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Andie Mitchell is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, It Was Me All Along, which shares her heartbreaking and inspiring journey to lose 135 pounds and find balance with food, weight, and body image. Today, she is a health and wellness writer, weekly contributor to Yahoo Health, speaker, and recipe developer who has been a guest on Good Morning America and Dr. Oz and many other outlets. Her second book, Eating in the Middle: A Mostly Wholesome Cookbook, will be published March 29, 2016. Chef Yana Gilbuena has been on a mission to “spread the Gospel of Filipino food. Through her SALO Project, she has traveled across America and done a Filipino pop­up dinner in each state. Salo, explains Yana, means to gather, but it may also mean to catch when the accent is placed on the second syllable. Her dining series is a meaningful recognition of the finer points of Filipino food and culture, but deeper than this, it highlights the best thing about Philippine dining, which is bringing people together at

Nigella Lawson, food enthusiast, television personality, and journalist, is the author of nine bestselling cookbooks (Nigellissima, Nigella Kitchen, Nigella Fresh, Nigella Christmas, Nigella Express, Feast, Nigella Bites, How to Be a Domestic Goddess, How to Eat), which together have sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. These books, her host role on ABC‐TV’s “The Taste,” along with her Quick Collection apps, and her successful television shows have made hers a household name around the world. Her newest book, Simply Nigella: Feel Good Food, taps into the rhythms of our cooking lives, with recipes that are uncomplicated, relaxed, and always satisfying. She lives in London with her family. Visit her at www.nigella.com and follow her on Twitter @Nigella_Lawson and @nigellalawson on Instagram.

Emily Elsen was born and raised in the rural farm town of Hecla, South Dakota. Her mother and her mother’s sisters owned the popular Calico Kitchen restaurant for which their Grandmother Liz made all the pies. In 2010, Emily and her sister Melissa founded Four & Twenty Blackbirds, the cult pie shop in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Four & Twenty Blackbirds has been featured in a variety of food media including the Food Network and the Cooking Channel, in the New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, and New York Magazine. Additionally, Emily is a co‐founder of the non‐profit art and design studio the Gowanus Studio Space in Brooklyn. She has a BFA in Sculpture from Pratt Institute. Nicole Leinbach Reyhle is an experienced retail and wholesale professional who has a passion for small businesses. Since 2007, Reyhle has supported the retail and small business community‐at‐large through writing, speaking, webinars, workshops and more. As the founder and editorial director of Retail Minded Magazine, a retail lifestyle pu

Regarded by many as the world authority on Indian food, Madhur Jaffrey is an award-winning actress and bestselling cookbook author. Her first book, “An Invitation to Indian Cookery,” was published in 1973 and her series for BBC television, “Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery,” made her a household name. She has appeared in over 20 films, including Merchant Ivory’s “Heat and Dust,” and written more than 20 books, including ‎”Madhur Jaffrey’s Ultimate Curry Bible” and “Curry Easy.” Her newest book is “Vegetarian India.” var array = eval('[{"alt":"","caption":"","description":"","href":"http:\/\/heritageradionetwork.org\/podcast\/madhur-jaffrey\/jaffrey-author-photo\/","src":"http:\/\/heritageradionetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Jaffrey-Author-Photo-.jpg","title":"Jaffrey Author Photo","0":"http:\/\/heritageradionetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Jaffrey-Author-

Dominique Crenn was raised in France and trained in top kitchens around the world. She opened her acclaimed restaurant, Atelier Crenn, in San Francisco in 2001, where she transforms her experiences living in France, California, and Asia into culinary art. Named “Chef of the Year” by Eater in 2012, Dominique makes frequent media appearances, including Today, Top Chef, and Iron Chef America. She is also the first female chef to have been awarded two Michelin stars. Dominique recently released her debut cookbook, Metamorphosis of Taste, which shares with readers her poetic recipes, signature creative plating, and stunning photographs. Nicole Herft is a food stylist, author, and private chef. Her career began at the age of 17 when she began as a chef’s apprenticeship in Australia. Her food styling career began once she moved to London. Working as a photographer’s assistant introduced her to a new world and soon she landed an in-house role at Sainsbury’s Magazine. Nicole now divides her time between working on coo

Garance Doré is a photographer, illustrator, author, and founder of the eponymous influential style blog, garancedore.com. Winner of the CFDA Eugenia Sheppard Media Award, Garance has contributed both as a writer and photographer to publications including American, British, and Paris Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, T Magazine, Elle, The Guardian, and New York magazine. Originally from Corsica, she currently lives in New York City. She just released her new book Love x Style x Life.

