so this episode was a lovely way to sit down and reconnect over all of the craziness that has happened.Here are a few links to items we talked about in this week's episode:Check out this LEGO Botanical Collection - it's so cool!Want to know the best way and frequency to wash your sheets? Read this article.Bridget recommends Neutrogena Invisible Daily Defense as a way for you to get a little more SPF in your life!Nick is a huge fan of this Cyber Depot charging thingy / surge protector stuff. It's great. You can get it from Home Depot.Wagyu beef is so good. Seriously. Learn more about Red Top Farms on their website.Bridget made this awesome Egg Roll in a Bowl that looks incredible! We hope you enjoyed listening.  If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comThanks for tuning in this week, we hope your upcoming week is lovely.Cheers!~ Bridget and Nick

We're talking about shopping, gardening, sports, all the things this week!  We hope you enjoyed listening.  If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comThanks for tuning in this week, we hope your upcoming week is lovely.Cheers!~ Bridget and Nick

Nick has been busy interviewing people IRL, so we decided it'd be fun to test Bridget's interview skills for her childhood dream job. Thanks to Shannon for another assist on figuring out this segment. Listen and see how Bridget does on the interview!Here are a few links from this week's episode:Bridget recommended three different articles from Nerdist. This one about Hayao Miyazaki returning for one last movie, this one about a Studio Ghibli theme park, and this one about a possible Studio Ghibli Dungeons & Dragons movie!Nick challenged Bridget to be as successful at Goodwill as this Texas woman who bought an ancient Roman bust for $34.99.If you want to check out the interview questions Nick asked Bridget, visit this page from The Balance Careers.We had a ton of fun on this episode, and we hope you enjoyed listening.  If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comAs always, thanks for listening, we hope you have an awesome week. Cheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

Things that make Bridget happy and the Lake Geneva Public Library came together this week to make some interesting threads of conversation. We hope you enjoy listening to our journey through our weeks, plus all the fun and games we have along the way.We have a really fun game this week. Seriously, make sure you listen!The Lake Geneva Public Library re-opened this week after months after renovation. If you're local, go check it out!We checked out Drinking French by David Lebovitz from said Library and made a Triple Ménace cocktail from Gin, Lillet Blanc, and Yellow Chartreuse (a substitute for Suze). It was delicious!Bridget shared this cool organization called Guerrilla Gardening that promotes growing beautiful and tasty things in public spaces. How would you feel about booking a plane ticket that then becomes a bus ticket? Well. It's happening. United is trying to put a positive spin on this development, but Nick isn't having it.If Bridget is using this coffee cup, maybe give her a little space!Nick is a huge fan of the beers they're making at Low Daily Beer in Burlington, WI, especially their Table Beer. It's called 'Buckets' because you can drink buckets of it because it's only 3.5% ABV and delicious.When you want to listen to radio stations from other cities - maybe like Seattle, for instance - Bridget recommends using the Audacy Radio app!Shout out to The Dating Divas for coming up with this at home version of The Price is Right and thank you to Shannon for playing along!Thank you so much for listening, we hope you have a great week. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

When we recorded, it felt like we just got done finding all the Easter eggs we hid for both of our kids. We talked about all the wild and crazy things happening in the world as well as our own lives. Thank you so much for listening, we hope you have a great week. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

Happy Easter Dinner Plus Drinks listeners! We hope you're enjoying a fantastic Holiday (if you listen on release day, sorry it's a bit late, those eggs didn't hunt themselves) or had a great weekend. We had a lovely chat about a variety of topics, including these:Bridget found some inspiration in her horoscope in Elle. Are you into astrology? Let us know!Nick thought it was really interesting how the cast and crew of the Daniel Craig headlined MacBeth came together to keep the show rolling despite COVID tests.Bridget and fam had a fabulous time at RSVR, a VR experience bar in Milwaukee.Nick loves Clock Tower Pizza in Lake Geneva - for smash burgers, fresh cut fries AND pizza.If you want to play along on our "What have you done in Milwaukee" segment, check out the list from Atlas Obscura.Thank you so much for listening! We hope you have a great week. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

