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It’s Jubilee In July! This special series features conversations from our annual Cherry Bombe Jubilee, held this past April at The Glasshouse in New York City. ⁠ Our final keynote features Nara Smith interviewed by Sophia Roe, with an introduction by Ella Quittner. Sophia chats with Nara about her debut cookbook “Homemade” (out on October 13th), her unique video style, her love of fashion, motherhood, and more. In the second half of the show, we’ll hear a solo talk from Karen Akunowicz, the award-winning chef and owner of Fox and the Knife and Bar Volpe in Boston. Karen shares her powerful story of showing her daughter what it means for a woman to take up space with strength and intention. Thank you to Whole Foods Market and Airbnb for sponsoring this episode. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!  ⁠ 📸: Chelsea Palatucci #jubileeinjuly

It’s Jubilee in July! This special series features conversations from our annual Cherry Bombe Jubilee, held this past April at The Glasshouse in New York City. Today on Radio Cherry Bombe, we’re sharing our keynote conversation with Rita Sodi and Jody Williams, the acclaimed chefs, restaurateurs, and partners behind some of New York City’s most beloved restaurants, including Via Carota, Buvette Gastrothèque, I Sodi, The Commerce Inn, and Bar Pisellino. The conversation is introduced by Deanna Ting, managing editor of Resy's editorial team. Rita and Jody join host Kerry Diamond to talk about their favorite produce, the beauty of simplicity, and how their different cooking styles complement each other. They also discuss their self-taught paths to the kitchen, how they met, their culinary partnership with The The Metropolitan Museum of Art and their Via Carota Craft Cocktails line. Then, we’ll hear a Jubilee solo talk from Zahra Tangorra, chef and author of the memoir “Extra Sauce.” Zahra shares what “extra sauce” means to her: pleasure, survival, big swings, messy joy, and living with as much flavor as possible. Thank you to Veuve Clicquot and Airbnb for supporting our show. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Youtube. 📸: Chelsea Palatucci

“I’m never going to open a restaurant.” Famous last words from Chef Lana Lagomarsini! Now, Lana is working on her debut spot, Creola, set to open this year on the Upper East Side. Learn why Lana had a change of heart, what inspired Creola, and how her community has shown up for her in the latest installment of “So You Want to Open a Restaurant,” our Substack series by Kerry Diamond presented by Square. Read on our Substack: https://lnkd.in/esAQ8-gP Photo by Marisa Langley

It’s Jubilee in July! All this month, we’re celebrating our annual Jubilee conference with videos, photos, Bombesquad Booth spotlights, and live recordings from the stage from this past April in NYC. ⁠ ⁠ Check back throughout the month to experience all the Jubilee magic. ✨⁠ ⁠ Were you there? We’d love to know your favorite moment! ⁠ ⁠ Big thank you to everyone who made Jubilee possible, including our amazing volunteers and keynote sponsors— Resy, American Express, Square, SAN PELLEGRINO, Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, California Prunes, and Veuve Clicquot. 🍒 💣 💗

Today's guest on Radio Cherry Bombe is Alexandra Snodgrass, the blogger, bestselling cookbook author, recipe developer, and mom behind The Defined Dish. Alex is also the founder of SideDish, a line of sauces and vinaigrettes. Alex joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her fourth cookbook, “Everyday Eats,” out this August; what it takes to build a CPG brand today; the challenges facing food bloggers in the AI era; and how The Defined Dish came to be and what the Whole30 program had to do with it.  They also discuss Alex’s recipe North Star–“Can I make this on a Wednesday night?”--and why Ina Garten is such a big inspiration to her. Alex shared her Brothy Saffron and Lemon Fish Over Rice recipe from “Everyday Eats” with us. You can find the recipe on cherrybombe.substack.com. Thank you to Whole Foods Market for supporting our show. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

Today’s guest on Radio Cherry Bombe is Lois Freedman, one of the most powerful women in the restaurant industry. Lois is co-CEO of Jean-Georges Management, the company led by world-renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten that includes more than 50 restaurants in 12 countries and more than 1,000 employees. This year marks Lois’ 40th anniversary of working with Jean-Georges.⁠ ⁠ Amazingly, this is Lois’ very first podcast. She’s been very low-key throughout her career, but fortunately for us, agreed to come on the show and talk about her remarkable career.⁠ ⁠ She and host Kerry Diamond discuss Lois’ time as a chef, her move to front of house and what that unlocked, her love of to-do lists, why Jean-Georges calls her Madame No, plus advice for opening restaurants, and keeping them open. You will learn a lot from Lois, whether you work in hospitality or another industry.⁠ ⁠ Thank you to American Express, Resy, Veuve Clicquot, and S.Pellegrino for supporting our show. This episode was recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.⁠ ⁠ The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers – not of Resy – and do not constitute professional advice.

