Hi, everyone. You are listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond. I'm the founder and editor of Cherry Bomb magazine.

Where am I this week? I am in Portland, Maine. I literally went from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine.

Technically, I am on summer vacation, but working a little bit. Lots of you know how that is. I love Portland, Maine. Technically, I am on summer vacation, but working a little bit.

Lots of you know how that is. I love Portland Mean. I just hit the Tandem Bakery and coffee shop

for a kimchi cheddar scone, a ginger cookie, and a malt iced coffee. Very malty. I didn't grow up

drinking Ovaltine, but if you did, I'm guessing this would be a nostalgic drink for you. Tandem, in my opinion, is one of the best bakeries in the country. Brianna Holt is the head baker. Brianna, if you are listening, I'm so sorry I missed you, but I left a copy of Cherrybaum magazine for you at the counter. And listeners, if you have plans to be in Portland, Maine, go visit tandem.

Okay, today's guest. I didn't know too much about Young Me Mayer before this interview,

but I saw her perform at Padma Lakshmi's comedy showcase earlier this year in Brooklyn at the Bell House. It was a stand-up routine that leaned heavily on audience participation, and it was a

wild commentary on DEI. Basically, Young Bee was looking for a white guy to replace her

and somehow managed to get three of them on stage to audition. I hadn't laughed that hard in ages.

I looked up Young Me when I got home and saw that she had a memoir that came out last year. It's titled,

I'm laughing because I'm crying. I picked it up, and it was such a

visceral read. As I tell Yung Mi, the book wasn't what I expected, but I couldn't put it down.

Without giving too much away, I'm laughing because I'm crying is the raw emotional story of three

generations of women in Yung Mi's family doing their best. Some of you might recognize Young Me's name from

the restaurant world. She was part of the Mission Chinese story for several years and was married to

chef Danny Bowen. She covers that chapter of her life in the book and we talk about it a little bit.

She is also a podcaster and a mom. We cover a lot of ground, so stay tuned. Young Me is a fascinating human. I would love for

all of you to pick up her book and maybe even see her one-woman show later this year at Joe's

pub. A little housekeeping. We have a few events coming up. There's our summer tastemaker tour in

Nashville on August 15th, the final stop on our tour. Tickets are sold out, but you should

put your name on the waiting list if you want to come. Seats often open up. And the wonderful

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