Fran Hoepfner

2/5/18

Post-Bake Off, Ruby Tandoh wants you to eat what you want and take care of yourself

Ruby Tandoh was a contestant on The Great British Bake Off during its 2013 season, riding to a top three finish with…

1/24/18

Tips, tricks, toppings that will make you a popcorn ninja

There’s not much that can rival homemade popcorn in its ability to act as a blank canvas, allowing you, the Bob Ross…

12/21/17

We went to a Game Of Thrones dinner and didn’t get murdered

In Fran And Cameron Eat On The Company Dime, The Takeout staffers Fran Hoepfner and Cameron Scheetz eat on the…

11/25/17

What do you put in your chili?

Chili is not about subtlety or purity of flavors. Successful chilis are described with words like “rich,” “complex,”…

11/17/17

Does Iceland really have the best hot dog in the world?

In Fran And Cameron Eat On The Company Dime, The Takeout staffers Fran Hoepfner and Cameron Scheetz eat on the…

11/16/17

In Sweet, Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh help bakers level up to desserts 202

The hallmark recipe in Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh’s new dessert cookbook Sweet: Desserts from London’s Ottolenghi…

9/27/17

Who? Weekly’s creators on why they’ll never run out of wannabe celebrities to talk about

Bestcasts asks podcasters to discuss the three most memorable episodes of their podcast. For more podcast coverage,…

8/2/17

What’s the one cookbook you’d save from a burning kitchen?

Yesterday, we presented a list of cookbooks we consider to be the finest tomes published so far in our young…

7/28/17

From fried green tomato to crispy taco, we tried Lay’s new chip flavors

In Fran And Cameron Eat On The Company Dime, A.V. Club staffers Fran Hoepfner and Cameron Scheetz eat on the company…

6/8/17

<i>The A.V. Club</i> show answers a most pressing question: Who is <i>Fargo</i>’s MVP this season?

The A.V. Club show answers a most pressing question: Who is Fargo’s MVP this season?

One of our guests on tonight’s show, comedian and all-around genius Jo Firestone, describes FX’s Fargo, a show she…

5/18/17

Tonight’s episode of <i>The A.V. Club </i>explores women in Hollywood (and baseball)

Tonight’s episode of The A.V. Club explores women in Hollywood (and baseball)

This week’s episode of The A.V. Club focuses on women in Hollywood: a broad subject—pun wholehearted but shamefully…

5/12/17

Is Harry Styles for grown-ups?

Esther Zuckerman: Fran, I’ll start off this discussion by stating for the record that you and I are two adult women…

12/19/16

Ayoade talks Ayoade in Ayoade On Ayoade

With all the varied talk of echo chambers online these days, it’s funny to read a book that is, well, actually that.…

10/10/16

Raging bitch Dear Coquette is so much more than her anonymous Tumblr advice column

If the phrase “anonymous Tumblr advice column” feels like a particularly 2009 statement, that’s because it very much…

4/8/16

Can Hollywood move past body-shaming?

It’s no joke that body perceptions in this country are skewed beyond measure, with devastating consequences. Eating…

9/9/15

You’re The Worst is TV’s most accurate depiction of 21st century dating

You’re The Worst premiered on FX last summer, the first in a wave of romantic-comedy-themed sitcoms like A To Z, Self…