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“I want to feed people the way I feed my family,” says Marie-Aude Rose, the executive chef at La Mercerie, the feminine, design-forward restaurant from Roman and Williams, the New York-based design studio co-founded by Robin Standefer. Marie-Aude and Robin join host Kerry Diamond to talk about La Mercerie and its sister space, The Guild, which features home goods, furniture, and more sourced from some of Roman and Williams’ favorite artisans. They discuss their partnership, Robin’s thoughts on restaurant design, Marie-Aude’s bright approach to traditional French cuisine, and La Mercerie’s Sunday supper series dedicated to the women who helped inspire some of the greatest French chefs around. Thank you to Käserei Champignon, the maker of Cambozola cheese, and California Prunes for supporting this episode. Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La.Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here

Anne Saxelby was a champion of American farmstead and artisanal cheeses and was beloved by cheesemakers and chefs alike. The founder of Saxelby Cheesemongers (now at NYC’s Chelsea Market and online), Anne passed away unexpectedly last October, devastating her family and leaving a big hole in the hearts of many in the food world. In response, Anne’s husband, Patrick Martins, who helped found Heritage Foods, Heritage Radio, and Slow Food USA, started the Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund to keep her spirit alive through paid apprenticeships at farms across the country. Patrick joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about the legacy fund, and later in the show, Anna Harrington of the Rounds cookie company and the ASLF Fundraiser Benefit Committee joins to talk about the legacy fund’s first event, taking place Sept. 14th at Chelsea Market. Thank you to California Prunes and to Käserei Champignon, the maker of Cambozola and Grand Noir cheese, for supporting this episode. Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Roc

When Samantha Sheehan was headed to college, her father thought accounting would be a smart, solid profession for his daughter. Samantha wound up working for Deloitte, but her heart was in science… and sparkling wine. A random conversation in a wine shop led to a career switch. Today, Samantha is a winemaker and entrepreneur based in Napa, California. She has three brands—Poe Wines, Ultraviolet Wines, and Mommenpop—and she collaborates with the likes of Une Femme Wines and Foxtrot Market.Samantha joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her entrepreneurial journey and how she builds her wine brands from scratch. Whether you’re thinking of switching careers or are curious about a life in wine, this episode is for you.This episode is sponsored by Käserei Champignon, the maker of Cambozola cheese, and by the law firm Helbraun Levey.Monday, May 2nd, is the deadline to vote for Foxtrot’s Fan Favorite Up & Comer’s awards. Vote here!Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New Y

Today, we’re talking with Jaíne Mackievicz, the winner of the brand new Food Network program, The Julia Child Challenge. Jaíne grew up in the Amazon and learned about Julia Child as a child after seeing the culinary icon make spaghetti on Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. The chance viewing led to Jaíne eventually moving all the way to Boston and pursuing her passion for cooking and baking, with Julia as her North Star. It’s a remarkable story and Jaíne joins us to share more. Thank you to the law firm Helbraun Levey for supporting today’s show. For a free consultation or to sign up for their hospitality newsletter, visit helbraunlevey.com. Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La.Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here!More on Jaíne: Instagram, The Julia Child Challenge

Entrepreneur Chitra Agrawal has faced some challenging moments as the founder of Indian condiments line Brooklyn Delhi. But a great product, a lot of hard work, and some quick thinking got her through the rough patches. Chitra, who is also the author of the cookbook Vibrant India and a mom of two, joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about the ups and downs, why she’s remained an independent and fully-bootstrapped business all these years, and how Trader Joe’s came to launch a copycat product without her involvement. (We did reach out to Trader Joe’s for comment and will update if we hear from them).Thank you to Mommenpop for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at mommenpop.com.Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La.Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here!More on Chitra: Instagram, Brooklyn Delhi, Vibrant India

