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For our final episode of season three, we have tossed out the script. By (possibly soon to be regretted) popular request, itâs just us, Monica and Emma, chit-chatting. We share our favourite fictional dinner parties of all time, our thoughts on how social media has changed the dinner party, tips for hosting the Emilies, and so much more. Pull up a chair, wonât you?
Show Notes:
Email us at [email protected]! F, donât H B! (Youâll know what we mean soon.)
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV | Emma Knight @emmalknight
Thank you so much for listening! See you in season four.
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French actress and director Ana Girardot has brought the mother of French cinema, pioneering early 20th century filmmaker Alice Guy, to dinner. Alice qui??? You might well be asking yourself. And to that we answer: precisely. Alice Guy was all but erased from the history of cinema until recent years, when a handful of biographers and documentarians have done some digging, and shown the world that some of the first narrative films in the history of cinema were written, directed, and produced by a woman. QUOI?? But why have we never heard of her? Why were her contributions to this art form buried for a century? WellâŠthatâs the story of todayâs podcast. And who better to enlighten us than one of the brightest stars of contemporary French cinema, actress and director, Ana Girardot. Queue up a case of champagne and a Lipp-style feast, don as many or as few layers as you please, and join us in toasting an inspiring female visionary.
Show Notes:
Email us at [email protected]
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV | Emma Knight @emmalknight
Ana Girardot @girardotana
The podcast we mention: âAlice Guy,â featuring her biographer, author and historian Janelle Dietrick on Ephemeral from iHeartPodcasts
The Alice Guy short films we mention, available on YouTube:
âLa FĂ©e Aux Chouxâ or âMidwife, First Classâ or âMidwife to the Upper Classâ (!!), 1902
âThe Consequences of Feminismâ (we think this is a mistranslation â it should be âThe Results of Feminismâ), 1906
âThe Race for the Sausage,â 1907
Some of the many recent films and articles correcting the record:
âOverlooked No More: Alice Guy BlachĂ©, the Worldâs First Female Filmmakerâ by Manohla Dargis in The New York Times
âAlice Guy-BlachĂ©, Cinemaâs First Woman Director in Newspapers,â A 2022 post on The Library of Congress Blog by Amber Paranick
âBe Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-BlachĂ©,â TVO Docs, directed by Pamela B. Green
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In this episode we are joined by Molly Johnson, one of Canadaâs most celebrated jazz vocalists, and her imaginary dinner guest, Billie Holiday. Born Elinore Harris in Philadelphia in 1915, Billie Holiday â a name she later chose for herself â rose from a very difficult childhood in Baltimore and then New York City to become one of the greatest and most influential jazz and blues singers of all time. Nicknamed âLady Day,â Holiday was a key and very influential early voice in the civil rights movement, refusing to stop singing the song Strange Fruit, even under immense pressure and at significant risk to herself and her career. Molly Johnson, who grew up in Toronto with parents who were devoted civil rights activists and members of Torontoâs musical and artistic scene, is an alum of Canadaâs National Ballet School, and beyond her musical career which has spanned multiple genres, she is a mother, a philanthropist, the founder of the Kensington Jazz Festival, and a recent laureate of Canadaâs Governor Generalâs Lifetime Artistic Achievement award as well as Franceâs Chevalier de lâOrdre des arts et des lettres, both awarded this year. Youâll want to stay until the wee hours for this one, and if you do, a friend peanut butter and jelly sandwich might just make its way into your hands.