A sports bar dedicated entirely to women’s sports? Jenny Nguyen turned that idea into a national phenomenon—and today, June 3rd, she’s joining us for our Bombesquad meeting to talk all about it!⁠ ⁠ Jenny is the founder and CEO of The Sports Bra, the groundbreaking space she opened in Portland, Oregon, in 2022 devoted entirely to women’s sports. Today, Jenny is leading her growing empire through its next chapter via fundraising and franchising. ⁠Cherry Bombe CEO Kate Miller Spencer will interview Jenny about entrepreneurship, building community, scaling a business, the future of women’s sports, and more. ⁠ ⁠ 📅 Wednesday, June 3rd⁠ ⏰ 2 to 3 p.m. EST⁠ 📍 Zoom⁠ ⁠ The meeting is open to all paid Cherry Bombe Substack subscribers. Check your inbox for the registration link! If you’re not a subscriber yet, sign up now for just $6/month at cherrybombe.substack.com and join us this afternoon!

We have a special two-part episode on today’s Radio Cherry Bombe! First up, host Kerry Diamond talks to the legendary Julia Roberts of “Pretty Woman” and “Erin Brockovich” fame, and Ayo Edebiri, who plays Chef Sydney on our fave, The Bear on FX. The two were in London for the press tour of their new film, @afterthehuntmovie, directed by Luca Guadagnino of “Challengers,” “Call Me By Your Name,” and “I Am Love.” They discuss mentorship, birthday cakes, and what drew them to the film and its thought-provoking themes. In the second half, it’s Padma Lakshmi, who joins Kerry to talk about her new cookbook (“Padma’s All American,” out Tuesday), her budding comedy career, and her advice for dealing with today’s world.

We have a special two-part episode on today’s Radio Cherry Bombe! First up, host Kerry Diamond talks to the legendary Julia Roberts of “Pretty Woman” and “Erin Brockovich” fame, and Ayo Edebiri, who plays Chef Sydney on our fave, The Bear on FX. The two were in London for the press tour of their new film, @afterthehuntmovie, directed by Luca Guadagnino of “Challengers,” “Call Me By Your Name,” and “I Am Love.” They discuss mentorship, birthday cakes, and what drew them to the film and its thought-provoking themes. In the second half, it’s Padma Lakshmi, who joins Kerry to talk about her new cookbook (“Padma’s All American,” out Tuesday), her budding comedy career, and her advice for dealing with today’s world.

The Korean Vegan is on today’s Radio Cherry Bombe! ❤️ The Korean Vegan was born when lawyer Joanne Molinaro started veganizing the beloved dishes she grew up eating, including kimchi. (Yes, she cracked the code for vegan kimchi!) Her TikTok account blew up, her debut cookbook became a bestseller, and today, Joanne is a full-time content creator with millions of followers.⁠ ⁠ She joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her second cookbook, “Korean Vegan Homemade” (out 10/14), which is filled with personal recipes and playful takes, from Kimchi Mac ‘n’ Cheese to Spicy Rice Cake Skewers to Sesame Chocolate Cake. They also discuss Joanne’s recent expansion into K-beauty with Korean Vegan Beauty. The collection launched with two star products, a vegan collagen face cream and collagen smoothing shampoo.⁠ ⁠ Joanne also talks about her relationship with her mom, handling online criticism, the inspiration behind some of her most beloved dishes, and her love of “K-Pop Demon Hunters.⁠”⁠ ⁠ This episode was recorded at #NewsstandStudios at Rockefeller Center. Thank you to Square and Ketel One U.S.A. for supporting our show! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. ⁠ ⁠ Jubilee L.A. 📸 by Carolina Korman, PhD