Reconnecting Over Recipes with Randy Feltis & Katherine Feltis - CHIT CHAT WEDNESDAY - The JTrain Podcast w Jared Freid

Summary

Podcast Summary: Reconnecting Over Recipes with Randy Feltis & Katherine Feltis

Podcast Information:

• Title: The JTrain Podcast
• Host: Jared Freid
• Episode: Reconnecting Over Recipes with Randy Feltis & Katherine Feltis - CHIT CHAT WEDNESDAY
• Release Date: January 15, 2025

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1. Introduction

In this engaging episode of The JTrain Podcast, host Jared Freid welcomes Randy and Katherine Feltis from Barrie, Ontario. The couple shares their unique journey of rekindling their relationship through food, culminating in their Instagram account and co-authored cookbook, Kathryn Watts, Randy Cooks the Ultimate Date Night Cookbook.

Notable Quote:

• Jared Freid [02:48]: "You guys are the king and queen of cute right now. Talking at the same time."

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2. Guests' Background and Love Story

Randy, a chef and restauranteur, and Katherine, initially a bartender, met while working together at Randy's restaurant. Their early relationship was a typical workplace romance that didn't last. Thirteen years later, both going through divorces, they reconnected, leading to marriage and a growing family.

Notable Quotes:

• Randy [04:41]: "It’s a typical cook and front of house thing. I mean, that’s what happens at restaurants."
• Katherine [06:07]: "We live literally down the street from each other. I knew he was divorced, so I slid into his DMs."

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3. Instagram Account and Cookbook

Responding to their followers' demand for recipes, Randy and Katherine launched their Instagram account, Catherine Wants Randy Cooks. This venture bloomed into a business and a cookbook project, blending their love for food with relationship advice.

Notable Quotes:

• Randy [08:07]: "Chefs usually aren't very good in school... we just hate the homework."
• Katherine [08:07]: "People are gonna like this."

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4. Date Night Recipes

The Feltis discuss various recipes from their cookbook tailored to different stages of dating and relationship milestones.

a. First Date Ideas

For first dates, Randy suggests starting strong with a well-executed carbonara, emphasizing the importance of making a memorable impression.

Notable Quotes:

• Randy [11:29]: "A really well-executed carbonara."
• Katherine [12:00]: "Impress them with something that can easily be done ahead of time."

b. Anniversary Meals

For anniversaries, their signature dish is king crab, which is simple yet impressive, paired with garlic butter and champagne.

Notable Quotes:

• Randy [13:53]: "It’s king crab... Get some garlic butter cooking. Get a bottle of champagne."
• Katherine [14:08]: "With family on your anniversary, it's something more celebratory."

c. Breakfast After Sleepovers

Post-sleepover breakfasts are crafted to be simple yet special. Randy prepares gourmet coffee with signature maple syrup, while Katherine highlights a homemade Greek yogurt parfait with granola and blueberries.

Notable Quotes:

• Randy [20:22]: "In my wedding vows, I promise to make Catherine coffee every day."
• Katherine [25:03]: "Homemade granola, blueberry, like Ontario blueberries."

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5. Philosophy on Food and Relationships

Randy and Katherine believe that small, thoughtful culinary touches can strengthen relationships. Whether it's a pinch of black pepper in yogurt or a unique coffee blend, these details show care and effort.

Notable Quotes:

• Randy [26:24]: "We just take every day and try to make it a little bit special."
• Katherine [27:06]: "Everything has to have a little bit of jam to it."

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6. Cocktails and Beverages

The couple shares their favorite cocktails from the cookbook, emphasizing the role of drinks in enhancing date nights.

a. Martinis

Catherine prefers her martinis extra dirty with blue cheese olives, while Randy enjoys a slightly dirty version. They highlight the importance of personalizing cocktails to match preferences.

Notable Quotes:

• Randy [29:56]: "Catherine likes hers extra, extra dirty."
• Jared Freid [29:26]: "Martinis have become a thing in the dating world."

b. Peach Bellini

A delightful finish to a date, their peach bellini combines frozen peach and cherry mixtures with champagne for a refreshing drink.

