So Money with Farnoosh Torabi · Friday, September 25, 2026
Farnoosh Torabi discussed the common family problem of deciding 'What's for dinner?', citing a Wall Street Journal article. She described the process as a relentless cycle of planning, procurement, and decision-making, compounded by picky eaters and complex family schedules.
“Now, our next story is about one of the most mundane places where modern life definitely does not seem to fit us, and that is dinner. This is a story that I read in the Wall Street Journal, and it's about, what's for dinner? It is a story that made me feel very seen, very seen.”
“American families have a unifying problem. And that problem is three words. What's for dinner? Raise your hand. Both hands. If those words usually asked sometime around 4:47 PM make you want to scream.”
“Because I feel like I have been slowly, quietly quitting dinner prep, at least, you know, not giving up family dinner itself, but it's like the prep, the planning, the procurement, the decision-making that is relentless.”