The whole family convened in Austin for ACL, weekend two, and we tell you every story from Neil Frances to P!nk to Joe's Brussels sprouts. Plus, we hit up the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance fundraiser in San Antonio with a tasting menu that curled the toes. Random Question of the Week: What band would get you the most jazzed if they announced they were playing ACL next year? The bands we mentioned from ACL: Habibi - Neil Frances - Tai Verdes - Sloppy Jane - Disko Cowboy - The Front Bottoms - Li...
Oct 24, 2022•50 min•Season 4Ep. 8
We hit Austin for the Jane's Addiction/Smashing Pumpkins show (it was amazing), and were amazed at the arena filled with 50-year-old cool people wearing sensible shoes. So many observations including how our bodies are reacting to eating out in the real world post-Whole30. Random Question of the Week? What's your favorite pair of shoes from all time? Links/Recipes: Pinthouse Pizza: https://pinthouse.com/burnet Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.aislynncampbell.c...
Oct 17, 2022•59 min
We head for a beach weekend on the LAST day of Whole30. How was our last day on it and our first day off of it? Could we resist the onion ring/bbq sandwich flown in just for the occasion? (Half of us did). In the wake of Dahmer, the new series on Netflix, we talk horror again. Has anyone changed their mind? From breakfast tacos to boring animals, pull up a chair! We have a lot to talk about. Random Question of the Week? If animals could talk, which one do you imagine is the most boring? Links/Re...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 5 min
It's our last week of Whole30 so we wrap it up with all our lessons learned...after every flying insect in South Texas decides to visit our bedroom. Joe attends his first Freedom Harvest Farms Long Lunch Club, we make two soups, Aislynn wants to eat a full-size chocolate human, and we explore random items in Aislynn's purse. Pull up a chair! We have a lot to talk about. Unanswered Questions: More about alcohol allergies Random Question of the Week: What's the most random thing in your purse/wall...
Oct 03, 2022•55 min
Last week's talk about who gets to define 'perversion' shifts to, 'Who gets to be the 'morality police?'' What gives the morality hawks that authority? Winning an election? A holy book? We talk religious backgrounds, energy balls, junk rooms, hard T's, scar stories, and week three of our Whole30 journey. Did Aislynn starve to death? Is Eggplant Parmesan 'Whole30-able?' Did bands REALLY place Satanic backward messages on albums? No Unanswered Questions this week! Random Question of the Week: What...
Sep 26, 2022•54 min
Looking for the DTT with the most F-words ever? You found it. It's a grumpy Dinner Table this week with week 2 of Whole 30 testing someone's limits. What a difference a week makes! Elvis, perversion, hunger, and a new-found hatred for Facebook. What a Dinner Table Talk! Mexican Dry Rub Ribs, Whole30 Zuppa Toscana, Tromboncino Fajitas, and so much more Unanswered Questions: What's in Lawry's Season Salt? Did Joe pack in his Whole30 food for work lunches? Random Question of the Week: Do you find i...
Sep 19, 2022•50 min
We recorded on Day 8 of Whole30 and let you know everything we've done in the last week from snack prep to creating some real gourmet sh*t. Chicken Poblano Soup, homemade potato chips and baba ganoush, okra three different ways, fresh-caught barracuda, and aioli...all Whole30 compliant. New chickens, a new dog, new favorite fruits, daylight savings legislation, and what we last Googled. Pull up a chair; we have a lot to talk about. Unanswered Questions: What's the status with Daylight Savings le...
Sep 12, 2022•41 min
Season Four is here and bursting with newness! A new Dinner Table Talks Salon live dinner (get your tickets quick!), new stories, new projects, Aislynn sees Joe's new stand-up, and we go deep into Whole30 (it's our first day--new!). A special guest knocks on the door and we learn more about what our next month will be like with this 30-day lifestyle change. Unanswered Questions: Did Aislynn see Joe do stand up? Random Question of the Week: If you had to eat one type of cuisine for the rest of yo...
Sep 05, 2022•52 min
We take a quick look back through season three before asking where we're at in anticipation of season four. Joe delves into territory he's been avoiding, and Aislynn is a big, drunk butterfly. We recap our trip taking #3 to college and the farm-to-table celebration we shared. Unanswered Questions: More about Kauaian chicken predators What, exactly, is a mongoose? All the words we didn't know from AC's Hawaiian farm-to-table menu: Nishi Avocado, qupei, shiso, gremolata? Random Question of the Wee...