Notable Quotes:

• Randy [31:16]: "We have the frozen peach and cherry mixture, pour some champagne."
• Katherine [32:18]: "It's something similar to Grand Marnier buoy."

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7. Practical Tips for Home Cooking

Randy and Katherine offer practical advice for cooking at home, balancing gourmet techniques with everyday simplicity to make cooking enjoyable and sustainable.

Notable Quotes:

• Randy [15:16]: "You can reheat it. You get the polenta going or your mash."
• Katherine [25:33]: "The black pepper is a totally dark horse."

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8. Conclusion

Jared Freid wraps up the episode by encouraging listeners to purchase their cookbook and explore the heartfelt and practical recipes shared by Randy and Katherine. He expresses excitement about future collaborations and mutual support between their culinary and comedic endeavors.

Notable Quote:

• Jared Freid [33:40]: "Boom."

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Final Thoughts: This episode beautifully intertwines the themes of love, food, and personal growth. Randy and Katherine Feltis demonstrate how culinary creativity can foster deeper connections and create lasting memories in relationships. Their cookbook serves as a testament to their journey, offering listeners both inspiration and practical tools for enhancing their own romantic lives through the art of cooking.

Transcript

[Jared Freed]

Chit Chat Wednesday for you to listen to. I have a guess who will be your new boo. You're gonna love them too. Chit Chat Wednesday. I hope you're having a good day today. I hope it's gonna be a perfect week too. I hope you have a nice poo. It's a chat Wednesday too. Hello and welcome to the J Train Podcast. I'm Jared Freed coming live from the West Village of Manhattan. It is a Chit Chat Wednesday and we have two very special guests. I was reached out to by an account on Instagram called Catherine Wants. I'm looking at it. It is a cooking account with a couple and it's Katherine wants and Randy makes. And that's the whole premise. And Randy's a chef and Catherine is his wife, and it's their love story intertwined with what he's made for her over the years. And I think that's a beautiful thing. And it combines two things that I like to talk about, food and dating. So we have a great conversation about what to make for date night, drinks to have at the house. Randy kind of gives us some stuff that a chef could only give us, and he talks about the breakfast he made for her. It's just a fun episode. The only reason I did, I didn't even know who they were, but they seem like nice people and it seemed like an opportunity to talk about subjects that I like to talk about. So enjoy today's episode. Enjoy Kathryn and Randy, who were wonderful, they come to us from Canada and share it with a friend that might be looking to cook and date. Welcome to the new J Train podcast. Hello and welcome to J Train Podcast. This is J Train Jared Freed coming to you live from the West Village, Manhattan. That's right, it's a Chit Chat Wednesday. Every Wednesday, I talk to a friend. Friend, a comedian, an expert. Today I am very lucky to have two experts. They are the co authors of a new cookbook that is out right now. You can go and purchase it and you should. In the description of this episode, we have the Amazon link for you to buy right now. It's called Kathryn Watts, Randy Cooks the Ultimate Date Night Cookbook. Katherine and Randy, thank you for coming on the J Train podcast. Good to see you guys.

[Randy]

Thanks for having us.

[Jared Freed]

Look at you guys. You're the king and queen of cute right now. Talking at the same time. I mean, where are you coming from? You're in a beautiful kitchen. If you're watching on YouTube, this is like right out of a Nora Ephrom movie. What's going on?

[Katherine]

Yeah, we're in our kitchen at home. We're in Barrie, Ontario, just north of Toronto.

[Jared Freed]

So we are in Canada. And how do we start this thing? How do we start? Catherine wants Randy cooks. How does it all begin?

[Randy]

Oh, it depends how far you really want to go back and how much you want to go on chitchat Wednesdays.

