Radio Cherry Bombe

Today’s guest is Melissa Clark, the beloved The New York Times food reporter and recipe columnist who has written an astounding 46 cookbooks. She’s also Cherry Bombe’s newest cover star! Melissa joins host Kerry Diamond live from Cherry Bombe House to talk about her next book (“The Big Book of Dinner: Recipes and Rules and How to Break Them,” out November 17th), her incredible career, why dinner is her happy place, and the gadgets she loves.
Melissa also shares stories from her early restaurant days, including her week as the opening coat check girl at Gramercy Tavern, and why Claudia Fleming is her desert island pick.
This episode of Radio Cherry Bombe was recorded at Resident in New York City.
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Today’s guest is Melissa King, “Top Chef” champ, cookbook author, activist, Cherry Bombe cover star, and longtime friend of the Bombesquad. Melissa is back on Radio Cherry Bombe to talk about her new memoir, “The Girl Who Became King,” out tomorrow.
Melissa joins host Kerry Diamond to discuss the six-year process of writing the book, what it was like to tell her family’s story, her two very different grandmothers, and how food became so essential. They also talk Lunar New Year hot pot, Thanksgiving with roast duck and sticky rice, life behind the scenes on “Top Chef,” her friendship with Padma Lakshmi, and who she chose for her culinary castaway.
Don’t miss Melissa at this week’s Cherry Bombe meeting, Wednesday at 3 p.m. EST on Zoom. Register here.
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Melissa King's Shanghainese "Lion's Head" Meatballs
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Today’s guest is Danny Meyer, the legendary restaurateur, entrepreneur, investor, and founder of Shake Shack and Union Square Hospitality Group, which includes iconic spots like Gramercy Tavern, Union Square Cafe, Ci Siamo, and Daily Provisions. Danny joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about his new book, “What Could Possibly Go Right?,” out tomorrow, and the lessons he’s learned from decades in the restaurant business.
Danny explains why he doesn’t like to give advice, why it’s not a failure to close a restaurant, the first time President Barack Obama visited one of his restaurants, and why Ina Garten is one of his mentors. He also answers questions from the Cherry Bombe Substack chat.
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Today’s guest is Olivia Tiedemann, the private chef and social media superstar behind the debut cookbook “Eat Like the Rich.” Olivia joins host Kerry Diamond live from the Cherry Bombe House studio to talk about the book, her cheeky title, her life as a private chef, and why salads are a scam.
They also discuss Olivia’s Brooklyn childhood, the trip to Madagascar that rerouted her life, her restaurant years, Ballymaloe Cookery School, and the videos that turned her into one of the internet’s most exciting food personalities. Plus, Olivia shares her love of cheese, Gordon Ramsay, White Cheddar Cheez-Its, and the fine art of knowing when to take out the nose ring.
This episode of Radio Cherry Bombe was recorded at Resident in New York City.
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On today’s Radio Cherry Bombe, Emily Sundberg of the popular Feed Me newsletter and J Lee of the Expense Account podcast join host Kerry Diamond to talk about the New York food scene, their early culinary memories, $60 bread, fig drama, salt bread, and why everyone has an opinion about food.
They also discuss Season Two of Expense Account, which launches this week and is now part of Higher Ground, the media company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama.
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