Jordana Rothman is the co-­author of the new book Tacos: Recipes + Provocations with Chef Alex Stupak of New York’s Empellón restaurants. She was the food and drink editor of Time Out New York for six years. Rothman is a frequent contributor to print and digital publications such as Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, New York Magazine, Cherry Bombe, MadFeed, and Conde Nast Traveler. Rothman also once challenged competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi to a hot dog eating contest. She lost. Yotam Ottolenghi is the vegetable champion, author of the much ­loved cookbooks Plenty and Plenty More, and philosopher chef (as The New Yorker called him). He also co­authored Ottolenghi and Jerusalem with Sami Tamimi. All four books were New York Times bestsellers. His latest book, Nopi, written with Chef Ramael Scully, celebrates his London restaurant of the same name. Yotam writes for The Guardian, appears on the BBC, and made the BBC4 documentary, “Jerusalem on a Plate.” Ramael Scully was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and start

Alice Waters is the chef, author, and food activist who founded the legendary Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California. She has been a champion of local, sustainable agriculture for over four decades. In 1995, she founded the Edible Schoolyard Project, which advocates for school lunch and a sustainable food curriculum in every public school. She has been a Vice President of Slow Food International since 2002. She conceived and helped create the Yale Sustainable Food Project in 2003 and the Rome Sustainable Food Project at the American Academy in Rome in 2007. Last month, she was awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Obama. Alice is also the author of 14 books, including The New York Times bestsellers The Art of Simple Food I & II and The Edible Schoolyard: A Universal Idea. Fanny Singer is an art historian, curator, and illustrator based in London and Cornwall. The two have collaborated on a new book, My Pantry, a collection of recipes and illustrations. Photo Credit: Eric Wolfinger “M

Bobbi Brown is the founder and chief creative officer of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. Bobbi first arrived on the beauty scene in 1991 with the launch of Bobbi Brown Essentials, and changed the face of makeup with 10 brown­-based lipstick shades created to fill a void in the market of simple and flattering makeup. Bobbi’s philosophy was simple: “Women want to look and feel like themselves, only prettier and more confident.” Today, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics is a global color cosmetics, fragrance and skincare brand with a presence in more than 65 countries and 50 free-standing stores. She is also editor­-in-­chief of Yahoo Beauty and beauty & lifestyle editor of Elvis Duran and The Morning Show, a nationally syndicated radio show. A New York Times best-selling author, Bobbi has written eight beauty and lifestyle books. Her impact extends well beyond the beauty and fashion industries. In 2008, she received an honorary doctorate from Montclair State University. In 2010, Bobbi was appointed by President Obama to the Advi

Lisa Q. Fetterman is a cofounder and CEO of Nomiku, the at-home sous­-vide machine. She was recently named Forbes and Zagat 30 Under 30. Lisa’s culinary sensibilities were honed at the best restaurants in the world like Babbo, Jean Georges, and Saison. She has a writing and editing background with a BA in Journalism from the NYU Arthur L. Carter of Journalism and worked for the Hearst Corporation in their digital media department. Born and raised in Harlem, Kelis Rogers, better known by just her first name, came to prominence singing the hook of Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s hit “Got Your Money.” Years of chart dominating songs and thrilling, boundary­-pushing music followed, resulting in millions of albums sold and numerous top 10 hits. Her latest album Food, made with a live band and horn section, mints a sound that is rootsy, raw, and soulful. Besides her career in music, Kelis is a Le Cordon Bleu trained chef with multiple television cooking specials on The Food Network and Cooking Channel. Her new cookbook, My Lif

Darra Goldstein is the Willcox B. and Harriet M. Adsit Professor of Russian at Williams College and Founding Editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture. She has published widely on literature, culture, art, and cuisine and has organized several exhibitions, including Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005, at the Cooper­-Hewitt, National Design Museum. She is also the author of A Taste of Russia, The Georgian Feast, The Winter Vegetarian, and Baking Boot Camp at the CIA. Darra’s new book, Fire + Ice: Classic Nordic Cooking, was just released by Ten Speed Press. Who doesn’t love Chef Amanda Freitag? Whether she’s gently judging the contestants on the wildly popular Chopped or cooking up a storm, she’s become one of America’s most popular culinary personalities. She worked as executive chef at Gusto and The Harrison before opening her first restaurant, the Empire Diner, housed in the classic diner space near the High Line, in October 2013. A graduate of the Culinary Institute

Alice Cheng is the Founder and CEO of Culinary Agents, a professional networking and job matching website designed for current and aspiring professionals in the food, beverage, and hospitality industry. Having spent years working in a restaurant and then working for IBM for 13 years in cross-­industry innovation, Cheng brings her knowledge of technology into the food and beverage industry to solve inefficiencies and gaps around talent sourcing and career development. Cheng is passionate about helping people build careers and has taken leadership roles in mentoring all levels of talent in the technology, business, and hospitality spaces. Marisa Acocella Marchetto is a cartoonist for The New Yorker whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Glamour, and O, and The Oprah Magazine, among other publications. She is also the author of the graphic memoir Cancer Vixen, named one of Time’s top 10 graphic memoirs, and a finalist for the National Cartoonists Society Graphic Novel of the Year. A founder and chair of