[Jared Freed]

I want it all. I mean, I know, I know a little bit top level. I mean, it seems like the premise of your Instagram account was Katherine wants something. And Randy put it sit together. And then this has become a part of your love story. And you guys seem to have, you know, a growing family and all that good stuff, and food seems to be a part of it. I love the premise of a book that includes dating and food. Those are two things that I are a big part of my life and a lot of the listeners and viewers here on YouTube. So I don't know, how does it all start? How do you guys, you know, does Kathryn just sit there and say, make me a burger? And you're like, okay? And you're like, this is an Instagram account.

[Randy]

Yeah. We're all in relationships and we know how it goes. Right. And we can keep our partners well fed. Normally there's less arguments and things run a little bit smoother. So that is the premises of Katherine wants. It's keeping her happy. It all started a very long time ago. Katherine worked at a restaurant that I was the chef and owner of, and she applied to be a bartender. Needless to say, she got the job and we had a little fling, but, you know, it didn't work out because we were both young and dumb. Catherine might have been dumber.

[Jared Freed]

Hold on, hold on. So this is. This is like a TV show. This is already like. This is like a weekly hour dramedy that's, you know, the will they, won't they? So you own the restaurant, you hire Catherine as the bartender. Explain the fling. I mean, that's like a big part of, like, stuff I get sent to me all the time.

[Randy]

Oh, well, it's a typical cook in front of house thing. I mean, that's what happens at restaurants. I don't know if you've ever worked in any of them, but you're there so much that you kind of have to date in that pool because your life is the restaurant.

[Jared Freed]

Right. And Catherine, what, What you. You go to work at this restaurant? I mean, is the chef thing a thing? Like, you know, with the bear is like. That's like a. There's something to that. There's a performance. There's a. There's a head of the ship type of thing, right?

[Katherine]

Yeah. I don't know if it's this, like, authoritarian thing, like, he's yelling at you not to touch the plates till he calls the, you know, the pivots, and. Anyways, but Randy is still. But was very, very handsome. Long hair, headband, you know, like, just rough and gruff and sweaty sweat.

[Jared Freed]

So it starts as this hot. So it starts as this hot situationship type of thing. And what brings you back together? Like, how does that happen?

[Katherine]

So there was, like, a period of 13 years where we didn't really talk. Randy got married, had a kid, I got married. And then, like, 13 years later, we find ourselves both going through divorces at the exact same time. We live literally down the street from each other. And I. I knew he was divorced, so I sort of slid into his DMs, and, you know, next thing you know, I'm moving my house plants up the street on skateboards, and here we are.

[Jared Freed]

I love the story because it's a little messy, and I think, you know, a lot of people, they go, why isn't it happening? Perfect for me, you know, like. And, you know, that's not how things. You know, life isn't perfect. This is the real way things get together. So now you're married. Now.

[Katherine]

We have two daughters. We just had our second daughter, Romy, three months ago, and Libby is three and a half. And then we have Cash. Randy's son from his first marriage.

[Jared Freed]

Well, congratulations on the new baby. Now, how does the account start? How do you guys. You know, you. You even said, like, I was looking at your. Your stuff, and, like, you're like, thank you to the audience. Four years ago, you know, all these Instagram accounts start on an idea, and you're, like, having fun, and then it becomes a business somehow. Like, I know how that works. Like, I. I yell at the Bachelor, you know, while it's on tv. And people started tuning in, and I'm like, I guess this is my own show now, you know? So how does it start?

[Randy]

So we were Instagramming a lot and just showing off our newfound love. And the thing is, with. With us in the food, everyone keeps asking for recipes. Oh, we want recipes. Give us recipes. And, like, we don't want to give you recipes. We just want to remember, yeah, we were going hard.

[Jared Freed]

And this was during COVID Give you.

[Randy]

Recipes, because that's hard work, and cooks hate writing that stuff down. So then we made the conscious decision it was because of the demand. We're like, okay, we're going to start a page. We're going to try to go after YouTube. We'll share our recipes, and we'll share the dishes. And I think people are gonna like this.

[Jared Freed]

Why. Why do. Why do chefs get annoyed at being asked for recipes? I.

[Randy]

It's the opposite. It's like, you know, chefs usually aren't very good in school, and that's why they go into kitchens and they work those grueling hours because they're good with their hands and their mouths and. And we just hate the homework. Right. And so to do the homework, it's like, ah, that's not the fun part. It's like, you know.

