Hey there listeners, future callers, and cooking enthusiasts.

Welcome to Dinner S.O.S.

The show where we help you save dinner, or whatever you're cooking.

I'm Chris Morocco, food director of Bonapetit and Epicureus.

And today I'm joined by the Shilpa Escokovich, my esteemed colleague, frequent co-host and senior

test kitchen editor here at Bonapete.

Welcome back Shilpa.

Happy to be here. So we're in the studio on the sunny July afternoon to chat about summer cooking,

the season of abundance and produce and outdoor cooking and booked social calendars.

We're going to talk about how to take advantage of all that summer has to offer in your home kitchen

and we're going to answer some really great listener questions as well.

Are you ready to dive in?

I am.

Is your summer calendar booked?

Yes.

Okay, yeah.

Well, I was actually, when I said booked summer calendar, I was actually thinking of my children.

Oh, yeah, that would do it. booked summer calendar I was actually thinking of my children.

Oh yeah, that would do it.

Like are very tightly scheduled, but summer has its delights and its joys and that's what we're here to talk about.

Exactly. Let's do it.

Okay.

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