Show Notes:
Listen to our Dinner with Billie Holiday playlist on Spotify
Email us at [email protected]
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV | Emma Knight @emmalknight
Molly Johnsonâs website, Instagram @mollyjohnsonmusic, + Twitter @themollyjohnson
The NPR Through-line episode we mention: The United States Versus Billie Holiday
The BBC documentary: Billie: In Search of Billie Holiday
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It has been a season of mysteries wrapped in riddles, and the subject of this episode is the crowning (crowned) jewel of private/public enigmas: Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Our real-life guest is Bethan Holt, Fashion Director for The Telegraph and author of The Queen: 70 years of Majestic Style. Queen Elizabeth II, who took the throne at only 25 and went on to have the longest verified reign of any female head of state in history, was famous for what she did not sayâand sometimes, she communicated through her clothes. An acid green suit here, a Burberry headscarf thereâŠwhat was she trying to tell us? And what, for goodness sake, was in that royal handbag? Bethan has a pretty good idea. Whilst decrypting sartorial messages and helping us understand the nuances of diplomatic dressing for a female monarch who covered such a long period of history, she helps us plan a cozy TV dinner at Balmoral Castle involving large quantities of chocolate biscuit cake. (Plus-fours optional.) So, be you a monarchist, a disloyal subject, a monarchy-curious non-subject, an outright critic⊠etcetera⊠welcome. Pull up a priceless piece of furniture, and let us fix you a gin and Dubonnet.
Email us at [email protected]
Listen to our Dinner with QE2 Playlist on Spotify
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV
Emma Knight @emmalknight
Bethan Holt @bethanholt
Bethanâs book, The Queen: 70 years of Majestic Style, the second edition of which was released in November 2022
Bethan is Fashion Director at The Telegraph. Here are some of her articles.
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Good golly, Miss Dolly is coming for dinner! Texas-born Los Angeles-based fashion editor (and brand consultant, stylist, and writer) Laurel Pantin might be hiding under the table caressing a sheep, so nervous is she about meeting the legendary Parton â whom she has admired since childhood for her ability to put the Sunday sunset feeling into songs, for her carefully maintained independence, and for a sense of style that proves she has the courage to remain unashamedly herself (among other reasons) â but with our collective six children under six present, and with a spread that involves six kinds of potatoes, we are confident she will wrangle her Wranglers and get in on things. Dolly Parton, Queen of the Appalachians, author of over 3,000 songs, philanthropist, unifier of a divided America, arguable feminist by deed if not by label, and overturner of stereotypes of all kinds, we are ready for you.
Show Notes:
Email us at [email protected]!
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV
Emma Knight @emmalknight
Laurel Pantin @laurelpantin
Earl Earl | Laurel Pantin Substack
Your Mom | Laurel Pantin Substack
Dolly Partonâs America | The amazing podcast we reference several times From Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee @ WYNC Studios
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In this episode, British film producer and director Barnaby Thompson (who produced both Wayneâs World and Spice World, among 30+ other films) brings âthe quintessential Englishmanâ and one of the twentieth centuryâs most famous wits, Sir NoĂ«l Coward, to a breezy (and piquant, we hope) imaginary dinner in Jamaica, where Coward spent a large portion of his later life. Cho cho and snapper escovitch are on the menu, but so are baked beans and bangers and mash (although weâll spare you the unsuccessful cold soup Coward apparently made for the Queen Mother on one of her visits to Blue Harbour, Cowardâs Jamaican residence). Barnaby Thompsonâs latest film is Mad About the Boy â The NoĂ«l Coward Story, which is currently in cinemas in the UK and Ireland. The documentary âdigs into the contradictions underpinning the life and work of one of the most prolific and versatile talents of the 20th century,â according to The Guardian, and is âa fascinating portrait of the man, and of an era â a time in which a wildly successful entertainer had to be wary of wearing a polo neck sweater in public, for fear of inadvertently outing himself.â Fix yourself a stiff gin martini (âAnyone can write books, but it takes an artist to make a dry martini thatâs dry enoughâ says one of Cowardâs characters), don your crispest summer suit or slip into a Molyneux gown, and join us as we delve into the exterior and interior worlds of the generation-defining playwright, actor, songwriter, and entertainer.
Show Notes:
Barnaby Thompson's IMBD
Watch Mad About the Boy (or, even better, in select theatres now!)
Listen to our Dinner with Noel Coward playlist!