Kim Floresca is co-­executive chef of [ONE] Restaurant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. [ONE] is an innovative spot that “brings the art of microgastronomy” to the South. Floresca has an impressive resume and has worked at Per Se in New York and El Bulli in Roses, Spain. Most recently, she was executive sous chef at Meadowood in Napa, California. Floresca talks to us about her childhood, her career, and her passion for her craft. As she says in her Twitter bio: “I cook for life, I cook for love.”

Elly Truesdell has one of the coolest jobs in food. As Northeast Regional Local Forager for Whole Foods Market, she “forages” for new brands and talent to spotlight. Truesdell spends her time visiting production facilities and farms, offering guidance to small wholesalers, and helping to launch their brands. She curated the Snack Break networking session at this year’s Cherry Bombe Jubilee conference. Yes Way Rosé is the dream project of Erica Blumenthal, a fashion editor, and Nikki Huganir, an art director, best friends who fell in love with rosé over many summer nights together. Founded in 2013 on Instagram, they created a voice and lifestyle to capture the beauty of their favorite light pink wine that quickly became a popular meme. Since, they have developed a collection of tees and tote bags, a nail polish with the Tenoverten nail salon, and their own collaborative rosé, Summer Water, with Club W.

Jordan Salcito is one of the hottest young wine experts in America. She chats with Cherry Bombe’s Claudia Wu about working as beverage director of the Momofuku restaurant group; launching Bellus, her indie wine label; and studying to become a master sommelier. Tune in to hear this and more. Wine not?

The White Moustache’s Homa Dashtaki sits down with Cherry Bombe’s Claudia Wu to talk about how she went from California lawyer to New York cult yogurt maker. With flavors inspired by her Persian roots and techniques learned from her yogurt making (and white mustached) father, Dashtaki makes each batch lovingly by hand in Red Hook, Brooklyn. She’s recently expanded the business and launched a line of whey drinks, making use of the byproducts of yogurt manufacturing. Tune in to hear her story. “Dairy is highly, highly regulated…and the attitude in every other place, besides Brooklyn, was we’re gonna shut you down.” [5:00] “Every yogurt maker plays different music [to their yogurt]…I know I sound a little crazy but it’s a live product, it’s a living creation.” [11:00] “Keep your ear to the belly of the beast that is your project, it’s going to tell you the way to go…authenticity is the most important thing.” [16:00] —Homa Dashtaki on Radio Cherry Bomb

How do you build a pie business from scratch? Cherry Bombe’s Kerry Diamond asks that and more of Emily Elsen, co-founder of Four & Twenty Blackbirds, the celebrated pie shop in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Elsen talks about working with her sister Melissa, their cookbook, the Four & Twenty shop at the Brooklyn Public Library, and the art of making sour cherry pie. Tune in to hear more from this funny and fearless pie-o-neer. This program was brought to you by the International Culinary Center.

Jamie Schmones Erickson is the owner of Poppy’s Catering and Events, which is breathing new life into the idea of what it means to be a catering company. Poppy’s has worked with the likes of Stella McCartney, J. Crew, Madewell, and Vogue, providing beautiful, seasonal food and drink for their parties and fashion events. On today’s episode of Radio Cherry Bombe, Erickson talks about starting up her company and the values that she brings to her Brooklyn-based business. This program was brought to you by the International Culinary Center. “It’s not just about the good food in this industry, it’s about cultivating relationships.” [11:00] “It’s not so glamorous seeing food cooked for hundreds of people at a time.” [31:00] “You can have such a great meal and it doesn’t have to be stuffy or stale, or many other things that people associate with catering that are often true.” [34:00] –Jamie Schmones Erikson on Radio Cherry Bombe

This episode of Radio Cherry Bombe features special bonus content from our Jubilee conference. Erin Fairbanks of Heritage Radio Network made the rounds and spoke with some of our attendees and speakers about their roles in the food world and the importance of supporting women. Hear from Caroline Randall Williams, Jordyn Lexton, and many more in this special segment. These interviews were recorded at the Cherry Bombe Jubilee conference in March 2015.

“The Barefoot Contessa” Ina Garten speaks with writer Julia Turshen about her amazing career, her passions, and the motivating forces that have guided her along the way. Ina is introduced by Bobbi Brown, the beauty industry pioneer and editor in chief of Yahoo Beauty. This talk was recorded at the Cherry Bombe Jubilee conference in March 2015.