Crystal De Luna Bogan on Anxiety, Motherhood, and Grilled Cheese

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

“My identity was completely lost,” said Crystal De Luna-Bogan, the chef and co-founder of The Grilled Cheeserie in Nashville, who struggled with post-partum anxiety after giving birth to her daughter last year. With the help of family, friends, and professionals, Crystal was able to get to a healthier place and is now learning how to balance motherhood with the chef life and the realities of being an entrepreneur. Today, she and her husband Joseph Bogan have three locations of The Grilled Cheeserie and they are busy serving up some of the best sandwiches in Music City. We, of course, asked Crystal for some tips for making the best grilled cheese ever. Thank you to today’s sponsor the book Sugar Free Three by Michelle Promolayko Stay tuned to learn why Destiny Luna of The Wing thinks Martha Stewart is the bombe.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Amita Kasim and you're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb.
0:05.0	You're the bomb.
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0:15.0	Boys and girls are all bad at
0:17.0	whole world's shaking, drinking, baby, and we're on bad at
0:21.6	Hi, everyone.
0:25.6	Welcome to Radio Cherry Bomb, the number one female-focused food podcast in the universe.
0:30.6	I'm your host, Carrie Diamond.
0:33.6	For today's episode, I'm talking all things grilled cheese and motherhood. Cool combo, right?
0:39.4	With Crystal De Luna Bogan of the grilled cheesery in Nashville. Crystal and her husband have opened
0:45.0	three locations of the beloved eatery, and it all started with a food truck. Our conversation
0:50.8	is filled with wisdom about culinary school and cross-country moves,
0:57.2	and there's even a little guest appearance by her baby, Nina.
1:00.8	One thing is for sure. It's cheesy in all the right ways.
1:06.7	Today's show is sponsored by Sugar-Free 3, the new book by author Michelle Pramaleiko, the former editor-in-chief of Women's Health and Cosmopolitan Magazine.
1:12.2	It's the perfect book for people like me who have a wicked sweet tooth. I did just eat several chocolates and caramels that our
1:17.5	travel editor, Nancy, brought back from Dublin. Thank you, Nancy. Obviously, there's sugar in those things,
1:23.6	but it's shocking how much sugar is snuck into the foods you least expected to be in,
1:27.6	like yogurt, wheat bread, and salad dressing.
1:30.9	Crush your cravings and supercharge your health with this simple three-week plan.
1:35.6	Sugar-free 3 by Michelle Pramaleco is available at major booksellers nationwide.
1:41.3	Before we get to today's episode, let's take care of some housekeeping. Tickets for our
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