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Abi Balingit Of The Dusky Kitchen On Fashion, Flair, And Filipino Desserts

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4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Hosted by Kerry Diamond Produced by Catherine Baker and Jenna Sadhu Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios Music by Tralala, “All Fired Up” As one of the most stylish New Yorkers around, Abi Balingit manages to bring flair and creativity to everything she does, even her baked goods. As the talent behind The Dusky Kitchen blog and IG account, she’s known for her unique twist on Filipino treats, and now, those recipes and the stories behind them can be found in her debut cookbook, "Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed." Abi joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about growing up in a tight-knit Filipino family, why she never thought she’d have a cookbook, her teenage crush on the Food Network, and the pasalubong boxes she creates to raise funds for causes close to her heart. Join Radio Cherry Bombe for a live event in Sacramento with California Grown on Wednesday, March 8th. Get your tickets here. For Jubilee tickets, click here. Radio Cherry Bombe is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here. More on Abi: Instagram, The Dusky Kitchen blog, her debut cookbook Mayumu

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0:00.0

Hi, Boys and girls are all fired up.

0:07.0

Hi, everyone, you're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond.

0:21.7

Coming to you from Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.

0:25.5

I'm the founder and editor of Cherry Bomb magazine, and each week I talk to the most interesting culinary folks around.

0:32.3

Joining me in the studio today is Abby Blingit of the Dusky Kitchen blog and Instagram account. Abby's debut cookbook

0:39.2

will be out tomorrow and it's titled Mayumu, Filipino American desserts, remixed. This delightful

0:45.4

book is filled with Abby's unique twists on Filipino classics and I especially love Abby's essays

0:50.8

about her upbringing and culinary awakenings that are sprinkled throughout. I hope you

0:55.3

all pick up a copy of Mayumu and support Abby because as you're about to learn, she is a unique

1:01.0

talent. A little housekeeping, the Cherry Bomb Jubilee Conference is taking place Saturday, April 15th

1:07.0

at Center 415 in Manhattan. Jubilee is the largest gathering of women in and around the world of food and drink,

1:13.8

and this will be our 10th in-person Jubilee. It's also Cherrybaum's 10th birthday. Can you believe?

1:19.8

Jubilee Day is filled with great talks, networking, beautiful things to eat and drink,

1:24.0

and lots of opportunities for connection, conversation, and community.

1:29.0

Jubilee tickets are on sale right now, so visit Cherrybom.com for more, or click on the link in our

1:34.7

show notes. We would love to see you there. Also, thank you to everyone who joined us for our

1:39.4

graduate hotel event in Tucson. I had the best time exploring the city. Next up is our stop at the graduate

1:45.8

hotel in Palo Alto. That event is sold out. If you're coming, please say hi. Now, let's check in with

1:53.0

today's guest. Abby Blingott, welcome to Radio Cherry Bomb. Thank you, Carrie. It is a pleasure

1:58.5

to be here. Oh, well, it's such a pleasure for me and such an honor because tomorrow is your pub day.

2:03.1

It's wild.

2:04.0

I cannot believe it.

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