[Jared Freed]

Right. I guess. Would it. Would it be that, like, a recipe kind of, like, boils you down to, like. To something that's, like, mathematical, and it's more. You know, there's an art to it that, you know, you have signature ways that you do things. And a recipe kind of, like, extracts all the personality from. It is.

[Randy]

It's a straight jacket, and you know it. And then people will call us out on it online, too. Like, you did it this way, like, six months ago. It's like, yeah, that was six months ago, and that was a Tuesday, and today's Friday. So I'm doing it differently. We don't like to be pinned down. We're like a rat in a coffee can.

[Jared Freed]

I love that because, like, I always say, like, the. What I love about food is, like, you're eating someone's art. Like, you are literally consuming this thought process someone put together. And, like, I just, like, you know, I go on the road, and I always try my best to, like, go to a different place. Like, when I go to Toronto. You guys are from north of Toronto. Like, I went to, like, I went to Cafe Manita. Manita Cafe, I think it's called. And I. I was like, oh, my God. This is like, this is a small lunchtime cafe. And I was like. But I was like. I was like, this is like, this is. This is. Anyone can do this, but no one can do this. Like, obviously, they're doing something that is special to this place. That I'm, like, loving this experience more than any other French fry I'm getting anywhere else. You know, we're gonna have to go.

[Randy]

Check it out, because I also am a fan of french fries.

[Jared Freed]

They have specifically a great fry. I will say that.

[Randy]

And that's the thing about food is you can take the same recipe and the same ingredients and one person can absolutely make a bollocks of it, and the next person can just make it the most wonderful thing you ever had.

[Jared Freed]

Absolutely. So the book. Okay, I got questions for the book. Okay. As far as, like, you're dating three dates in. Cause I'm thinking of, like, different types of people, why they would buy the book. Like, if you're a single person and you're like, I'm gonna be three dates in, we're kind of onto something. I'm at the point where inviting them over and cooking them a meal is a special night, but it's not too much. What's the meal that, like, you would suggest from the book that. That would, like, make them look like a stud or a queen or, like, you know, like, wow, look what you did.

[Randy]

We have a whole chapters on. On first dates, right?

[Jared Freed]

Oh, really? You think first date cooking for someone isn't too much? Like, I. I would be like, whoa.

[Randy]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Jared Freed]

Like, I don't even know what this is yet. What is your thoughts?

[Randy]

But you got to come out swinging. I mean, you can't be, like, pouring a bowl of Cheerios and being, hey, baby, what do you think? You know, you're setting yourself up. You got to set a good example here. I think a standard home run is a really well executed carbonara.

[Jared Freed]

Okay. And is there. Is there anything that goes with it? So you just make a big bowl of carbonara, and you're kind of, like, sharing it, like, okay.

[Katherine]

I think, like, okay, you step in.

[Jared Freed]

Here we go.

[Katherine]

Yeah, I'll step in.

[Jared Freed]

So, Katherine, you're the wants. I gotta know what you think on this.

[Katherine]

Yeah. So, I mean, I still want to talk, but, you know, you kind of want to be busy eating and you want to impress. You want to make something that can easily be done ahead of time so you're not too. Too busy in the kitchen. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, they haven't moved in yet. They're not, like, doing their own thing.

[Jared Freed]

Right. You want to be conversational while it's, like, getting done.

[Katherine]

Right? Like, what about, like, a really nice charcuterie and some oysters Rockefeller shrimp cocktail, something along those, like, snacking.

[Jared Freed]

I like the snacking. Do chefs look down on a charcuterie as, like, something that someone would like? I think a charcuterie ordered at a restaurant is, like, insane. Like, I. I think it's like, I can do that at home, and I don't like when people say that, but, like, I just think, like, it's always seems overpriced and something that I. Again, at home, Charcuterie. I get it. You go to the store, you have a conversation with the. The meat person, the cheese person. But in a restaurant, I'm always like, what are we doing here? There's never enough carbs per meat. They also under carb you. Yeah, yeah.

