The Dinner Plan
The Dinner Plan
Maggie Hoffman
Relaxed Summer Entertaining With Mélanie Masarin
41 minutes Posted Jul 6, 2026 at 10:04 am.
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Mélanie Masarin wants you to feel less stressed out about hosting. She says that her rule with friends is: “If I’m home, you can come over.” Her pantry is stocked with tinned fish and olives, and other little snacks to serve—but her ideal setup for a dinner party is prep-ahead recipes like ratatouille that can be served at room temperature. In this episode of The Dinner Plan, Mélanie shares a behind-the-scenes look at her new cookbook, Riviera, and her advice for making homemade aioli to eat with crunchy vegetables. This episode is full of seasonal recipes that are more about assembly than actual cooking.

Get the aioli recipe and the ratatouille recipe on this week's newsletter at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.

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