We recorded this episode on National Beer Day (April 7th) and decided the best way to celebrate would be to try a bunch of cheap beers. Yep. We had a cheap beer taste off. Listen to see what we though of TEN different cheap beer brands and let us know what your favorite cheap beer is. We love to talk cheap beer!Of course we talked about a lot more than cheap beer. Here are links to products and discussion topics:This J. Crew & Liberty Fabrics bedsheet collaboration resulted in luxuriously beautiful sheets that you need to check out!A local coffee shop is offering these $5 Cup o' Joe coffee ground buckets to use in your garden. What a cool idea!Previously recommended, but still great for your skin, get yourself a tub of CeraVe Moisturizing Cream!Pointed out to Nick by Bridget and found strangely interesting by Nick, The Everygirl is a cool blog collective thingy to check out.We appreciate you listening and hope you have a great week. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

Nick did a little rearranging in the studio space and it's a bit more conversationally oriented. We hope you enjoy this week's chat about spring break, April Fool's and lots more, we certainly did!Here are links to all of the things we discussed this week:If you'd like to make a B&T it's .75 oz. Gran Marnier with 4 oz. of sparkling wine. It's a deliciously less sweet version of a mimosa for your morning enjoyment!Bridget shared this super interesting article from The Atlantic about what's driving the recent uptick in anti-social behavior. Nick is furious with his beloved New York Times for this hatchet job of an article about how horrible gas range tops are for the environment. It's out of touch and loses sight of the big picture. These Shrinky Dinks are a fun arts & crafts project to do at home with her kids!If you'd like to rock the same chairs as Bridget and Nick, you can pick them up at Target.Have a great week everybody, thanks for joining us. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

We started this episode with French 75's, Bridget's favorite cocktail, and made a surprise detour in the middle. Join us for the fun as we visit Gary Con XIV in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin!Here are links to what we talked about this episode:Bridget's first coffee discussed on this episode is Cometeer Coffee - a flash frozen, hyper fresh coffee!Nick loves his new iPhone 13 Pro Max. The camera is insane. Really, seriously, insane.While war is nothing to make light of, the fact that Ukrainian fighters are using Bon Jovi to hype themselves up as they are fortifying their cities AND Bon Jovi is supporting it, is pretty neat.If you think the partisan nonsense that are Supreme Court confirmation hearings are something that "has always happened," you'd be wrong. This NPR interview from 2009 details the ridiculous history of why we now have to put up with these shenanigans. Tyler picked up a few bags of Smuggler's Coffee's Gary Con special release coffees for Bridget. Check out all the coffee they have available. Have a great week everybody, thanks for joining us. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

We've got a lot going on this week - wrapping up St. Paddy's season, talking the horror that is Daylight Savings Time, and lots, lots more.Here are links to some of the stories we talked about:Ralph Lauren is releasing a new collection in conjunction with HBCUs Black Morehouse College and Spelman College to celebrate the history of Black collegiate style. What do you think about the project?Nick thinks it's hilarious that OPEC is worried about high gas prices driving people towards electric vehicles.Bridget found these adorable custom Easter sunglasses on Etsy!Have a great week everybody, thanks for joining us. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

Everyone is a little Irish, but Bridget is very Irish, Nick is pretty Irish, and our annual St. Patrick's Day guest Kevin Fleming is an Irish citizen!We recorded this episode live at Topsy Turvy Brewery in Lake Geneva. They have live music and events happening all St. Patrick's season, so check out their website and social media for details, then stop in to enjoy the festivities. This week's music is Blueridge Jig by Caleb Etheridge and we hope you find the little bit of fiddle music as enjoyable as we do. Thanks for joining us for our bit of our Irish-inspired fun. We hope you enjoyed the change of pace, and we'll talk to you again next week.Sláinte!~ Bridget and Nick

Nick's back, but Bridget's leaving, so on this episode we talked all about travel, vacation, and the good and bad of leaving one's home. Is it even worth it? Great question. We'd love to hear your travel tales, so feel free to email us at hello at dinner plus drinks dot com!Here are our two picks for travel friendly items:Bridget recommends these silicone placemats to help a plane trip go faster, easier, and more hygienic!Nick used this Embark Jartop Backpack fro Target on his recent travels and really liked it!Have a great week everybody, thanks for joining us. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