Aug 29, 2022•59 min
Aislynn wraps up her Hawaiian trip with skydiving, a multi-course farm-to-table dinner, and a locally-guided tour of the island with wild chickens, secret waterfalls, barefoot coconuts, and a vegetarian curry. And that's really only the beginning. Unanswered Questions: What is Veganaise? How Kauai went from volcano rock to soil Kauai trash management Random Question of the Week: Do aliens exist? Links/Recipes: Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.aislynncampbell.c...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Aislynn begins spilling all the details from her Hawaiian vacation including a homestead poke class, paddleboarding amongst barracudas, thoughts on a regenerative island, body wellness, and eating local inexpensively. Unanswered Questions: Does gazpacho require tomatoes? Random Question of the Week: What single dish reminds you most of home? Links/Recipes: Homestead at Anahola Poke’ Class: https://thehomesteadkauai.com/ Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.aislynn...
Aug 15, 2022•44 min
Just before Aislynn heads to Hawaii, we create two soups with ample August bounty: cucumbers, onions, leeks, Korean radishes, and more! We discuss the upcoming trip, skydiving and fear of death, throwing cucumbers in Joe's face, cooking garlic until it's fragrant, and so much more. The conversation moves to our most important kitchen tools after the Vita-Mix gets a workout with these two, delicious soups. Finally, Joe throws in 'Joe's Movie Corner' and 'Joe's Movie Corner.' What a great episode!...
Aug 08, 2022•30 min
Aislynn's mom joins us for the first time detailing her Whole 30 experience and their upcoming Hawaii trip. Unanswered Questions How to pronounce 'Omakase' Okra and Plastics Random Question of the Week? What was your first job? Did you like it? Links/Recipes: Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.aislynncampbell.com/farmday Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourdinnertabletalks Like our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ourdinnertabletalks Plea...
Aug 01, 2022•46 min
It's our annual 'Birthday Weekend' Camping Trip and we talk catching, cleaning and cooking fresh catfish along with all the other treats we took to share. Aislynn also gives the 2022 Okra Report, we talk birth, death and rebirth, omakase, breaking the law and so much more. Unanswered Questions: What is an omakase dinner? Random Question of the Week If you were competing on a cooking show, what would you make? Links/Recipes: Stewed Pork And Okra recipe: https://thefeedfeed.com/Winosity/mouthwater...
Jul 25, 2022•49 min
We talk about Joe's 50th birthday party and a couple of (big) changes 'in the second half of his life.' He's living to 100?! Let's go!! Spaghetti and meatballs, tiramisu, paletas, The Godfather...a party for the ages. The rest of this week's food (pulled pork, pollo con calabaza, amazing sushi), a deep dive into Grist Mill, Gruene, TX, tomatillo verde, leeks and so much more. Pull up a chair; we have a lot to talk about. Unanswered Questions What's in Grist Mill's Tomatillo Verde Sauce? Random Q...
Jul 18, 2022•30 min
With Joe turning 50 next week, we get very deep into purpose, retrospection, Dave Chappelle and so much more. Unanswered Questions What is in Five Spice Powder? Random Question of the Week: If you were going to open a restaurant, what would the concept be? Links/Recipes: Growing With Grace: https://www.aislynncampbell.com/growinggrace Asian Dry-Rubbed Ribs: https://wannabite.com/sweet-and-spicy-asian-rib-rub/ Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.aislynncampbell.co...
Jul 11, 2022•43 min
Joe's sick this week and sounds like a jazz DJ so Aislynn gives him a fistful of supplements. We're planting seeds this week, literally and figuratively, as we discuss what kind of future we'd like to create. From election cycles to rabbits to Growing with Grace, the trees we want to see someday can't happen without today's seeds. Joe makes amazing Asian dry-rubbed ribs with vegetables, details his tacos from pico to guacamole, and Aislynn heads back to last week's Mexican restaurant to learn al...
Jul 04, 2022•49 min
We have a staycation with out-of-town friends that forces a much-needed perspective shift about Corpus Christi. Hear about the beach, our times out and all the great food we eat this week including Father's Day fried chicken and potato salad. Unanswered Questions: Pam: How many hours a day do you spend tending your gardens? Sandy: Is the DTT cookbook still in the works? Vicki: How come you never invite your neighbors over to eat all this DTT food? Random Question of the Week: What's our go-to di...
Jun 27, 2022•49 min
We have a lot on our minds this week and it all unspools at The Dinner Table. From wasps to quitting media to a new pop-up restaurant from chef friends, we pretty much cover everything. Aislynn wants authentic fideo so Joe cooks it up (with added squash)! Unanswered Questions: What was the species of bird that Aislynn saw on the farm last week? Why is it called a ‘Dutch oven'? Random Question of the Week: Did you ever have an imaginary friend? Links/Recipes: Fideo: We added finely diced squash, ...
Jun 20, 2022•55 min
After last week's episode shift, we have two-and-a-half week's worth of food to talk about this week. Random Question of the Week: If you had to wear a hat every day for the rest of your life, what type of hat would it be? Links/Recipes: Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.aislynncampbell.com/farmday Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourdinnertabletalks Like our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ourdinnertabletalks Please subscribe, follow, ...
