Brooklyn's Hottest New Chef
Libby Willis (@libbylark) is the chef and co-owner of the buzziest restaurant in Brooklyn, MeMe\u2019s Diner (@memesdiner). In an interview with Jarry magazine, Libby and her business partner Bill Clark described MeMe\u2019s as a \u201cvery, very gay restaurant,\u201d and with that one quote, MeMe\u2019s Diner became not just a foodie hot spot, but part of the queer culinary moment that\u2019s sweeping the industry, one that\u2019s being shaped by the likes of JaynesBeard, Queer Soup Night, Chefs Ora Wise, Preeti Mistry, Angela Dimayuga, and others. The attention from Eater, Bon Appetit, and The New Yorker is getting people in the door, but they\u2019re staying for Libby\u2019s unique spin on comfort food, Bill\u2019s baked goods, and the duo\u2019s modern, thoughtful hospitality. Libby talks to host Kerry Diamond (@kerrybombe) about being part of a phenomenon, her kitchen bona fides, and how MeMe\u2019s came to be. \n\nOur second guest is Lauren Goldstein (lauren_goldstein), Northwestern University grad and creator of the Sugar and Spice Summit, the only conference dedicated to connecting college women and young female professionals with influential women working in the food industry. Lauren joins us to talk about the summit, which will take place this year on April 28th in Chicago.\n\nThank you to Emmi, the maker of beautiful, delicious cheeses from Switzerland, and to Le Cordon Bleu, the legendary culinary school, for supporting this episode of Radio Cherry Bombe.