Nick spent a few relaxing days in Washington, DC and in this episode we talk about the trip, the food, the highs, the lows, the impending threat of nuclear war, and lots more! We hope you enjoy the chat about a great city to visit. Here are some of Nick's favorite places to visit in Washington, DC:International Spy Museum - I went to this after we recorded, and my goodness, it was so fun! Super highly recommend. National Gallery of Art - they have an impressive collection, are a well-run organization, and [usually] have a delicious gelato bar.National Museum of the American Indian - I love this museum on the mall; the food is great and the way the present a complicated story is exceptional.Smithsonian's National Zoo - it's smaller than you think, the layout isn't great, but I love pandas, and if you want to see pandas, you need to go here!United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - this place should be required for everyone in the country to witness.There are plenty of places to go, but those are a few highlights. I'm always happy to share things that I enjoy and provide recommendations if you're traveling, so just reach out if you have any questions!Have a great week everybody, thanks for joining us. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

It's not quite March, but we completed a Wisconsin Snacks Bracket and had a blast doing it! Thanks to Milwaukee Record for putting together this bracket full of delicious and unique Wisconsin food items. If you'd like to play along, you can find a copy of the bracket on their website right here. Here are links to the other fun things we talked about this week:If you want to find the items you saw on TV to wear yourself, Bridget recommends you check out shopyourtv.com or wornontv.net for easy shopping.Nick found these Jeopardy Valentine's cards hilarious. Look at them yourself!If you're struggling with seat belts getting lost as you're trying to get a kid buckled in, these Seat Belt Buckle Boosters can help save the day!Nick is a huge fan of the team at Viva La Dirt League, and if you're a nerd and want to support their hilarious nerd content, you can contribute to their Kickstarter.Have a great week everybody, thanks for joining us. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

I've been a long time fan of commercials.  You read that right, I actually like them!  With The Super Bowl and the Olympics colliding this year, that mens a ton of epic commercials and I'm sharing my thoughts about them this week.If you want to follow along, these are the commercials I'm chatting about on this episode:OLYMPICSVisaEtsyProcter and Gamble Omega WatchComcastSUPER BOWLCrypto.comVerizon 5GCoinbaseAnheuser-Busch /BudweiserTune in on Sunday for a full episode of Dinner plus Drinks!  Have a great weekend!Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ com

We're back in studio with this week's episode featuring Winter Olympics trivia plus lots more!Have a great week everybody, thanks for joining us. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

Hey everybody! For this week's episode, we took a little tour of the US National Snow Sculpting Competition and the happenings at Lake Geneva Winterfest. We hope you enjoy our little tour and break from prepping for our super awesome Pancake Breakfast. We shared pictures from the event on our Facebook page (Instagram coming on Tuesday) if you'd like to see what we're describing!We hope you can check out these incredible works of art yourself and enjoy our silly commentary about them. Have a great week everybody, thanks for joining us. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

Hey everybody, it's Nick here. Unfortunately due to an unfortunate situation, my beautiful baby girl Simona caused an unfortunate setting on our recording board to happen which unfortunately means this week's audio didn't record.We'll be back next week with a super great episode, featuring some of the things we talked about this week, including an awesome segment talking about plot holes in Disney movies. If you have a plot hole that really drives you nuts, we'd love to hear it. Send us an email at hello@dinnerplusdrinks.com and we'll add it to the list!Have a great week, sorry for the oops, we'll be back next week!Nick

On this very special episode, we're joined by the one and only Melissa Jordan of B933 radio in Milwaukee! We didn't want to subject her to the horror of the Japanese Kit-Kat Taste Off, but we wanted to have a little food fun, so we had a Flavor Fantasy Friday and tried 8 flavors of Oreos! You'll have to listen to get our verdict on each of these flavors. None were as bad as macha Kit Kats, but that's a low bar. Here's the list of Oreo cookie flavors we tried:Carrot CakeCaramel CoconutChocolate HazelnutBirthday CakeDark ChocolateChocolate Peanut Butter PieChocolate MarshmallowLemon Oreo ThinsIn addition to our Oreo excursion, we mentioned a few other products and places you may want to check out. Here's the list:Melissa is a fan of her OOFOS sandals that she's getting ready to use for her Disney vacation - check them out!Nick is a fan of the $24.95 Philips Sonicare Toothbrush.Make a trip to go check out 3rd St. Market Hall in Milwaukee - Melissa loved the food and old school Nintendo.Make sure you follow Melissa on air and on social media:Tune into B933FM.com on air or on the internet from 10 AM -  3 PMHer super awesome InstagramHave a great week everybody, thanks for joining us. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