Monica AinleyDLV on Instagram
Emma Knight on Instagram
The Guardianâs review of the doc
BBC Audioâs The NoĂ«l Coward Collection on Audible
âTour de Gall,â A.A. Gill on LâAmi Louis
Molyneux gowns, exhibit A
Email us at [email protected]
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Rosh Mahtani, the founder of Alighieri Jewelry, began carving one piece of jewellery based on each canto of Danteâs Divine Comedy in 2014. Nine years later, she is a multi-platinum bijoutiĂšre based in London, and fans the world over are wearing a piece of poetry around their necks or in their ears. In this episode, Rosh, who spent her early childhood in Zambia and later studied French and Italian at Oxford, brings her 14th century Florentine muse to dinner. As you have probably already divined, itâs a hot ticket. Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and exiled from his native city at the turn of the 14th century, never to return in his lifetime. This dinner party is a homecoming on the banks of the Arno, and all are welcome. Don your red cloak and join us.
Show Notes:
Rosh Mahtani @roshmahtani
Alighieri Jewellery @alighieri_jewellery, www.alighieri.com
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV
Emma Knight @emmalknight
Email us at [email protected]
Listen to our Dinner with Dante Playlist on Spotify
We mention this article by Jill Lepore: âThe Data Delusion,â from The New Yorker, March 27, 2023
The Italian RĂȘve blog
Bistecca alla Fiorentina, the Eataly version
Ribollita (did Emma call it ribollata at one point? Dio mio.)
We mention a certain SĂ©zane red cloak⊠see Monicaâs Instagram for evidence!
The Alighieri pieces we mention:
Infernal Storm Earrings
Link of Wanderlust Necklace
Dante and the Lion Necklace
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In our Fanfare Season 3 opener, Paris-based podcaster and author Oliver Gee, the creator of The Earful Tower, bravely invites Bob Dylan to dinner. The prospect had us trembling in our boots (of Spanish leather) at first, not only because we love Dylanâs music and are not at all sure that weâll manage to play it as cool as he always doesâeven in our imaginations!âbut also because there is an entire world of Dylanologists out there, puzzling until their puzzlers are sore over this enigmatic giant of American music. Born Robert Zimmerman in Hibbing, Minnesota in 1941, Dylan is, as former U.S. President Barack Obama put it, âstill chasing that sound.â In this episode, we put on our thinking caps and wayfarers and reflect on the man, the masks, and most of all, the music.
Show Notes:
Check out Oliver Geeâs The Earful Tower! Listen here.
Oliver Gee @theearfultower
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV
Emma Knight @emmalknight
Listen to our Dinner with Bob Dylan playlist
We mention this great podcast: Is It Rolling Bob? Talking Dylan with Lucas Hare and Kerry Shale
We mention the New Yorker editor David Remnick, who has written a few pieces about Bob Dylan
Bob Dylanâs Nobel Prize acceptance speech in 2016
Patti Smith performing âA Hard Rainâs Gonna Fallâ when she accepts the prize on Bob Dylanâs behalf
President Obama awarding Bob Dylan the Medal of Freedom in 2012
The Clinton Heylin biography we mention: The Double Life of Bob Dylan
Cauliflower Tacos with Cashew Crema recipe via Bon Appetit
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In this very special bonus episode, one of our dream dinner guests, Margaret Atwood, invites Saint Joan of Arc to dinner. A multi-award-winning poet, novelist, short story writer, critical essayist, graphic novelist, teacher, and environmental advocate, Margaret Atwood is the author of over 50 books published in more than 45 countries. Her most recent books include the aptly titled (for this dinner party) essay collection Burning Questions (2022), the poetry collection Dearly (2020), and The Testaments (2019), her Booker Prize-winning (she has won two of them!) sequel to The Handmaidâs Tale (1985). Margaret Atwoodâs imaginary dinner guest is both âa tough cookieâ and another powerful female visionary (quite literally): Saint Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc was born in DomrĂ©my, France in 1412, and raised on a farm. As a teenager, following visions that she said she received from God, she led the French army in a momentous victory at OrlĂ©ans in 1429 during the Hundred Years' War, escorted Charles VII to his coronation in Reims, and was later tried for heresy at the behest of the English and burned at the stake at age 19. She was eventually canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 1920. We talk about the role cross-dressing played in Joanâs death, the subtleties of medieval cuisine, whether witches are real, and whether these days boys really do have it harder than girls. There are digressions involving lusty, disappointed peacocks, 3D-printed cookies, and Joan of Arc canned beans. Fasten your houppelande and join us!
