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She's My Cherry Pie

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She’s My Cherry Pie is the ultimate podcast for bakers. Each week, baker, author & recipe developer Jessie Sheehan interviews world-class pastry chefs, bakers & culinary creatives and takes a deep dive into their signature baked goods. Tune in as Jessie serves up their favorite tips, techniques, and ingredients. Episodes drop each Saturday. Don’t miss a single slice. She’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network.

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Today · 45 min
Pumpkin Cake With Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti
Today’s guest is Emily Luchetti, an award-winning pastry chef, cookbook author, educator, and entrepreneur who helped shape the American pastry scene. Emily spent decades working at some of Northern California’s most celebrated restaurants, including Stars, Farallon, and Waterbar, and won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef in 2004. She’s also the author of several baking books, including “Stars Desserts,” “A Passion for Desserts,” and “The Fearless Baker.” Most recently, she launc
October 31 · 47 min
Caroline Schiff & Giant Sticky Cinnamon Buns
Today’s guest is Caroline Schiff, a New York City–based pastry chef, cookbook author, and soon-to-be restaurateur. Caroline is back on the pod to discuss her new book, “Daily Dessert: Treats on Repeat,” and her upcoming restaurant, Monday Diner. Caroline joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her childhood love of baking, including making her own birthday cakes, her early days working with Chef Sohui Kim, and her time as executive pastry chef at the iconic Brooklyn restaurant Gage & Tollner.
October 24 · 41 min
Butte Ka Keese Corn Bread With Cookbook Author Rachel Gurjar
Today’s guest is Rachel Gurjar, a Brooklyn-based culinary creative and author. Her debut cookbook, “East to East: Recipes and Stories from Mumbai to New York,” was just released and features 101 Indian-inspired recipes that bring together the flavors of her childhood in Mumbai and her life in New York City. Rachel joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about growing up in Mumbai, learning to cook alongside her mother, and the street foods and sweets that shaped her love of food. She also shares her
October 17 · 56 min
Biscuit Danishes With Erin Jeanne McDowell
Today’s guest is Erin Jeanne McDowell. Erin is a baker, food stylist, teacher, and video host. She’s also the author of four baking books, including her brand-new “Bake Anything: Essential Recipes and Techniques to Build On for Endless Possibilities.” Erin joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about the sugar cookies that made her fall in love with baking, the path she almost took to art school, and how making ceramics led her to pursue baking as a career. She also shares the inspiration behind “Ba
October 10 · 42 min
Claudia Fleming & Melissa Clark On The 25th Anniversary Of “The Last Course”
Today’s guests are Claudia Fleming and Melissa Clark. Claudia is a legendary, award-winning New York City pastry chef and the executive culinary director at Daily Provisions. Melissa is a beloved home cook, author, New York Times Food reporter, and New York Times Cooking contributor. Claudia and Melissa join host Jessie Sheehan to celebrate the 25th anniversary of “The Last Course,” the cult classic dessert book they co-authored in 2001. The book features 175 of Claudia’s recipes from her time
October 3 · 47 min
Ice Cream Sandwiches With Anna Gordon Of The Good Batch
Today’s guest is Anna Gordon. Anna is a pastry chef and the founder and CEO of The Good Batch Bakery in Brooklyn. Anna started The Good Batch in 2010, selling hand-pressed stroopwafels at the Brooklyn Flea, and later opened her brick-and-mortar bakery in Clinton Hill in 2014. She joins Jessie to talk about discovering her love of baking as a kid, learning through curiosity and experimentation, and growing The Good Batch from a market stand into a beloved Brooklyn bakery. Anna also walks Jessie
September 26 · 55 min
Sicilian Torta Setteveli With Cookbook Author Ruby Bhogal
Today’s guest is Ruby Bhogal, baker, recipe developer, and cookbook author based in England. Ruby was a finalist on “The Great British Bake Off” in 2018, and she’s the author of “One Bake, Two Ways.” Her brand-new book, “Around the World in 80 Cakes,” is out this Tuesday in the U.S. Ruby joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her unexpected path from architecture to baking, how a dusty Paul Hollywood cookbook helped her bake her way through unemployment, and what it was like to compete in the
September 19 · 35 min
Dona Murad Of Librae & Lucie Franc de Ferriere Of From Lucie, Live From Cherry Bombe House
Today’s episode is a special live taping of She’s My Cherry Pie from Cherry Bombe House in New York City’s Meatpacking District. Host Jessie Sheehan sits down with Dona Murad of Librae and Lucie Franc de Ferriere of From Lucie to talk about their beloved New York City bakeries and their beautiful cookbooks—Dona’s “Librae: Third-culture Recipes from a Cult New York Bakery,” and Lucie’s “Cake From Lucie: Recipes and Techniques from the French Countryside to New York City.” Lucie and Dona share st
September 12 · 45 min
Chocolate Alfajores With Adrianna Adarme Of A Cozy Kitchen
Today’s guest is Adrianna Adarme, a recipe developer, writer, photographer, cookbook author, New York Times Cooking contributor, and the creator of A Cozy Kitchen food blog. Her newest book, “A Cozy Kitchen Cookbook: 100 Easy Comforting Recipes for Every Mood and Desire,” is out Sept. 29th. Adrianna joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her extended family’s bakery in Lima, Peru, the legendary alfajores her Tia Emilia taught her to bake, and the holiday meals she organized as a teenager. She
September 5 · 45 min
Funfetti Cake With Author Zola Gregory Of “Sheet Cakes!”
Today’s guest is Zola Gregory, a Seattle-based food writer, recipe developer, and former professional pastry chef. She writes the biweekly recipe column “Extra Good” for Taste, and her debut cookbook, “Sheet Cakes!: More Than 50 Exceptional Cakes to Make in One Pan,” was recently released. Zola joins host Jessie Sheehan to share how she learned to bake with her great-grandmother, her family’s coming-of-age pie lessons, the birthday cake book that helped shape her love of cake, and how a weddin