[Katherine]

No, I really agree with you. That's something that you should do at home.

[Randy]

We avoided at the restaurants, too, and it takes up too much room. I want to have two or three appetizers. I don't want to be like, you know. Yeah.

[Katherine]

I mean, cheese service for dessert is a whole different thing.

[Randy]

That is.

[Jared Freed]

I mean, that's a fancy night.

[Katherine]

Anywhere, anytime, any meal. Yeah.

[Jared Freed]

So, okay, so now it's anniversary night. What's. What's the. What's the recipe from the book that's, like, special anniversary night fair for Catherine?

[Randy]

It's king crab. It just. And it's. The funny thing is, the ironic thing about a king crab is that 98% of king crab comes in frozen and cooked. So you basically thaw it and heat it, and you're like, I win. Get some garlic butter cooking. Get a bottle of champagne.

[Katherine]

Chill.

[Randy]

It's not hard guys to impress. And that's your thing if you're celebrating.

[Katherine]

With family on your anniversary. Like, we have a whole chapter on. What's it called? Meet the Parents.

[Jared Freed]

Explain that.

[Katherine]

Well, you know, it's big. You know, bigger portion that is sort of celebratory. So it's a little bit, like, more decadent. Like fine rib, right?

[Randy]

Yeah, Very short ribs that kind of stuff it now.

[Jared Freed]

Okay, now I'm like, I'm taking a little diversion. Short rib has become very popular recently. Why is that? Is it easy to cook? Is it something that you can leave alone in an oven? Is that why, like, it seems like it seems like short rib. Cause I was at a party and they serve short rib, and I was like, I feel like there's a reason for this that I don't know a thousand percent.

[Randy]

So there's a large window of air. Like, you can. You can really overcook it. It's still pretty darn good as long as you don't undercook it. But for a party and a dinner party, it's an absolute perfect meal because it's done hours ahead of time. You could do it a day ahead of time.

[Jared Freed]

Okay.

[Randy]

And then you simply. Then you can actually entertain and sit down and talk, and then you just bring it up back up. You reheat it. You get the polenta going or your butter noodles or your mash or whatever you want. It's also versatile. It works with a lot of things.

[Jared Freed]

Well, that's interesting because it's like, you know, you mentioned the king crab. You're like, king crab. Like, it is the ultimate oversell. You know that you're like, you're. You're doing very little for what, like, whoa, you made king crab. When I wouldn't know. That's just a thaw and deliver type of thing. Like, those are the really the winners in the dating game. The thing where, like, you can. It's all happening very easily, and someone's, like, super impressed. Like, you must have really done a lot, you know, to make this happen.

[Katherine]

Yeah.

[Randy]

Most cooks and most chefs and when we cook at home, we're actually quite lazy. You know, we put all the energy and effort into work because that's a professional environment. And we were there for so many hours. But at home, we want to get the job done as quick and as fast as possible.

[Jared Freed]

Right.

[Randy]

And we have to do our own dishes at home, so that kind of sucks. Yeah.

[Jared Freed]

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[Randy]

It's all chill, if you ask me. Like, it's all simple to execute.

[Jared Freed]

Spoken like a true dude. Okay.

[Randy]

Right. But I do think coffee is very important.

[Katherine]

Yeah.

[Jared Freed]

Okay, we can start with that.

[Randy]

With your. With your commitment issues. Sure.

[Jared Freed]

Coffee in the morning. I can do a coffee.

[Randy]

And so, you know, in my wedding vows, I promise to make Catherine coffee every day. And if we go to Vegas, I get out of bed early and I go downstairs and get her coffee or wherever we might be in the world. And that's kind of my commitment. So we have the thing in the book of the her special maple syrup with cinnamon and vanilla kind of like little sweetener. And I make the gourmet coffee every morning. And that's. That's kind of carried on. And we've still kept our tradition alive year after year.

[Jared Freed]

All right.

