Happy New Year, Bombesquad! For our first episode of 2026, we’re kicking things off with Wishbone Kitchen’s Meredith Hayden, the cookbook author, recipe developer, and private chef who happens to be one of the biggest culinary stars around right now. Meredith is known for her intuitive approach to home cooking, her seasonal sensibility, and her thoughtful way of blending food, style, and everyday life.

Meredith joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about the success of her debut cookbook and why she’s focused on work-life balance as she heads into a milestone birthday—Meredith turns 30 this month. They also discuss her meal kit collaboration with Home Chef, the story behind the name Wishbone Kitchen, her love of farmers markets, the best meal she ate in 2025 (hello, Firenze), and whether she relates more to Martha or Ina. Plus, Meredith shares what she’s streaming, what’s always in her fridge, and what she can’t wait to eat on her upcoming trip to Japan.

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More on Meredith: Instagram, Home Chef x Wishbone Kitchen, Substack, “The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook”
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For our last episode of 2025, we’re bringing you a special episode recorded live at Cherry Bombe’s Jubilee conference in Los Angeles this September. Molly Baz, the cookbook author, recipe developer, and entrepreneur, joins host Kerry Diamond on the Jubilee stage for a thoughtful and candid conversation.

Molly talks about coming into her own creatively in L.A., building her food businesses from the ground up, learning when to ask for help and trust collaborators, and how she dealt with losing her home in the L.A. fires this past January.

Molly and Kerry were introduced by Sara Kramer of the restaurant Kismet in L.A.

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More on Molly: Instagram, website
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Today’s guest is Romilly Newman, the chef, food stylist, creative host, and style icon who’s been captivating the culinary world since she was just 11 years old. A former Cherry Bombe intern, Romilly has grown into a singular creative voice, known for her impeccable taste, thoughtful hosting, and romantic approach to everyday life.

Romilly joins host Kerry Diamond to discuss whether the potluck is dead, why she prefers manifestations over resolutions, why communication is essential when hosting dinner parties, and whether she’s a Martha or an Ina.

Thank you to JW Marriott for supporting this episode. This episode was recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center.

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More on Romilly: Instagram
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Today’s guest is Carla Henriques, the international group executive pastry chef for the Hawksmoor restaurant group. Nicknamed the “Queen of Puddings” by her colleagues, Carla has helped shape Hawksmoor’s popular dessert menu, from its legendary sticky toffee pudding to seasonal British classics and inventive ice creams.

Carla joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about growing up in Lisbon, how her mom’s job in a bakery influenced her own career, and how she took the bold step of moving to London to pursue a job in the culinary world. They also dive into British puddings, Portuguese pastries, sustainability, leadership, and why desserts deserve as much care and creativity as any savory course.

Also, this is Carla’s very first podcast! (You crushed it, Carla.)

Click here for Hawksmoor’s Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe.

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More on Carla: Instagram, Hawksmoor
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Today’s guest is Teya Kepila, the storyteller behind The Turmeric Times and founder of The Ceramics Ceremony. Her approach to ceramics is deeply sensory—rooted in breath, ritual, nourishment, and a desire to make objects that support daily care. Whether she’s creating a vessel, crafting a plant-based recipe, or writing about intimacy and intuition, Teya brings an intentionality that radiates through everything she creates.

Teya joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about how ceramics first found her as a teenager, her commitment to plant-based eating, how Ayurveda influences her cooking, her connection to movement and meditation, and her gratitude-driven approach to the new year. We also get into creativity, community, slowing down, and what it means to build a life that honors your energy rather than drains it.

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More on Teya: Instagram, The Turmeric Times
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Today’s guest is Dan Pelosi, the beloved cook, creator, and entertaining expert known for his comforting Italian American dishes, cozy kitchen content, and vibrant community of followers. Over the past few years, Dan has become one of the most recognizable and adored figures in the world of home cooking. He’s also the bestselling author of the cookbooks “Let’s Party” and “Let’s Eat.”

Dan joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about his food life, his previous life in fashion retail at places like Gap and Nike, self-care, dating, baby food as an ingredient, his NYT Cooking recipes, the HBO show “Heated Rivalry,” and what he’s up to for the holidays. He also shares why he and Ina Garten should never be trapped on a desert island with each other.

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More on Dan: Instagram, website, “Let’s Party” cookbook
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Today’s guest is Roti Brown, the Los Angeles–based creative director, host, and content creator known for her cinematic tablescapes, cultural fusion recipes, and modern approach to gathering. Roti’s rise has been anything but conventional—after studying political science and briefly considering law school, she found her way into the worlds of fashion, content, and food, ultimately carving out a creative career all her own. Roti has built an unexpected path that blends cooking, storytelling, visual direction, and a deep love of community. Her journey included restaurant work, early internships in media and fashion, a major role at Jenni Kayne, and a two-year stint as creative director for Ashley Tisdale French, before ultimately deciding to bet on herself full-time.

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More on Roti: Instagram, Flavor Garden
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Today’s guest is Aimee France, the self-taught cake artist also known as yungkombucha420. Aimee is one of the most original cake artists and content creators working today. She’s also one of the cover stars of our brand-new holiday issue of Cherry Bombe Magazine, The Cake Issue, which is especially fitting given how much she’s influenced the cake world over the past few years.

A native of New Hampshire and now based in Brooklyn, Aimee built an unexpected career out of flavor exploration, visual whimsy, and sheer work ethic—but as you’ll hear, that path hasn’t been without its challenges. Today, we talk about everything from her famously unique breakfasts and current nut-butter obsession to the injuries that forced her to step back from cake production and rethink her future. Aimee opens up about burnout, entrepreneurship, her changing relationship with baking, and the quarter-life reassessment (we won’t call it a crisis), that she’s navigating right now. We also get into her influences—Tim Burton, claymation films, old-school rap—and the fashion, art, and everyday city moments that fuel her creativity.

If you love Aimee’s work, or if you’re in need of a little honesty and reinvention energy, this is the episode for you.

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More on Aimee: Instagram, Cherry Bombe’s Cake Issue with Aimee on the cover
More on Kerry: Instagram