August 29 · 48 min
Almond Croissant Rugelach With Cookbook Author Leah Koenig
Today’s guest is Leah Koenig, a food writer and award-winning cookbook author whose books focus on Jewish cooking and baking. Her newest one, “The Dessert Table: 100 Joyful Jewish Sweets,” is filled with recipes and stories that celebrate Jewish sweets from around the world. Leah joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about the baked goods she loved as a child, from sprinkle cookies and raisin challah, and how she went from being a picky buttered-noodle kid to a food journalist and recipe developer
August 22 · 44 min
Brown Butter Mochi Bites With Joyce Tang Of Bake Sum Bakery
Today’s guest is Joyce Tang, the founder and owner of Bake Sum, a beloved Bay Area bakery known for inventive pastries that blend French technique with flavors and ingredients rooted in Asian American culture. She’s also the co-author of the upcoming book, “Bake Sum: Asian American Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats.” Joyce joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about growing up in an immigrant household, going on dim sum trips with her family, making soybean milk with her mom, and how those experi
August 15 · 49 min
Nancy Silverton’s Crème Fraîche Brioche Tart (That Made Julia Child Cry Happy Tears)
Today’s guest is Nancy Silverton, the renowned chef, baker, and cookbook author behind some of Los Angeles’ most beloved restaurants, including Osteria Mozza, Pizzeria Mozza, and Chi Spacca. Back in the ’80s, Nancy founded La Brea Bakery and helped revolutionize the artisanal bread movement in the U.S. Nancy joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her early baking memories and how she discovered her love of pastry while working at Michael’s, a restaurant in Santa Monica. She also shares the sto
August 8 · 51 min
Chocolate Croissants With Pastry Chef Christina Wood Of Temple Pastries
Today’s guest is Christina Wood, the pastry chef and owner of Temple Pastries in Seattle. She’s also the author of “Pastry Temple: Baking with Inspired Flavors,” her debut cookbook devoted to croissants, brioche, puff pastry, and more. She started her bakery as a pop-up before opening her brick-and-mortar in 2020, and she’s become known for her beautiful laminated pastries. Christina joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her baking journey, which began in her 20s, her love of structure and te
August 1 · 48 min
Madeleines With Pastry Chef Hyoju Park Of Madeleine De Proust Pâtisserie
Today’s guest is Hyoju Park, pastry chef and co-owner of Madeleine de Proust Pâtisserie in Melbourne, Australia. Her bakery and creative studio specializes in madeleines, the small French sponge cakes known for their shell-like shape. Hyoju’s creations are anything but traditional and incorporate unexpected flavors, textures, and designs. She joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about discovering madeleines for the first time when she was 14 in Korea, training in London, and how she and her busine
July 25 · 42 min
Debbi & Ashley Fields On Cookies, Family & Building Something Sweet
Today’s guests are Debbi and Ashley Fields, a mother and daughter who deeply love and appreciate cookies. Debbi is the founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies, while Ashley is an entrepreneur in her own right and the co-founder of Fields Good, a functional cookie brand that just launched this summer. Debbi and Ashley join host Jessie Sheehan to talk about their earliest baking memories, their family’s love of cookies, and their special connection (Ashley is one of five daughters!). Debbi shares how she
July 18 · 49 min
Canestrelletti Di Torriglia With “Italian Cookies” Author Domenica Marchetti
Today’s guest is Domenica Marchetti, cookbook author and food writer whose work focuses on Italian home cooking. She’s the author of nine cookbooks, including her latest, “Italian Cookies: Authentic Recipes and Sweet Stories from Every Region.” Domenica joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about growing up in a food-loving Italian family in New Jersey, making holiday cookies with her mother, and how her travels throughout Italy led her to discover the country’s rich regional cookie traditions. Do
July 11 · 49 min
From The Archives: Ice Cream Drumsticks With Pooja Bavishi Of Malai
Today’s guest is entrepreneur and ice cream queen Pooja Bavishi of Malai Ice Cream, which has locations in New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. She’s also the author of the book “Malai: Frozen Desserts Inspired by South Asian Flavors.” For this special re-air episode, Pooja joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her chai-inspired “hybrid identity,” her passion for experimenting with unconventional flavor pairings, and the ginger and star anise ice creams that sparked the inspirat
July 4 · 49 min
From The Archives: Icebox Cakes With Smitten Kitchen’s Deb Perelman
Today’s guest is Deb Perelman, the beloved creator of Smitten Kitchen and the author of “The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook,” “Smitten Kitchen Every Day,” and “Smitten Kitchen Keepers.” In this special re-air episode, Deb joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about one of the season’s coolest desserts: icebox cakes. Deb explains what makes these no-bake cakes so dreamy and walks through several Smitten Kitchen favorites, including her classic chocolate wafer icebox cake, her chocolate peanut butter icebo
June 27 · 47 min
Levain Bakery’s Cookie Queens, Connie McDonald & Pam Weekes
Today’s guests are Connie McDonald and Pam Weekes, the founders of Levain Bakery, the beloved New York bakery known for its signature thick cookies. Levain started as a small bread shop on the Upper West Side in 1995, and has since grown into one of the most recognizable bakeries in the country, with more than 20 locations and fans lined up for their famous chocolate chip walnut cookies. Connie and Pam join host Jessie Sheehan to talk about how they met while training for triathlons, how their

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