[Katherine]

The first sleepover we had, this is a good one. I actually got a cappuccino with 24 karat gold. What do you call it?

[Randy]

Gold leaf.

[Katherine]

Gold leaf.

[Jared Freed]

Wait, yeah. Are you. Are you serious? Randy, Randy, how many restaurants do you own? What's going on? You're going through a divorce. You could afford gold Leafs?

[Randy]

Well, I had some lying around. You know, I don't know why. I think it's my catering or something. I was like, I'm not gonna. I'm not gonna waste this crap on myself. I'm gonna impress this girl.

[Jared Freed]

Right? It'd be weirder for me to have it lying around. I think a chef is like, oh, I had these gold leaves. I was doing a party. Like, I don't know how.

[Randy]

Some might say weird women might be like, that's extravagant.

[Jared Freed]

That is amazing.

[Randy]

This guy's a keeper.

[Jared Freed]

He knows how to live. So when you make her, Catherine, a coffee, like, so you're not doing K cups. It's not a, you know, a Keurig situation. What's your suggestion for coffee? How do you have a special machine? Is there, like, what. You know, what's, like, a special coffee to make for someone? Is there something that you can purchase?

[Randy]

And it's fully automatic, so it grinds, and then it makes a shorter, long. Whatever you want. And Catherine lately has been on almond milk and coconut milk, and then she likes it iced, so over ice, double shot. Long and then two pumps of her vanilla cinnamon maple syrup.

[Jared Freed]

You know the order, which is fantastic, is a love language while you switch to hot. But that kind of shows me like something like that is fairly simple. But like again to go back to like this undersell over deliver like the king crab thought out. You have a, you have an extravagant meal. You know, the, the, the, the, the short rib. You can make it a day before the coffee. You're saying, get an espresso machine. Like you want to be like a stud. You want to like have a woman over. Get an espresso machine. Get some like milk that doesn't come from a cow. Have some ice cubes.

[Katherine]

No. Okay, so I had to do a brief non dairy thing because I'm breastfeeding. So anyways, I, I'm not an almond milk girl.

[Jared Freed]

Okay.

[Katherine]

You know, I've had to do some.

[Randy]

Still don't mind the cow milk.

[Katherine]

I love cow's milk even.

[Jared Freed]

So just to have the choice, like, just have like if you have a little can, like if you had like just a little tiny like row of like all the different milks. I mean like, could you imagine like.

[Randy]

You'Re, you're like the girls are going to go back and they're going to be like telling all their girlfriends, they'll be like, they'll be Instagramming their girlfriends before they leave the house. He gave me a selection almond odor, right?

[Jared Freed]

If a single guy, if a bachelor had almond or regular milk, just that option alone, you'd be like, wow, this guy. I mean there, I mean there are men out there with no headboards. Like, there's just a mattress on a floor in their 30s.

[Katherine]

Like, and honestly, if a guy had, if he had a Keurig machine, that is, that is giving me the ick.

[Jared Freed]

I'm saying. You're saying that to me. I'm sitting 10ft from my Keurig. I haven't used it in a while. I'm sitting. I love K cups because I love to flavored coffee. It is a different. That is a different that, you know, that's the difference between your kitchen from a Nora Ephron movie and my kitchen, you know, from Saw 10, you know, so I, So okay, so now I wanted to ask, what do you make for breakfast? What are you cooking for someone for breakfast? How are you doing it? Catherine, what are you asking for? What are you making? Randy.

[Katherine]

Randy. Like in the beginning we were too busy having fun and talking and stuff. So there was no, like, there was no like big huge production. Like he's not making me eggs Benedict, you know, because it just consumes too much of his attention and time. So the perfect breakfast that he made me was Greek yogurt.

[Randy]

Oh, yeah.

[Katherine]

Homemade granola, blueberry, like Ontario blueberries. The maple syrup that his dad made from the trees that his dad tapped. Black pepper and fresh mint.

[Jared Freed]

And it's the best black pepper.

[Randy]

This. I'm glad you picked up on that one.

[Jared Freed]

Yeah, yeah.

