I was expecting like artichoke.

Spigorello.

Again, you're naming vegetables as if you think I'm going to know what they are.

I'm happy for you, but it's not something I have experience in.

Welcome back listeners future collars and cooking enthusiasts.

This is Dinner SOS, the show where we help you save dinner or whatever you're cooking.

I'm Chris Maracco, Food Director of Bon Appetit and Epicurious.

Our collars are often confident, adventurous eaters who are looking for some help cooking.

But this week our collar matty really put me to the test.

See, Matty would be the first to admit that her palate is limited.

As a kid, I was a super, super picky eater, you know, all beige foods.

We're talking butter noodles, plain white rice toast.

And, you know, I have grown a little bit, but I am looking for a way to ease my way into trying new foods and to finally shake that poor label of being a pegator.

I feel like it expires at age 12, like you shouldn't be older than 12 and still be a pegator.

I wanted to get inside Matty's preferences and help her to expand her horizons.

My starting theory, maybe Matty isn't picky.

Maybe she's a super taster.

Super taster sounds a lot better than a picky eater.

Does it sound like the truth though?

Um, hard to say, but I think, you know, I kind of am a creature of habit, like to eat the same types of things.

And anything new that was out of my comfort zone was not on the table, you know, pun intended.

Yeah, so I have two kids, 10-year-old and a seven-year-old.

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