Find Margaret Atwood on Twitter @MargaretAtwood, on her (free!) SubStack newsletter In the Writing Burrow, and on Instagram @therealmargaretatwood
Find her books and more at http://margaretatwood.ca/
Learn more about and support Equality Now at equalitynow.org
The books we mention in the interview:
Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc by Katherine J. Chen
The God of the Witches by Margaret Alice Murray
New book about Julian of Norwich: For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain by Victoria Mackenzie
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Learn more about and support Equality Now at equalitynow.org
See you soon for season 3!
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For our last episode of season two, we are packing a picnic of bellinis, spritzes, and fritto misto and taking a time-travelling gondola from New York at the turn of the 20th century to Paris in the â20s, London in the â30s, New York in the â40s, and Venice in the â50s with Creative Director Alex Eagle and her guest, Peggy Guggenheim. An art collector, champion (and lover) of surrealist and modern artists, courageous rescuer of priceless works, and open-book memoirist, Peggy Guggenheim defied expectations at every turn, and helped to shape âmodern artâ as we know it. She always kept colourful companyâincluding Fanfare favourite Marcel Duchamp, onetime lover Samuel Beckett, Jackson Pollock (whose career she helped to establish), and pretty much any other twentieth century modern art luminary you can nameâand from her Schiapparelli cellophane dress to her mismatched Alexander Calder/Yves Tanguy earrings, she knew how to make a statement. This rollicking audio mood board of a dinner party starts at Alexâs London loft and makes its way to Venice, home of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, for some late-night tiramisu.
Write to us at [email protected]
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV
Emma Knight @emmalknight
Alex Eagle @eagletta
Dinner with Peggy Guggenheim Playlist by DJ Monique DLV
Peggy photos by Man Ray
Peggy in the Schiaparelli Cellophane Dress
Fact check: Wikipedia says she inherited US$2.5 million, equivalent to US$39.1 million in 2021, which is quite a bit higher than we said.
Her memoir: Out of This Century: Confessions of an Art Addict by Peggy Guggenheim
The biography: Peggy Guggenheim, The Shock of the Modern by Francine Prose
The documentary: Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (2015)
Our Venice caterer: Rosa Salva
Venetian Spritz via NYT Cooking
Fritto Misto via Bon Appetit
Vitello Tonnato via Cook Eat World
Tiramisu by Chef Dennis
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Find yourself a velvet cape and an ornate set of binoculars, because for this episodeâs imaginary dinner party, Alexander Neef, the Director of the Paris Opera and a recent recipient of one of Franceâs highest artistic honours, has summoned the supremely creative and surprisingly hilarious spirit of musicâs original starboy: Wolfgang Amadeus (there are other names but we will spare you) Mozart. Born in 1756 in Salzburg, Mozart composed over 800 works spanning virtually every genre of his time before his untimely death at 35 (!). He was considered a prodigy from childhood, playing the harpsichord magnificently at the ripe old age of 4, writing his first song at age 5, and performing for royals around Europe (to great acclaim and many majestic hugs and kisses) by age 6. His teacher, throughout childhood, was his father Leopold, who was, by all accounts, the ultimate showbiz dad. Bring your magic flute (no recorders allowed; sorry) and join us for a musical feast.
