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Chef Dominique Crenn is back on Radio Cherry Bombe! Best known as the chef-owner of the Michelin-starred Atelier Crenn in San Francisco, Dominique is also an author, cancer survivor, environmentalist, and philanthropist. She made this year’s TIME 100 list and married actor-writer-director Maria Bello in Cabo San Lucas this past May. She is also the cover star of the new Paris issue of Cherry Bombe...

Sarah Hymanson and Sara Kramer are the chefs and co-owners of Kismet, the popular Silver Lake restaurant known for its seasonal dishes, natural wine selections, and convivial vibes. Sarah and Sara recently published their first cookbook, “Kismet: Bright, Fresh, Vegetable-Loving Recipes.” The duo joined host Kerry Diamond to talk about making big decisions, how Kismet came to be, and their favorite...

Today, we are wrapping our Destination Cherry Bombe mini-series with a true original: Juyoung Kang, the award-winning Director of Beverage Development at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. Juyoung represents the new wave of culinary creatives in the city, folks reimagining hospitality and rethinking food & dining experiences. Juyoung chats with host Kerry Diamond about why she moved to Las Vegas, how...

In honor of “The Bear” Season 3 dropping in just a few days, we’re re-airing our interview from last year with actor Liza Colón-Zayas. Liza plays Tina, the tough on the outside, soft on the inside cook dealing with change and grief, and learning to find joy in the small moments. She joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her career, her perseverance, and what “The Bear” has meant to her.  If you m...

Chef Lorena Garcia of Chica restaurant at The Venetian in Las Vegas is this week’s guest on Destination Cherry Bombe, our travel miniseries. Learn how Lorena almost practiced law for a living, her time on Season Four of "Top Chef Masters" in Las Vegas, how she came to open the first Chica restaurant, and what preparation has to do with success. This mom, chef, and restaurateur has a lot of wisdom...

"The Bear" Season Three drops June 27th on Hulu, so we’re revisiting our interviews with the cast of the critically acclaimed show. Today’s interview is with Courtney Storer, the culinary producer of "The Bear." Courtney is a big part of why the series has so much heart and soul, and why it has resonated with so many folks in the restaurant business. Host Kerry Diamond chatted with Courtney about...

Grab your luggage and get ready for Destination Cherry Bombe, our first-ever travel miniseries. We are headed to Las Vegas! Each Wednesday this month, host Kerry Diamond will celebrate the bright lights on the Vegas culinary scene. Tune in to discover the chefs, mixologists, and innovators defining the city and taking the food scene to new heights.  Today’s guest is Mariena Mercer Boarini, the vis...

"The Bear" Season Three drops June 27th on Hulu, so we’re revisiting our interviews with the cast of the critically acclaimed show. First up is Jeremy Allen White, who plays the complicated Carmy. Host Kerry Diamond talked with Jeremy right when Season One debuted, so he had no idea that "The Bear" was going to be a hit, that he would win all the industry’s top awards, or how much the show would c...

Grab your luggage and get ready for Destination Cherry Bombe, our first-ever travel miniseries. We are headed to Las Vegas! Each Wednesday this month, host Kerry Diamond will celebrate the bright lights on the Vegas culinary scene. Tune in to discover the chefs, mixologists, and innovators defining the city and taking the food scene to new heights. Our first guests are Susan Feniger and Mary Sue M...

If you know the history of cookbook publishing, you know about Judith Jones. Through her work with Julia Child, Edna Lewis, Madhur Jaffrey, Claudia Roden, and others, Judith helped usher in the modern cookbook era and changed the culinary world in the process. On today’s episode, host Kerry Diamond talks about Judith with Sara B. Franklin, author of the new book “The Editor: How Publishing Legend...

Katie Lee Biegel is all about perseverance and positivity. Whether she’s talking about her infertility struggles or her “Top Chef” firing, she manages to see lessons and silver linings in everything (Katie was the host of “Top Chef” Season One, but was let go the day after the finale by Andy Cohen, a Bravo executive back then). She has more than bounced back, as she’s co-hosted “The Kitchen” on Fo...

We’re thrilled to welcome Bertha González Nieves, CEO and co-founder of Casa Dragones, back to the pod. Bertha talks with host Kerry Diamond about the chance encounter that changed her life, what it takes to build a brand, and the passion, determination, and naïvete required to be an entrepreneur.  They also talk about the Casa Dragones tasting room opening later this year at Fontainebleau Las Veg...