[Randy]

The black pepper is a totally dark horse. Like, people think that's weird. Why is that in there? But the moment you take a bite with the blueberry, the yogurt, the maple, it just works. It's. It's like a. Whoa, what's that about?

[Jared Freed]

Is that in the book as well?

[Randy]

That is in the book, yeah. Because that was the signature breakfast. We just kind of pumped that out.

[Jared Freed]

I mean, if I was to like, you know, I do a podcast about dating and it's like advice, you know, like, what's the advice? And like, I am not an expert in dating. I'm sitting here in my 400 square foot apartment looking at a mattress on the floor like, I'm obviously an idiot. But what I take away from this is, like, how much you valued Catherine, how much you valued the fact that Randy had these things at his disposal. Like the idea that you had homemade, what's it called? Granola. Like, who. Who even has a homemade granola? Like, you had. You had Greek yogurt.

[Randy]

Marketing. Equally good.

[Jared Freed]

Yeah, right. I'm saying, like, these are all things that a guy, if you're out there looking to impress someone or looking to look like a catch, like having those things in the fridge, in the cabinet, like the breakfast is kind of like, secondary to, like, you just gave all the ingredients, like, you remembered them. Like, that's wild.

[Randy]

Yeah. I think that the moral of the book and the story and kind of Catherine wants is we just take every day and try to make it a little, little bit special, whether it's a crack of black pepper on your blueberries and yogurt, or if it's a little bit of, like vanilla maple syrup in your coffee. But we don't like to waste our hunger and our thirst.

[Jared Freed]

You know what I mean?

[Randy]

Like, everything kind of has to have a little bit of a jam to it. And that being said, we love expensive food. Like. Like.

[Jared Freed]

Right.

[Randy]

Like we just had a $60 wheel Brie for lunch. And I mean, it was delicious, but.

[Jared Freed]

We'Re also not above on a Wednesday. You guys are living well. This is crazy. Randy, what do you own capital Grill. What's going on?

[Katherine]

Oh, my God. This is actually just the two of us.

[Randy]

It's a Mon d'or.

[Jared Freed]

Wait, stop it. You're doing this on a Wednesday? Do you guys work? What's going on? This is work, right? This is crazy. If you're watching on YouTube, Kathryn just pulled up what looked like a Martha Stewart Home, you know, cover. But they have a glass of wine. You guys are having wine? Is this how you live?

[Randy]

But we also do the opposite side of that. Like, we'll make a date. I hate going to like, Costco. I despise it. But I love Catherine and she likes going, so I have to go. So then we, like, have this little back and forth. I'm like, can we get hot dogs? And so that's what we do. And we go and get hot dogs. We finish eating our $60 wheel brie, and then we, like, go buy some. I don't know what the hell we buy there. Nuts by the truckload, homemade granola and then hot dog. And that's.

[Jared Freed]

I love it. I, I, I just can't believe I'm like, like, I'm such, like a bad food. I'm such, I'm so screwed up with food. I'm like, the day of the week matters to me. Like Brie on a Wednesday. I'm like, in the afternoon. I'm like, are you guys going to just sit in the toilet for the rest of the week? Like, this is crazy. Okay, well, I listen, so I have, I have more questions. There's also cocktails in the book.

[Randy]

Oh, yeah, we like cocktails. You like cocktails?

[Jared Freed]

I'm a drinker and I like a martini. I've started moving a little towards gin. Straight up martinis. Gin with a twist. I'm starting to like those a little bit more. My theory on martinis also. Martinis in the dating world have become a thing.

[Randy]

Yes.

[Jared Freed]

Every dating app profile, if a woman, a lot of women. Men too. Not to gender it, I would say, but I'm seeing the female, the male side side of things. A lot of women take a lot of pride in the fact that they like a martini. Like, it seems like it's a exchange of a personality type. It's. And then blue cheese olives is like, whoa, I'd never heard of that before. Like, it's. A lot of people are saying it with a lot of confidence, as if it's never been said before. It's going towards basic now.

[Randy]

Those would be our friends.