Show Notes:
Write to us at [email protected]
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV
Emma Knight @emmalknight
Alexander Neef @aneef_opera
Casual Dinner with Mozart Playlist by The Queen of the Knight
The biography we mention: Mozart: The Reign of Love by Jan Swafford
A deep dive (too deep?) into Mozart and scatology
Did Mozart *love* liver with dumplings? Did he not?! An exploration.
The schnitzel of which I speak is from Eating Out Loud by Eden Grinsphan and you can find the recipe here (ignore the sandwich and slaw parts; to be served with egg noodles for Mozart).
When youâre next in Toronto and in the mood for dessert: Go to NadĂšge and Roselle
All this cake is making me thirsty! â Drinkgreenhouse.com Use promo code: FANFARE25 for 25% off on your first order. (If youâre in Toronto + area, use the same code for 25% off of the whole menu at Greenhouse.ca.)
Thank you! See you in two weeks.
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Today on Fanfare we are joined by one of the worldâs most accomplished astronauts, Colonel Chris Hadfield, to host an imaginary dinner party in SPACE complete with theme, strict dress code, a chocolate wall, and some pretty astonishing views. Itâs a good time to learn to eat without a plate (or gravity), because earlier this week, NASAâs Artemis 1 mission reached the moon with the most powerful space rocket in history. While the Orion capsule was unmanned, if we want to be aboard the next one, weâd better start training. Hadfield has spent a total of 166 days in space (we counted), beginning in 1995 when he first left Earth aboard the space shuttle Atlantis. On his second mission in 2001, he became the first Canadian ever to float freely in space, and in December 2012 he left the planet a third time and spent about five months as Commander of the International Space Station. From the ISS, he documented life in space for those of us on this planet, and recorded an entire album from up there, including his famous and moving rendition of David Bowieâs Space Oddity. On top of being a fighter pilot, engineer, astronaut, musician, and professor, Hadfield has written several books, including a bestselling memoir, An Astronautâs Guide to Life on Earth (2013), a childrenâs book, and a cold war moon mission thriller, the Apollo Murders (2021). Pack yourself a (literal) capsule wardrobe and join usâthis episode is a blast.
Write to us at [email protected]
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV
Emma Knight @emmalknight
Col. Chris Hadfield on Twitter @Cmdr_Hadfield
Spacey tracks by DJ Monique: Dinner in Space with Chris Hadfield Playlist on Spotify
Chris Hadfieldâs books:
An Astronautâs Guide to Life on Earth (2013)
The Darkest Dark (2018), a childrenâs books Emmaâs kids love
The Apollo Murders (2021)
Greenhouse rocket fuel!
Drinkgreenhouse.com
Use promo code: FANFARE25 for 25% off on your first order!
If youâre in Toronto + area, use the same code for 25% off of the whole menu at Greenhouse.ca
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Eve Babitz, who immortalized L.A.âs louche â60s and â70s in books like Eveâs Hollywood and Sex and Rage: Advice to Young Ladies Eager for a Good Time, has been described as âthe original artsy âitâ girlâ (in LA Magazsine), as a âgroupie-adventuressâ (by herself, repeatedly) as a âdowager groupieâ (scathingly, by Joan Didionâs husband John Gregory Dunn), and as âL.A.âs secret geniusâ (by the writer who is arguably responsible for her late-life renaissance, Lili Anolik, of Once Upon a Time at Bennington College fame). But who was she?? In this episode, L.A.-based writer and editor Alessandra Codhina helps us understand why Eve Babitz has been adopted as an unlikely feminist hero by Gen Z and Millennial it girls, what it is about Los Angeles that makes east coasters so hot under the collar, and whether the city of angels is, in fact, a âwastelandâ (spoiler: it is not).