What’s it like to have a hit on your hands after decades of working in the restaurant industry? For Chef Ayesha Nurdjaja and Restaurateur Vicki Freeman of the Bowery Group, it’s been a thrill seeing their Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant Shukette make top 10 lists and garner great reviews since opening less than a year ago. But a big success doesn’t make them immune from other industry woes, including employee shortages and navigating a pandemic. The two join host Kerry Diamond to talk about the magic of Shukette, why they love restaurants so much, and how they’re dealing with all the changes in the industry. Thank you to Mommenpop for sponsoring this episode. Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La.Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here!More on Vicki: Instagram, Bowery Group RestaurantsMore on Ayesha: Instagram, Shuka NYC, Shukette NYC

Love Julia Child? We have a treat for you! Radio Cherry Bombe’s Kerry Diamond is hosting a brand new podcast called Dishing On Julia and it’s the official companion podcast to the HBO Max original series Julia, based on the life of Julia Child. For this week’s show, we’re airing Episode 1 of Dishing On Julia so you can get a taste of this delicious new program. Kerry recaps the latest episode of Julia and talks with Creator Daniel Goldfarb and Executive Producer Kimberly Carver about how the show came to be. For the finale, Ina Garten stops by! Ina shares her Julia Child connection and what she’d make for dinner with Julia. Listen to Dishing On Julia wherever you get your podcasts. We’d love for you to subscribe to and rate the show. Also, don’t miss Julia, streaming now on HBO Max. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La.Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here!

Stephanie Hersh dreamed of a job in the culinary world, but she never imagined she would have a front row seat to the life of the biggest culinary icon around, Julia Child. Stephanie became Julia’s executive assistant in the most unlikely of ways, when a chance phone call came into the secretarial school she was attending after time at the Culinary Institute of America. The only catch? Julia wanted an office assistant, not a starry-eyed culinary school grad. Stephanie talked her way into the job and wound up becoming Julia’s right hand for almost 16 years. Today, Stephanie is a chef instructor with Oceania Cruises and is based in New Zealand. She joins host Kerry Diamond to share some of her memories, her thoughts on the film Julie & Julia, and what Julia was like as a boss. Thank you to Mommenpop for sponsoring this episode. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La.Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here!Listen to Dishing on Julia, The Official HBO Max Companion podcas

When Christine Tobin answered her phone one December day in 2019, she had no idea it would lead to the job of a lifetime: food stylist on the set of Julia, the new HBO Max original series based on the life of Julia Child. Christine joins host Kerry Diamond to share what it was like behind the scenes, how she did her research, and what Julia Child means to her. Was all the food real? Did Christine and her team follow Julia's recipes for the featured food? Give a listen to find out! Christine also shares some of her favorite foodie films and TV shows, from The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover to Anne With An E. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you to Foxtrot Market for sponsoring this episode. If your f&b brand is the next big thing, apply to Foxtrot’s Up & Comers Awards! The deadline is April 4th. Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La.Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes

When you think of the U.K., what do you think of? The Beatles? The Queen? Fish & chips? We, of course, go straight to The Great British Bake Off. One of the show’s most delightful winners, Nadiya Hussain, stopped by Radio Cherry Bombe in person recently to share what she’s been up to. Since we last checked in with Nadiya, she’s written more books, including her latest, Nadiya’s Fast Flavours; visited L.A. and New Orleans for a BBC program about American food; and has been serving as a culinary ambassador for the GREAT campaign, a program to promote what’s awesome about the U.K. She and host Kerry Diamond talk New York City eats (Nadiya is looking for great cheesecake. Any suggestions?), what U.K. food she misses the most when traveling, and her unexpected career as a writer. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! Thank you to Kerrygold and Foxtrot Market for sponsoring this episode.Do you have a brand? Apply for Foxtrot x Cherry Bombe’s Up & Comers Awards!And if you haven’t tried Kerrygold butter or c

