Radio Cherry Bombe - Ivy Knight Of Allez Celine On Restaurants, Memes, And Kitchen Culture

Ivy Knight Of Allez Celine On Restaurants, Memes, And Kitchen Culture

07/19/23 • 41 min

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Hosted by Kerry Diamond
Produced by Catherine Baker and Jenna Sadhu
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Music by Tralala, “All Fired Up”

Who is behind Allez Celine, the Instagram meme account known for skewering chef bros, wealthy restaurant owners, and badly behaved customers while trafficking hilariously in the stereotypes that surround the hospitality world? It’s Ivy Knight, the writer and filmmaker who is also a fierce champion of the hardworking back-of-house underdog.

Ivy joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her cult meme account; why she loves Celine Dion and Anthony Bourdain, but hates brunch, ramps, and the patriarchy; and why she still believes in restaurants.

Content note: this episode includes strong language and topics some may find upsetting.

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Culinary Anthropologist Casey Corn Of Magnolia Network’s “Recipe Lost & Found”

Hosted by Kerry Diamond
Produced by Catherine Baker and Jenna Sadhu
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Music by Tralala, “All Fired Up”

On her Magnolia Network show, “Recipe Lost & Found,” Casey Corn helps people recreate family recipes and, in the process, connect with their family history. The Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef is a culinary anthropologist who sees food as the ultimate universal language. “Everybody eats,” she says. “Food should be the thing that brings us together.”

On today’s episode, Casey and host Kerry Diamond talk through her life and career path——from her college anthropology major to culinary school in London, working as a personal assistant for legendary L.A. chef Susan Feniger, and landing a show on Magnolia. They also chat about Casey’s love of travel, mac & cheese, and Anthony Bourdain.

Thank you to OpenTable for supporting this episode. Learn more about the Cherry Bombe + OpenTable Sit With Us community dinner series here.

Radio Cherry Bombe is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. This episode was recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center and Bravo Ocean Studios in Atlanta. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here.

More on Casey: Instagram, Recipe Lost & Found, Magnolia Network, recipes

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Encore Ep! From Lucie Founder Lucie Franc de Ferriere

Hosted by Kerry Diamond
Produced by Catherine Baker and Jenna Sadhu
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Music by Tralala, “All Fired Up”

Cakes are in the midst of a makeover and Lucie Franc de Ferriere of From Lucie is one of the cake artists leading the charge. Her creations are topped with buttercream, festooned with flowers and herbs, and have a charming handmade quality to them. She just opened her first bakery, a tiny spot in the East Village, where she and her team make layer cakes, sheet cakes, brownies, cookies, and other confections, as well as custom cakes.

Lucie joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her cakes, her career pivot, and her fascinating family (her British grandmother was arrested for being part of the French resistance when she was a teenager and she later went to Le Cordon Bleu; she’s 99!).

Thank you to OpenTable for supporting this episode. Learn more about the Cherry Bombe + OpenTable Sit With Us community dinner series here.

More on Lucie: Instagram, From Lucie, website