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Dinners to cook for a date (without panicking)

KMKwame Mensah
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Impressive-looking, forgiving to make, and nothing that spits oil at you while you're trying to talk.

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Updated Jun 22, 2026

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Burrata

5 min en.wikipedia.org

Tomatoes, good oil, salt, torn basil. Starter done.

Cacio e pepe

20 min en.wikipedia.org

Risotto

40 min en.wikipedia.org

Pour them a glass of the wine you're cooking with. Stirring becomes the date.

Tiramisu

30 min + overnight en.wikipedia.org

Moules-frites

30 min en.wikipedia.org

Mussels look fancy but cook in five minutes. Tap any open ones and bin them if they don't close.

Steak frites

40 min en.wikipedia.org

Shrimp scampi

20 min en.wikipedia.org

Crème brûlée

1 hr + chilling en.wikipedia.org

Make them the day before. Torch at the table for the show.

Burrata

5 min en.wikipedia.org

Tomatoes, good oil, salt, torn basil. Starter done.

Risotto

40 min en.wikipedia.org

Pour them a glass of the wine you're cooking with. Stirring becomes the date.

Moules-frites

30 min en.wikipedia.org

Mussels look fancy but cook in five minutes. Tap any open ones and bin them if they don't close.

Shrimp scampi

20 min en.wikipedia.org

Tiramisu

30 min + overnight en.wikipedia.org

Cacio e pepe

20 min en.wikipedia.org

Steak frites

40 min en.wikipedia.org

Crème brûlée

1 hr + chilling en.wikipedia.org

Make them the day before. Torch at the table for the show.

Burrata

5 min en.wikipedia.org

Tomatoes, good oil, salt, torn basil. Starter done.

Cacio e pepe

20 min en.wikipedia.org

Risotto

40 min en.wikipedia.org

Pour them a glass of the wine you're cooking with. Stirring becomes the date.

Tiramisu

30 min + overnight en.wikipedia.org

Moules-frites

30 min en.wikipedia.org

Mussels look fancy but cook in five minutes. Tap any open ones and bin them if they don't close.

Steak frites

40 min en.wikipedia.org

Shrimp scampi

20 min en.wikipedia.org

Crème brûlée

1 hr + chilling en.wikipedia.org

Make them the day before. Torch at the table for the show.

Burrata

5 min en.wikipedia.org

Tomatoes, good oil, salt, torn basil. Starter done.

Risotto

40 min en.wikipedia.org

Pour them a glass of the wine you're cooking with. Stirring becomes the date.

Moules-frites

30 min en.wikipedia.org

Mussels look fancy but cook in five minutes. Tap any open ones and bin them if they don't close.

Shrimp scampi

20 min en.wikipedia.org

Tiramisu

30 min + overnight en.wikipedia.org

Cacio e pepe

20 min en.wikipedia.org

Steak frites

40 min en.wikipedia.org

Crème brûlée

1 hr + chilling en.wikipedia.org

Make them the day before. Torch at the table for the show.

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