Show Notes
Write to us at [email protected]
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV
Emma Knight @emmalknight
Katharine Fish, HiddenLight Productions
Dinner with Eve Babitz Playlist on Spotify
Books:
By Eve Babitz:
Eveâs Hollywood (1974)
Slow Days, Fast Company (1977)
Sex and Rage: Advice to Young Ladies Eager for a Good Time (1979)
L.A. Woman (1982)
Black Swans: Stories (1993)
Hollywoodâs Eve (2019) by Lili Anolik
Articles:
â1970s Literary âItâ Girl Eve Babitz Is Having a Renaissanceâat 76 by Merle Ginsbergâ in LA Magazine
âMy Favorite Year: In Los Angeles with Eve Babitz in 1971â by Dan Wakefield in LA Review of Books
âJoan Didion and Eve Babitz Shared an Unlikely, Uneasy FriendshipâOne That Shaped Their Worlds and Work Foreverâ by Lili Anolik for Vanity Fair
Extra Extras:
Someone found the Taquito Place!!
Eve Babitzâs Guide to LA, Curbed Los Angeles
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If your tastes run to Great Kates, youâll want to listen in on this fictive feast. Katharine Hepburn, icon of the Fashion, Feminist, and Film varieties, has been summoned by Katharine Fish, Development Executive at Hillary and Chelsea Clintonâs production company, HiddenLight, to help us understand how a strong-minded, highly-schooled, in-charge sort of womanââa wearer of pantsuits!âborn in 1907 managed to go from âbox office poisonâ in the late â30s to Hollywood gold until her death in 2003. Alongside our theories, weâll be serving up American Sportswear at its best, lovingly dissected classic movies, Hollywood gossip, and waffles, as well as brownies from Hepburnâs own recipe. Katharine II is a close friend, so you can also expect Monicaâs university hairstyles to come up. Trousers are optional, as always, but for this episode, a nice roomy pair might be just the ticket.
Write to us at [email protected]
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV
Emma Knight @emmalknight
Katharine Fish, HiddenLight Productions
Dinner with Katharine Hepburn Playlist on Spotify
Movies in Order of Mention:
Woman of the Year (1942)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
The Philadelphia Story (1940, originally a play by Philip Barry)
The African Queen (1951)
Adamâs Rib (1949)
Books We Mention:
Deborah Levyâs Living Autobiography trilogy: Things I Donât Want to Know, The Cost of Living, Real Estate
Fashion Inspo:
Very Casual in a Chair
Tennis Lewk
Best Look Book Ever
Dick Cavett Interview (1973)
Food Inspo:
And/or pancakes <âthis recipe from Mark Bittman at NYTimes is similar to the one I make most often, but â> Lemon Ricotta Pancakes this one from Bon AppĂ©tit (Rick Martinez) is incredible if you are feeling fancy. So fluffy. I donât usually bother with the blueberry-lemon compote and put the lemon juice and zest in the pancake batter instead, but to each her own!).
Half a cantoloupe, Ă la Adamâs Rib (/as they do in France!)
Soft-boiled eggs (boil water, gently lower eggs in, turn off burner but put lid back on pot, let stand for 3-4 min, then run under cold water and serve in an egg cup) with toast soldiers (buttered toast cut into slivers for dipping).
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Motherhood, youâve been on our minds, to misquote Bob Dylan⊠so itâs only fitting that in this weekâs episode Monica and Emma are joined by Jessamine Chan, the author of the New York Times Bestselling dĂ©but novel The School for Good Mothers (2022). Together we cook up a not-at-all-dystopian (believe it or not) imaginary dinner party for one of our literary heroes, Kazuo Ishiguro. The 2017 Nobel Laureate for Literature (there will be champagne), Sir Ishiguroâs brilliant and wide-ranging oeuvre includes The Remains of the Day (1989, winner of the Booker Prize), Never Let Me Go (2005), and most recently, Klara and the Sun (2021). From Chicago (Jessamine), Paris (Monica), and Toronto (Emma), we plan a Notting Hill soirĂ©e that, if not quite up to Darlington Hall standards, will certainly end on a memorable note.
