Hey there, listeners, future callers, and cooking enthusiasts.

Welcome to DinnerSOS, the show where we help you save dinner or whatever you're cooking.

I'm Chris Morocco, food director of Bon Appetit and Epicurious.

My co-host today is, well, she's a dinner party animal, a pop-up pro, that rare friend who

enjoys cooking for a large impromptu gathering that, let's face it, probably has a theme

to it, a host whisperer with a proven record of knowing not just what to cook for her own parties, but what

you should be cooking for yours as well. Folks, it's Kendra Vaculin. Hi, Kendra. Hi. Kendra, why is it

you like hosting so much? Wow, I don't even know where to begin. I think a couple of reasons.

Some that are extremely self-serving and some I like to think know where to begin. I think a couple of reasons.

Some that are extremely self-serving and some I like to think of as a gift to others.

The self-serving element is like, I love to be at home.

I would much rather be at home.

But I want to hang out with my friends so they should come to me.

That way, I don't have to get ready.

I don't have to leave the house. When it's over, I can go right to me. That way, I don't have to get ready. I don't have to leave the house.

When it's over, I can go right to bed. Amazing. The way that I lure people to my home and make my home the place where people hang is I offer them food.

A neat and pragmatic solve to hear you enunciate it that way.

It's really easy. This, okay, I love to be barefoot.

I love to, like, just never put on the full outfit.

And I just, that's how I want to live.

And if I can bring all my friends to me, then that's the goal.

That's why I like hosting in my apartment.

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