How to Throw the Best Dinner Party with Jake Cohen CHIT CHAT WEDNESDAY - The JTrain Podcast with Jared Freid

The JTrain Podcast

Jared Freid

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.8 • 4.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Jared welcomes chef/host/NYT bestseller Jake Cohen to Chit Chat Wednesday to talk all things dinner parties and his new book, Dinner Party Animal. They swap hosting secrets, from timelines and grocery lists to the “that-was-tonight?!” emergency menu (hello, baked gnocchi and roast chicken dreams). Jake makes the case for “friend-luck”: invite your favorites and require each to bring someone they love, creating a matchmaking community. They dig into why preorders matter, how to actually support an author, and why good food is the ultimate conversation lubricant. Plus, a cheeky detour into single-life adventures and a rapid-fire “Peaks & Pits” on barbecues, playlists, chips, and sides. Hit the link to preorder or snag the book, then be the dinner party person of your dreams!

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0:00.0	Chit Chat Wednesday for you to listen to, I have a guess who will be your new boo.
0:09.5	You're gonna love them too.
0:14.0	Chit chat Wednesday, I hope you're having a good day today.
0:19.0	I hope it's gonna be a perfect week too. I hope you have a nice
0:29.1	poo. It's a chit chat Wednesday too. Hello and welcome to the J-Train podcast. This is J-Train Jared Freed, and it's a chit-chat
0:41.7	Wednesday where every week I have a guest. And this week, I'm so excited to have Jay Cohen back
0:47.6	on the show. He is an amazing chef and cookbook author. And today we talk a lot about hosting parties and i i just have to say
0:56.6	like jake is so much fun to have on the show and it makes me so happy to see his success because
1:03.6	we go way back and it comes up every time he's on the podcast because i'm like a i'm like a mom like
1:09.4	i remember when you were in diapers like I
1:12.1	remember when he was doing this thing on Instagram where he would make the pasta look good
1:19.0	in a swirl and then we were and and I thought it was great and then we were on this show
1:25.1	together that never went on the air we talk a little about that, but it is always an easy and fun time with Jay Cohen.
1:32.5	And I want you to go get his book in the description of this episode.
1:35.9	You can hit the link, get the book.
1:37.9	It looks unbelievable.
1:40.1	Everyone needs a cookbook because especially if you want to host a party, it's all there for you.
1:45.8	So go check out the book.
1:47.3	Check out this episode.
1:48.5	I love talking to Jake.
1:49.8	Enjoy.
2:05.8	Hello and welcome to the J-Train podcast.
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