Write to us at [email protected]
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV
Emma Knight @emmalknight
Jessamine Chan @jessamine.chan
Dinner with Ishiguro playlist on Spotify by DJ Monica DLV
Books we mention:
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
The oeuvre of Kazuo Ishiguro, including The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go and Klara and the Sun
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
Movies we mention:
The Remains of the Day (1993), a Merchant Ivory Production, costumes (crucially) designed by Jenny Beavan and John Bright
Never Let Me Go (2010), directed by Mark Romanek, costumes by Rachel Fleming and Steven Noble
Whatâs cooking:
Emmaâs Scottish Oatcakes recipe is in The Greenhouse Cookbook and sadly not on the inter webs, but hereâs another from Healthy Little Foodies
Ditto Emmaâs miso-glazed eggplant recipe (nasu dengaku), but here is a similar one from Pickled Plum
Hasselback butternut squash with maple and Fresno chilies via Bon Appetit
Gomae, aka blanched spinach with toasted sesame seeds and sesame dressing from Just One Cookbook
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No one panic, but do frost the grapes on your hat because a somewhat exacting guest by the name of Pussy Jones â A.K.A. Edith Wharton â is coming to dinner. Summoned by Lauren Collins, the author of When in French: Love in a Second Language and a staff writer for The New Yorker, Edith Wharton is coming all the way from the Gilded Age â so the least Emma could do was meet Monica and Lauren in Paris for a live recording near Whartonâs apartment on Rue Varenne. The New York âaristocratâ and author of The House of Mirth (1905), The Age of Innocence (1920, for which she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer for Literature in 1921), Wharton pulled no punches in her chronicling of her countryâs fin-de-siĂšcle elites. She moved to France in 1907 and stayed until her death in 1937; so itâs only fitting that this is where we will host a fantastical dinner party in her honour, complete with cold champagne, burning questions, and a certain amount of hilarity.
Write to us at [email protected]
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV
Emma Knight @emmalknight
Lauren Collins @laurenzcollins
Lauren is the author of When in French: Love in a Second Language and a staff writer for The New Yorker
Dinner with Edith Wharton playlist on Spotify by DJ Monica DLV
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Aaand weâre back for a shiny new season of fantasy dinner parties, dress codes, recipes and cultural icons â in-person and imaginary. To kick off Season Two, we are joined by filmmaker Nathalie Biancheri, the Italian-born, London-based writer and director of the conversation-starting 2021 drama Wolf, starring Lily-Rose Depp. Nathalieâs imaginary dinner guest is none other than the great Werner Herzog in all his dead-pan, anti-capitalist, prolific filmmaking glory. There may or may not be boiled shoes on the menu.
Show Notes:
Write to us at [email protected]
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV
Emma Knight @emmalknight
Nathalie Biancheri @natbiancheri | IMDb
MOVIES:
Wolf (2021), written and directed by Nathalie Biancheri
Watch it on Prime Video
Watch the trailer
Premiered @ TIFF
Watch Nathalie and Lily-Rose Depp talking about Wolf
Nocturnal (2019), Nathalieâs first feature
Werner Herzogâs Movies (!!)
We mostly talk about:
Grizzly Man (2005)
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Into the Abyss (2011)
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (Short 1980) by Les Blank
THE ORIGINS PODCAST INTERVIEW W/ WERNER HERZOG:
Werner Herzog The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss
BOOKS:
Conquest of the Useless: Reflections on the Making of Fitzcarraldo by Werner Herzog
FOOD:
Spaghetti Carbonara NYTimes Cooking by Ian Fisher
âBecause America may have contributed to its creation, carbonara is Exhibit A in the back-and-forth between Italy and the United States when it comes to food.â Noted!!
How to cook a chicken on the BBQ by Dan Mikesell
SHORT STORY:
For Esmé with Love and Squalor by J.D. Salinger
PLAYLIST:
Listen here
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We missed you! And so we have hosted a surprise imaginary dinner party to tide us over until we meet again for season two. In this episode we sit down in a crumbling Hollywood mansion with essayist, journalist, author, playwright, and all-around cool customer Joan Didion to talk migraines, disguises, self respect, reporting on oneâs own grief, John Wayne, and much else. Joining us for the whole Corvette ride, from parsley chopping through to a final bourbon, is British Vogue Contributing Editor, digital consultant, friend, and fellow Didion enthusiast Ellie Pithers. Pack your almonds and notebooks and come on over!
