Radio Cherry Bombe

Today’s episode was recorded at this year’s Shine Away conference, hosted by Reese Witherspoon’s media company, Hello Sunshine. Asma Khan, the chef and owner of Darjeeling Express, joins Radio Cherry Bombe host Kerry Diamond on stage to talk about her inspiring life and career. “I am what I am because I was put through fire,” says Asma.Asma didn’t set out to be a chef. In fact, she didn’t even know how to cook when she got married. Today, there’s a “Chef’s Table” episode about her on Netflix, she was on this year’s TIME 100 list, and she has a new cookbook, her third, out this March titled "Monsoon: Delicious Indian Recipes for Every Day and Season.” She talks about her unlikely start in the culinary world, her all-female kitchen, how she raised the money to open her business, and her commitment to female empowerment. Thank you to AT&T for supporting the Shine Away conference.Thank you to Kerrygold for supporting Radio Cherry Bombe.For Jubilee 2025 Early Bird tickets, click here. Click here for the fall issue of Cherry Bombe Magazine.Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions and show transcripts. More on Asma: Instagram, Darjeeling ExpressMore on Kerry: Instagram

Today’s guest is Kristina Cho, the award-winning author, recipe developer, baker, and food stylist. Kristina joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about “Chinese Enough: Homestyle Recipes for Noodles, Dumplings, Stir-Fries, and More,” the follow-up to her surprise cookbook hit, “Mooncakes And Milk Bread.” They discuss Kristina’s career pivot from architecture to food writing, how a colleague helped kickstart her current career, the personal story behind the title of her new book, and why Kristina’s wedding day was more exciting than she anticipated. Click here for Kristina’s Tomato Egg recipe. Thank you to Kerrygold for supporting our show. For Jubilee 2025 Early Bird tickets, click here. Click here for the fall issue of Cherry Bombe Magazine.Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions and show transcripts. More on Kristina: Instagram, Substack, “Mooncakes and Milkbread” cookbook, “Chinese Enough” cookbookMore on Kerry: Instagram

“I don’t like to accept the status quo,” says today’s guest, activist, chef, and mom of four Camilla Marcus. Camilla joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her debut cookbook, “My Regenerative Kitchen: Plant-Based Recipes And Sustainable Practices To Nourish Ourselves And The Planet,” and the steps folks can take to have a greener kitchen, from reading labels to purchasing regenerative pantry brands. Camilla also talks about her groundbreaking New York City eatery, west~bourne, which served as a laboratory for her ideas about sustainability, tipping (or rather no tipping), and childcare. Camilla closed west~bourne during the pandemic and transitioned the company to a packaged goods brand that is known today for its avocado oil and sustainable packaging, but she continues to fight for change in the restaurant industry.Click here for Camilla’s Lemon & Red Lentil Risotto recipe from “My Regenerative Kitchen.”Thank you to Kerrygold for supporting our show. For Jubilee Wine Country tickets, click here. Click here for the fall issue of Cherry Bombe with cover stars Jeni Britton of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream and Abi Balingit of The Dusky Kitchen.Check out Jessie Sheehan’s new cookbook and get tickets for her tour. Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions and show transcripts. More on Camilla: Instagram, west~bourne, website, “My Regenerative Kitchen” cookbookMore on Kerry: Instagram

Al Roker, “Today” show star and America’s most beloved weatherman, and Courtney Roker Laga, private chef and recipe developer, stop by our studio to talk about their favorite foods, their father-daughter relationship, and their brand new cookbook, “Recipes To Live By: Easy, Memory-Making Family Dishes For Every Occasion.” Find out how their book project came about, what Courtney learned working the line at Michelin-starred restaurants, and what Al has learned cooking with food superstars on “Today.” Click here for Al & Courtney’s French Onion Soup recipe. Thank you to Kerrygold for supporting our show.For Jubilee Wine Country tickets, click here. Click here for the fall issue of Cherry Bombe with cover stars Jeni Britton of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream and Abi Balingit of The Dusky Kitchen.Check out Jessie Sheehan’s new cookbook and get tickets for her tour. Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions and show transcripts. More on Al: Instagram, "The Today Show", “Recipes To Live By” cookbookMore on Courtney: Instagram, website, recipesMore on Kerry: Instagram