Hello Reader, It's Yukari!

Last time, I asked what would change how often you cook: a helpline, someone to show you, a cheerleader, a video library, or all of the above.

Your answers confirmed something Aric and I have believed for a while:

Most people don't need more recipes.

You already have recipes.
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Google, Pinterest, Instagram, maybe AI too.
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But when it's actually time to cook?
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That's when the questions show up...

"Is this onion cut too big?"
"How do I know when this is done?"
"Can I fix this, or did I ruin dinner?"
"Why did this look so easy in the video?" 😂

That's the gap.
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​Confidence, timing, and someone beside you.

Back When Cooking Shows Actually Taught You to Cook 📺

When Aric got serious about cooking, we watched the greats, Julia Child, Jacques Pépin, Rick Bayless...
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Chefs who actually showed you how, not the "Chopped" style competitions of today. 🥹
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One show I loved was "Food 911," where the chef would show up at a home cook's kitchen and fix whatever was going wrong.
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I was hooked on that one idea.
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​A simple thing a chef knows can completely change a home cook's dinner.

The Julia Child Story That Stuck with Me 🧡

Here's the one I think about most.
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Even after she was famous, Julia Child kept her phone number public, so home cooks could call her with their cooking questions, especially around the holidays.

And it's not just a story.
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A couple of Thanksgivings ago, a dear friend texted me: "Hey, I have a question for your husband."
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After some back-and-forth, I finally said, "Just call him!" and gave her Aric's number.
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Her pie was running late, and she was panicking.
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Aric talked her through it, totally laid-back.
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Very Julia-like. 😊

That's the kind of help we wish every home cook had on the hard nights.

We can't travel the country fixing kitchens like Food 911, and we don't have a PBS crew. 😄
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But we can do something small and real.
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Something we've done before, with a new mindset:👇

​Come and Cook a Cozy Dinner with Us, LIVE! 🍲

We’re making Cozy Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup from Scratch! (the easy way!) 😎​
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All of us are cooking together on Zoom.
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You can ask us anything!

📅 Saturday, July 11 · 6:00 pm Mountain (5 pm Pacific / 8 pm Eastern)
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💻 90 minutes, cozy and casual 🍷
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🛒 We send a short shopping list 3 days ahead (~$15–20, easy substitutions)
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🎥 Can't make it live? Every ticket includes the recording!

No fancy skills required.
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That's the whole point. 🧡
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We cook it together, step by step, mistakes welcome.
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You'll leave with one dinner you actually made, one technique you'll reuse forever, and proof that you can do this. 🙌

Just $29 per household. ​
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On one screen, the whole family is welcome.

👉[SAVE YOUR SEAT HERE!]

We'd love to see your face in the Zoom gallery on the 11th. 🧡
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​This one's especially for friends who want to learn, and if that's not you, you'd be the perfect person to forward it to someone who would. 🧡 ​
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Thank YOU! 🙏

Thanks for being at our Kitchen Table on this cozy little corner of the internet.
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We appreciate you following along and letting us share not just what we cook but why we cook. 🧡
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With gratitude and friendship,
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Aric & Yukari
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🐱🐶 (Ka-En and Senna, who never worry about dinner because they have staff. 😂)
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​P.S. Several of you replied that you want ongoing help, not just one night.
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And you're right, something bigger is coming.
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It's called The Kitchen Table Co-Pilot, and we're keeping it tiny (just 10 households).
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If you want first access and founding pricing, hop on the waitlist here: [CO-PILOT WAITLIST LINK].
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But for now... Come cook with us first! 😊
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