[Jared Freed]

Yeah, I'm, listen, I am that person that's why I noticed that person. How would you guys take a martini? How would you order it? Is a martini worth having at the home?

[Randy]

It is Catherine's order. Because this is always the way we go. And we're like, we want to. We vodka, although we don't. We're not afraid of gin, but we, like.

[Jared Freed]

I'm a vodka martini guy, but I've been trying, you know, right.

[Randy]

Catherine likes hers extra, extra dirty. If there's blue cheese olives, she'll have those. I just like mine a little bit dirty. I always tell the waitress I'm not nearly as dirty, and that's my little dad joke. And she likes it. That's what we do. And that's a great finishing move to. Or finishing move to a date or a great starter.

[Jared Freed]

So making a martini at home, would you suggest it? Is it kind of not worth it? What would be like a home drink that's like, the one that you would be like? This is because I keep thinking, when I was thinking about this and I saw that you do cocktails in. In the book, and I saw pictures of the cocktails. They look amazing. They look like art pieces. But I kept thinking, like, if I brought someone home, there's that moment where it's that awkward moment. Like, let's have a drink at my place. Like, that would be like, the appropriate, classy move. Hey, let me pour you a drink. What's good to have in the home as far as, like, that, like, we just had a nice night, we're going home. Because we're both two adults who are into each other. I want to offer them a drink. What would be that fun thing to have waiting at home? That's a good pour.

[Randy]

So in the book, there's that peach bellini, and there's a bit of work that goes into it. Like with all cooks, we have our mise en place, but we have the frozen peach and cherry mixture in the freezer. We just give it a quick forking and kind of make it like the slushy. And then you pour some champagne over that. That's an end of night.

[Jared Freed]

Let's, like, look at that, right?

[Randy]

What's up, buttercup?

[Jared Freed]

If. If Catherine, you just came out of.

[Katherine]

Left field with that, I was, like, thinking more like, have an impressive bottle. Like, just like, have an impressive bottle at home that's really easy to get to, like, a nice bottle of red or. Or like, offer an amaro.

[Randy]

Oh, I love.

[Jared Freed]

What's an amaro. Can you explain that to the people?

[Katherine]

It's an Italian Digestive. It's like a bitter. It's. It's a bitter liqueur, but it is so good.

[Jared Freed]

Do you have it over ice? Do you take it?

[Katherine]

Pretty trendy right now, but, I mean, it's very. It's very standard to enjoy one of those after a meal. In Italy, and we enjoyed one or two or three after every meal.

[Randy]

It's kind of like the Italian version of Jagermeister, but it tastes good.

[Jared Freed]

Okay, so it's a little bit like black licorice, so to speak.

[Katherine]

No, no, you get the wrong impression.

[Randy]

When you say, yeah, yeah.

[Jared Freed]

Well, do you put it over ice? Does it, you know, do you have it?

[Katherine]

Yeah, I like it straight up. But you can have it over ice.

[Randy]

Sipper.

[Katherine]

It's a sipper. It's something similar to. You could compare it to, like, Grand Marnier buoy.

[Jared Freed]

You know why I like this? But it's a great suggestion. The bellini is a good idea, too, but I love the amaro because the sipper idea of, like, what ends up happening is you. You and your date have three SIPs and then you're, you know, you're making out. So the. The, you know, the idea of pouring a little tiny bit over a big block of ice, like, we're not wasting now, that's a good thing too, right? So I. I like that. So listen, I want everyone to go buy the book. I love you guys. You guys are so much fun. And I want people to go buy it. It's called Catherine Wants Randy Cooks the Ultimate Date Night Cookbook. And the. In the description of this episode, you can hit the link. It'll take you straight to Amazon. You can buy the book right away. So, guys, thank you so much for coming on. This was such a fantastic conversation. I'm so happy to have met you. This is our first time meeting, so I'm so pumped. Next time I'm in Toronto, you guys got to come to a show. We got to go get dinner and have together. We got to get the fries. Amazing. Thanks, guys. And we'll be back next week.

[Randy]

Boom.