Chef Pilar Valdes is proof that saying yes and following your passion can lead to unexpected places. As a young film student in the Philippines, Pilar never envisioned that one day she’d be a chef in New York City with her own company (Kickshaw Cookery), co-author of a cookbook (Rebel Homemaker), or culinary contributor to the most effervescent program on daytime TV (The Drew Barrymore Show). But here she is. Pilar joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her journey, her Filipino heritage, her favorite forms of self-care, her Cherry Bombe cover, and more. Thank you to Lenox and to Foxtrot Market for supporting this episode. Learn more about the Lenox wine glass collab with sommelier Victoria James. And be sure to check out Cherry Bombe’s curated collection of female-founded food brands at foxtrotco.com. Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La.Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here!F

Today’s guest is Natasha Pickowicz, the celebrated pastry chef, pop-up queen and Cherry Bombe magazine cover star. Natasha is a singular talent in the food world, and has become known during the pandemic for her thoughtful, creative pop-ups and collaborations. She shares her pop-up do’s and don’ts and the early experiences that shaped who she is today, from rowing crew at Cornell to a random job at a punk rock bodega in Montreal, and gives us a peek at her upcoming cookbook. Natasha and host Kerry Diamond also talk about Natasha’s dad, the history professor Paul Pickowicz, and his journey back to Ukraine to learn more about his roots. Thank you to Lenox and to Foxtrot Market for supporting this episode. Lenox has a new wine glass collab with sommelier Victoria James. Learn more at lenox.com/collections/signature-series. And be sure to check out Cherry Bombe’s virtual aisle featuring female-founded brands at foxtrotco.com.Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York Cit

Meet two chefs putting their own spin on fine dining. Chef Lana Lagomarsini and Chef Nana Wilmot recently collaborated on a dinner with Resident, the roving luxury pop-up series that wove together the history of Black food, their personal stories, and their fine dining backgrounds, one course at a time. The two were working up the ladder in the restaurant world, at places like Le Coucou and Daniel, before the pandemic struck, changing their career trajectories. They each took matters into their own hands and began working as private chefs and exploring a more personal approach to their food. Lana and Nana join host Kerry Diamond to share the inspiration behind their dinner and give their take on the current and future state of fine dining. Thank you to our sponsors: Lenox has a new wine glass collab with sommelier Victoria James. Learn more at lenox.com/collections/signature-series. Luke’s Lobster has partnered with American Unagi to bring sustainable seafood from Maine to your front door. Use promo code CHER

When Victoria James became a sommelier at the age of 21, she was the youngest person to achieve that designation in America. It was an impressive feat made all the more remarkable by the fact that her childhood and teenage years were filled with economic hardship, mental abuse, and worse. In her hopeful and heartbreaking memoir Wine Girl, Victoria writes about her early years as well as her professional highlights and lowlights in fine dining and fancy wine, exposing the hypocrisies and inequities that exist in those worlds. Victoria joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her book, the wine world’s Me Too moment, her new life as a mom and partner in the restaurant group behind the Cote Korean steakhouses in New York and Miami, and her partnership with Lenox. Thank you to Luke’s Lobster for supporting this episode. Use promo code CHERRY15 for 15% off all products at lukeslobster.com through March 31.Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by

Eva Chen is one of the most multi-hyphenated folks in New York City. The head of fashion partnerships at Instagram, she’s also a mom of three, former editor in chief and beauty editor, social media influencer, and New York Times bestselling children’s book author. The last thing she expected to be is a granola muse, but that’s her latest role thanks to her husband Tom Bannister’s passion project, Tom’s Perfect 10 Original Granola. Tom, the creative director at the Billion Dollar Boy agency during the day, transformed his fondness for granola into an actual business during the pandemic and now it’s a buzzy brand, thanks to a playful Instagram strategy, a two-way conversation with customers, and feedback from Eva. The college sweethearts join host Kerry Diamond to talk about granola as well as Eva’s latest book, I Am Golden, which she describes as a celebration of AAPI joy and her most personal book yet. Thanks to American Unagi and Luke’s Lobster for supporting today’s show. Use code CHERRY15 for 15% off all p