Thanks for listening! Send us your thoughts, feelings, reactions and ideas: [email protected]
Our Dinner with Joan Didion playlist is here.
Mentioned reading & watching:
"On Self Respect" first published in Vogue, 1961.
"Slouching Towards Bethlehem" by Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem 1967.
"John Wayne: A Love Song" by Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem 1967.
"In Bed" by Joan Didion, The White Album 1979.
"The Autumn of Joan Didion" by Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, January/ February 2012.
"The Elitist Allure of Joan Didion" by Meghan Daum, The Atlantic, September 2015.
Follow:
@ElliePithers on Instagram
& Read her writing here.
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See you next time!
M&E
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Heâs been our man for some time (well, one of them), so it only made sense that for our season finale, we would dream up an imaginary dinner party for Leonard Cohen. With a Montreal-and-Hydra inspired menu and some rags, feathers, and pinstripes (maybe a Famous Blue Raincoat, why not), we plan a soirĂ©e that you wonât want to miss. We have the honour and pleasure of sitting down for a glass of Chateau Latour and a hot banana pepper with Denise Donlon, a friend and colleague of the late Cohenâs. As a host, producer, and record executive, including in her role as former President of Sony Music Canada, the author of Fearless as Possible (Under the Circumstances) worked closely with Leonard over many years. If all goes well, and with Deniseâs help, weâll stay up talking all night, and the famously thoughtful Leonard will make us a plate of scrambled eggs in the morning...
Show notes:
Leonard Cohen playlist
Henry Ainley Wikipedia
Iâm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen, by Sylvie Simmons (The biography Emma mentions repeatedly and quotes from)
The BBC Interview we mention
Leonard Cohen nicknames
Former Vogue UK Editor in Chief Alexandra Shulman on Leonard Cohen: Suzanne was the Ideal of the Age
Pinstripe suits (the Italian brand Monica mentions): Giuliva Heritage
Htipiti (roasted red pepper + feta dip) recipe
Cooking with Akis Petretzikis
Denise Donlonâs memoir, Fearless as Possible (Under the Circumstances)
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love â documentary
Thank you so much for listening, friends. Weâd love to hear from you: [email protected].
ï»żThank you to our producers Joel Grove and Matt Bentley-Viney.
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Episode Description: In this episode, itâs Emmaâs turn to get schooled⊠about fashion. First, a survey of Monicaâs industry friends yields many creative answers to the question, âWhat are you going to wear in 2022?â Next, Monica provides Emma, who has been in lockdown since 1900 or so, with a simple, durable formula for applying actual clothing (and not just to the top half of oneself, Zoom style) and liking it. Then, all the way from SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil, we are joined by Iza Dezon, a specialist in forecasting trends, who shares her top three macro trends for 2022 and tells us what they mean for a changing fashion industry AND for those of us who are really just trying to remember to wear bottoms. (Spoiler alert: We may not have to.)
Show Notes:
Write to us at [email protected].
Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV
Emma Knight @emmalknight
Iza Dezon @izadezon, @dezon____ Âź
Shows and articles we mention (and where we think you can find them, as of writing):
Monicaâs fashion tips + fave brands:
Bourienne shirts
Uniqlo shirts
Goldsign denim
AGOLDE denim, sister brand
Vintage websites:
Vestiaire Collective
Resee
Imparfaite Paris
Our guest, Trend Forecaster Iza Dezon joining us from SĂŁo Paulo:
Iza Dezon
DEZON
Stella McCartney on the cover of Wired UK
OSKLEN Brazilian green luxury brand
Zendaya wet look
Fortnight Lingerie
Thank you to our producers Joel Grove and Matt Bentley-Viney.
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