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 brea…

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 futu…

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…

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…

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 Dogs Milwaukee's New Pro Soccer Team Animatronic Santa at Home Depot Have a great week - we'll talk…

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 w…

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 hos…

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 Sauvignon 3 Finger Jack Cabernet Sauvignon Castoro Zinfandel Here are a few links to thin…

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 & NickBy Bridget Leech & Nick Vorpagel

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 (t…

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, …

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 & NickBy Bridget Leech & Nick Vorpagel

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 d…

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 Milwau…

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.com Cheers, 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 …

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 list…

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 a…

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 shar…

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 m…

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 & NickBy Bridget Leech & Nick Vorpagel

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. …

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 o…

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 pi…

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

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 a…

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 website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Get links to follow the podcast in your favorite app Or email us at: hello /at/ dinnerlusdrinks /dot/ com Thanks for tun…

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 Ne…

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 Libra…

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 website Like …

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 …

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…

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 d…

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 l…

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 collegia…

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 …

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…

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…

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 abou…

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: OLYMPICS Visa Etsy Procter and…

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 website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Get links to follow the podcast in your favorite app Or email us at: hello /at/…

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 lik…

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…

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 fl…

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 s…

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 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 soap…

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, …