Lots of people dream of moving to France. Rebekah Peppler made it a reality when she moved from New York to Paris, and today she’s the author of three books dedicated to French food, drink, and traditions: “Apéritif,” “À Table,” and her newest, “Le Sud.” She joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her journey of self-discovery, life in Paris, how her battle with long Covid led to “Le Sud,” her favo...

Buffy Maguire has been in the coffee business for 30 years, but it’s not where she envisioned herself as a young college student interested in political science and social justice. She even moved to Belfast to attend graduate school and witness first-hand the peace process underway in Northern Ireland. While there, she made a small film focused on people who had lost loved ones during The Troubles...

We have a special live episode for you today. It’s food TV star Giada De Laurentiis in conversation with host Kerry Diamond from this year’s South by Southwest conference in Austin.  They discuss everything from Giada’s early Food Network days, to dealing with burnout, building her Giadzy lifestyle platform, and navigating entrepreneurship. Think mastering Shopify, raising money, getting good at s...

“Focus on the big picture,” says Valerie Chang, the chef and owner of Maty’s, a 150-seat Peruvian spot in Miami. For her, that means more than awards (like her recent James Beard nomination) and the future of her restaurant. It translates to taking care of her mental and physical well-being and implementing a new kind of hospitality that’s focused on service not servitude.  Valerie sat down with h...

Best-selling author and former Gourmet Magazine editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl is our guest on today’s episode. Ruth joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her latest book, “The Paris Novel,” a tale of self-discovery set in 1983 and filled with food, fashion, and art. Ruth shares the real-life inspiration behind some of the people, places, and meals, and talks about her writing process. “I took a lon...

Today’s guest is Nadia Caterina Munno, the glamorous Dolce & Gabbana-wearing gourmet known to millions of fans as The Pasta Queen. She’s built a following for her fashion-forward, high-energy recipe videos in which she shares the secrets to one classic Italian dish after another. In this episode, host Kerry Diamond speaks with Nadia about the “blasphemous lasagna” recipe on TikTok that inspired he...

Today’s guest is Chef Karla Hoyos, a long-time volunteer for World Central Kitchen and the founder of Tacotomia in Miami. The interview took place several weeks before the tragedy in Gaza in which seven of Karla’s World Central Kitchen colleagues were killed (if you’d like to contribute to the World Central Kitchen GoFundMe for the families of those killed, visit here ). Karla herself was in the r...

We’re in a Jubilee state of mind here at Cherry Bombe HQ! Jubilee 2024 is taking place on Saturday, April 20th, in NYC (join the wait list here ), so we’re bringing you a taste of last year’s talent: the lively panel with the food all-stars from the Magnolia Network.  Radio Cherry Bombe host Kerry Diamond moderated a discussion with Casey Corn of “Recipe Lost & Found,” Zoë François of “Zoë Bakes,”...

Italians take snacking seriously. In the first part of today’s show, we’re talking about “spuntini”—Italian snacks—with chef and recipe developer Anna Francese Gass, author of the new cookbook, “Italian Snacking: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Every Hour of the Day.” Learn why the book is like a trip to Italy in book form, Anna’s Italian vacation tips, and why Italian street food is not eaten on the...

We have a special episode for you today featuring two all-star guests. First up is Von Diaz, an Emmy Award-winning radio producer, documentarian, and food historian. Her new narrative cookbook, “Islas: A Celebration of Tropical Cooking,” is a robust and joyous record of the flavors, techniques, and stories that make up the culinary culture of the islands spanning the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific...

Today’s guest is Chef Jess Murphy. Originally from New Zealand, Jess moved to Ireland and in 2011 opened the doors to Kai, the award-winning restaurant she runs with her husband, Dave Murphy. Because of the sustainability programs at Kai, it’s the only restaurant in Ireland to have been awarded the Michelin Green Star. Jess is also passionate about helping refugees in Ireland record their food sto...

Today’s guest is Lidey Heuck, author of the brand new book “Cooking in Real Life: Delicious & Doable Recipes for Every Day.” The Pittsburgh native began her career in food working as Ina Garten’s assistant, a job she got as a college senior after cold-emailing the Barefoot Contessa. Since then, Lidey has carved out a delicious space of her own, contributing to NYT Cooking and sharing everything fr...

Anu Duggal, the founding partner of Female Founders Fund, is all about helping female-led companies get the funding they need and deserve, despite all the obstacles around raising money. Last month, she hosted the 2024 Female Founders Fund CEO Summit, a day of talks, panel discussions, and networking at the New York Stock Exchange that brought together more than 100 women, including the founders o...