It took a while for YouTube’s favorite baker, Claire Saffitz, to figure out her calling. Claire joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her early days as a culinary student in Paris, her first and only restaurant job, and how food media became her thing. Claire also shares a few tidbits about her upcoming cookbook; what she learned in the process of writing her debut cookbook, the bestselling Dessert Person; and why she considers Dorie Greenspan and Claudia Fleming her mentors. Thank you to Kerrygold, the makers of butter and cheese with milk from Irish grass-fed cows, for supporting our show. Vi​​sit KerrygoldUSA.com for more.Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La.Subscribe to our newsletter at cherrybombe.com/newsletter-signup. For past episodes and transcripts, visit cherrybombe.com/radio-cherry-bombeMore on Claire: Instagram, Dessert Person, YouTube

Lisa Ling is one of the most intrepid journalists around, having covered war, natural disasters, and a range of humanitarian issues, but she’s never focused on food. In her new HBO Max docu-series, "Take Out With Lisa Ling," she looks at the Asian American experience through the lens of food, highlighting different communities across the U.S. Special guests include writer/musician Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast and "Crying in H Mart" fame to recipe developer and video personality Sohla El-Waylly and New Orleans Chef Cristina Quackenbush. Lisa and host Kerry Diamond talk about the show and Lisa’s remarkable, decades-long career. Today’s show is supported by Territory Foods. To get healthy meals delivered right to your door, visit territoryfoods.com. Use code CHERRY75 for $75 off your first three orders plus free shipping.Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La.Subscribe to our newsletter at https://cherrybombe.com/newsletter-signup.

Chef Hillary Sterling is one of the most respected chefs on the New York scene, having worked over the years at Mesa Grill, Lupa, A Voce, and Vic’s, honing her craft and becoming known for beautiful, seasonal, Italian-inspired cuisine. Today, Chef Hillary helms the kitchen—the very open kitchen—at Ci Siamo, the highly anticipated restaurant from Union Square Hospitality Group that opened in Manhattan West this past October. Hillary joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her early days bussing tables as a teen in Montauk, her decision to become a chef, working with the legendary pastry chef Claudia Fleming, and the highlights of the Ci Siamo menu. Today’s show is supported by Territory Foods. For more, visit territoryfoods.com. Use code CHERRY75 for $75 off your first three weeks.Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La.Subscribe to our newsletter at https://cherrybombe.com/newsletter-signup. For past episodes and transcripts, visit http

Gaby Melian is the home cook with the heart of gold! Since leaving the Bon Appétit test kitchen, Gaby has been working on two book projects, the first of which is out tomorrow. Titled Food-Related Stories and published by Penguin’s Pocket Change Collective, it features snippets from Gaby’s life and the lessons she’s learned along the way. She and host Kerry Diamond talk about the book as well as her upcoming cookbook and how she managed to produce it during the pandemic. They also talk about her love of empanadas, creating content for her YouTube channel and Patreon, and how her beloved pup Pucho is doing. Today’s show is supported by Territory Foods. To get healthy meals delivered right to your door, visit territoryfoods.com. Use code CHERRY75 for $75 off your first three orders plus free shipping.Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La.Subscribe to our newsletter at https://cherrybombe.com/newsletter-signup. For past episodes and transcr

Liz Moody was an ex-pat writer living in London when her anxiety got so bad, she could barely leave her bed. She put her journalism skills to good use and began interviewing health experts, whose advice she started to report on and follow. Today, Liz writes about wellness for the likes of Glamour, Vogue, Goop, and Marie Claire; has published two cookbooks, Healthier Together and Glow Pops; and hosts a popular podcast, also called Healthier Together. Liz shares her upbeat and easy-to-follow tips, hacks, and recipes across multiple platforms, from her website to her Patreon, Instagram, and TikTok. The wellness pro joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her mission to make wellness less intimidating, her pandemic nomading, and her belief in the power of community. Liz and Kerry also answer questions from Liz’s new Healthier Together conversation-starter card deck. Today’s show is supported by Territory Foods. For more, visit territoryfoods.com. Use code CHERRY75 for $75 off over three weeks of meals.Radio Cherry