Jun 13, 2022•51 min
This week's recording session was interrupted by tragic news: Maggie, our beloved farm dog was taken too soon. The episode shifts into a remembrance of the best dog ever, the role of a farm dog, thoughts of life and death on a homestead, farm roads, and the differences between urban and rural life. So long, Maggie. You represented unconditional love, complete freedom, and the responsibilities that come with that freedom. You were perfect. We'll see you again soon. Links/Recipes: Farm events, Lon...
Jun 06, 2022•29 min
Aislynn floats the thought that everyone's perception of other people (and themselves) is a figment of their imagination and the Dinner Table Talk winds through just about everything from cancel culture to online bickering. We head back to last week's Random Question of the Week for some unfinished thoughts about county fairs, pronounce salves, talk pickle pop ingredients, creating your food network, and make a good (not great) Asian beef and broccoli. Unanswered Questions Is 'Salves' pronounced...
May 30, 2022•48 min
"I need a salty dip," Aislynn exclaimed. It's that time of year when heat and outside work makes Aislynn crave salt so Joe scoured the grocery store for items that scratched that eat that were on the good side fo the natural spectrum. When Joe found pickle pops he knew he had a hit. A bunch of past topics collide into a conversation-fueled extravaganza. We conclude our study of Blue Zones, talk medical chefs, peel eggs live on air, name a chicken, and talk about county fairs. Unanswered Question...
May 23, 2022•36 min
Bees were delivered to the farm by a guy in a white suit carrying beehives, and Joe got stung for the first time in his life. We talk bees on the farm, check out a new Asian fusion joint with a 'medical chef,' hit up a Kentucky Derby dress code party, and cook up a pea frittata with leeks! Unanswered Questions: How do you perfectly center the yok in a boiled egg (for perfect deviled eggs)? Blue Zones continued: Okinawa, Japan Random Question of the Week: What is a song that immediately takes you...
May 17, 2022•46 min
We threw our first Dinner Table Talks Salon live farm-to-table dinner, and tell you every detail on this week's episode. From the planning to the recipes to the conversations enjoyed at our intimate table, you hear it all. Unanswered Questions: Blue Zones continued: Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica Random Question of the Week: What is the first thing you notice when you meet a new person? Links/Recipes: Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.aislynncampbell.com/shop/far...
May 09, 2022•53 min
Aislynn's second viewing of 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' gets her thinking about Insanity Loops, and we have plenty to talk about. An explosion of produce leads to two pasta dishes in one week (rare), Squash and Corn Pasta and Pasta Primavera. Our talks about Blue Zones expand into Sardinia, the chicken-naming finals begin, and we're NOT having spinach balls at this Friday's Dinner Table Talks Salon. Unanswered Questions: How to pronounce 'Ovo.' (This is boring) A deeper dive into another...
May 02, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Our very first 'Day on the Farm' event was 'evolutionary' as families from across South Texas made a short drive to learn, tour and eat. Aislynn describes her amazing Ploughman's Lunch (farm-to table lunchable) offering and we make Goat Guisada (carne's carne, right?) with leftover goat from the day's goat roast. Aislynn gives a short history of progressive agriculture education in South Texas. Unanswered Question: How do you pronounce 'Tsigarelli'? Coltrane v. Davis in the Blue What is a 'blue ...
Apr 25, 2022•42 min
Joe makes Zuppa Toscana (the sausage journey continues) and grabs a cup from Olive Garden, the soup that made Zuppa Toscana famous. Who wins the OG Taste Test? Movie date night out to 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' creates a mind-bending Dinner Table Talk. The magic of Crete, a trip to the restaurant supply store, what to call goat meat, and a jazzy serenade await you at The Dinner Table this week. Pull up a chair and follow the wang. Unanswered Questions: Which variety of green did Joe fin...
Apr 18, 2022•36 min
Our good friend and chef, Robert Chan, came out with his huge rotisserie grill and a 50 lb (!!) whole goat and we had ourselves a goat roast. Hear every detail from set up, to testicles, to the delicious spread that was just our test kitchen for the upcoming Day on the Farm event at Freedom Harvest Farms. If you like what you hear, you can come out this Saturday and experience it all over again at our Day on the Farm. Hear about the goat roast and all the things we did with the leftovers: goat s...
Apr 11, 2022•39 min
After a special screening of the Live-Action Oscar-Nominated Short Films, our Dinner Table was filled with talk about 'pain entertainment' and we hash it it out this week. Aislynn recipe bombed Joe with some Spinach Balls and they were incredibe. We talk tepache, sumac, raising $2,200 for two local non-profits, a sausage update, and our favorite words. Pull up a chair. We have a lot to talk about. Unanswered Questions: What is tepache? What is the spice sumac all about? Did the executive directo...
Apr 04, 2022•38 min