This week, I had the hilarious experience of attending a tribute concert.  Yes, a Jimmy Buffet tribute concert.    It was a gift to my Dad for Christmas and it was highly entertaining.If you've never been to the Fireside Theater, it is a true experience.   You can check out more about it here and read more about the show we saw here.  It's dinner and a show all in one.Anyway, I'm sharing some insights from my audience experience and more fun along the way.  Enjoy!

Hi friends - two programming announcements: We're no longer going to put the video of each episode on YouTube - based on algorithm changes, we don't have enough people watching to make it worth the time it takes to get an episode on YouTube. We appreciate everyone who watched on YouTube, and we'll still upload audio, but it won't be the full video. We may also have some fun extras on YouTube, so keep an eye on that channel in the future.Next week, we're going to have a VERY SPECIAL GUEST. You're not going to want to miss that episode. Or this episode, because this one is also very good!Here are links to the considerable number of products and stories we talked about this week:We used a bottle of Altos Las Hormigas "Tinto" as an at-home COVID test. It did its job!If you haven't checked out the Nugget yet, you're missing out. Bridget and Elliot made some incredible forts this past week.Nick and Sarah got these very stylish and very comfortable and very easy to assemble counter stools to add to their house.Valley View Mall in La Crosse is offering pop up spaces for area start ups - how cool is that? Bridget would 100% check it out if it was closer.Nick is loving Wordle, a word game that is simple and fun, yet also a challenge. Learn the story behind it in this NY Times article or play online here.Bridget is investing in keeping her body from falling apart with this very affordable laptop stand for her home office.And she'll be even more productive because Nick got her a shower notes waterproof notepad! We all know Bridget gets her best work done in the shower, right?Nick's love for tacos goes deep, and these Chicken Avocado Street Tacos are probably his favorite of the bunch.Bridget had a great meal at DanDan in Milwaukee and was especially thrilled by the General Tso's Cauliflower. Could someone try this recipe and let her know if it's worth making at home?Have a great week everybody, thanks for joining us. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Visit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

We took a little holiday and New Year's break to re-group, but I'm back with my favorite type of episode - a good old fashioned rant.  Ok, it's meant to inspire you and inform you to take a bit of action locally.  Or not locally - I bet there is something similar to this going on in your community as well!If you've managed to listen to me on my soapbox and want to be sure to take the survey, you can check it out here.  Thanks for listening and tun in this Sunday for  a brand new Dinner plus Drinks!

We're back! Did you miss us?Welcome to 2022 and our normally scheduled podcast. We started the year with something familiar - a moderately priced California Cab - and we hope you enjoy the return to routine as much as we did! Here's what we talked about on this week's episode:Did you know that Bridget is a twin? Yep, and if you didn't know that, you haven't paid attention to all the times Shannon has been on the podcast! Anyway, Bridget and Shannon thought it would have been cool if they were born on different days, but this story about twins from California takes it to a whole 'nother levelNick loves Kwik Trip and if you're not from the Midwest, you need to come here just to experience Kwik Trip. If you can't make it here, maybe just check out the Instagram account of 'KT Girl' who visited all the Wisconsin locations in 2021! Check out this super cool Moon light from Target. It's a great reco from Bridget and Nick may invest in one soon. Earth light also available, but let's be honest, the moon is cooler!Nick loves reading and his Kindle Paperwhite has helped him read even more in 2021. If you're looking to read more in 2022, you should consider one of these e-readers!Have a great week everybody, thanks for joining us. If you'd like to follow along with us, here are all the links:Watch on YouTubeVisit our websiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramGet links to follow the podcast in your favorite appOr email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ comCheers everybody!~ Bridget and Nick

As promised, here we are recapping 2021, making fun of New Year's resolutions, and looking forward to a bright, beautiful 2022! We hope you enjoy this special episode, we'll be back to our normal schedule next week, with a normal podcast episode on Sunday, January 9th.she up already guysCheers!Bridget and Nick