Ghia Founder Mélanie Masarin On Her Debut Cookbook “Riviera”

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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For episode two of “The New Home,” our miniseries in partnership with Fisher & Paykel, we’re spotlighting Mélanie Masarin. Founder of the nonalcoholic apéritif brand Ghia and author of the new cookbook “Riviera: Recipes from the Coast of France and Italy,” Mélanie is known for her distinct point of view—whether she’s building a category-defining beverage brand or creating a cookbook inspired by her French and Italian roots. She joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about the inspiration behind “Riviera,” from her grandmother’s kitchen notebook to summers in the south of France, and how she translated an intuitive, no-measure cooking style into an approachable cookbook. They also discuss Mélanie’s journey building Ghia, the realities of launching a beverage brand, and her philosophy around simple, joyful cooking and hosting. Plus, she shares a few of her go-to “unf*ckable” recipes and tips for effortless entertaining. Click here for Mélanie’s Soupe Au Pistou recipe from “Riviera.” Thank you to Fisher & Paykel for supporting our show. Sign up for our free Radio Cherry Bombe newsletters at cherrybombe.substack.com More on Mélanie: Instagram, Ghia, “Riviera” cookbook More on Kerry: Instagram, “So You Want To Open A Restaurant” Substack series

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0:00.0	Hi, everybody. You're listening to Radio Cherrybomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from New York City. This episode is part of a special mini-series we're doing in partnership with Fisher and Pichael, called The New Home. I'll be chatting with some amazing women about their lives, their
0:20.9	kitchens, and their inspiring careers. Today, my guest is Melanie Masserin. Many of you know
0:26.6	Melanie as the founder of Gia, the popular non-alcoholic beverage brand, I love Gia, that she
0:32.1	built after a career at places like sweet green and glossier. But she's also a brilliant host, as reflected in her new book,
0:39.5	Riviera, recipes from the coast of France and Italy. It was just released yesterday, and it is a
0:45.6	beautiful book, filled with recipes that are perfect for gatherings for many, girl dinners for one,
0:51.0	or something in between. We talk about the book, the influence of her grandmother
0:55.2	and her magical recipe book, and Melanie's Kitchen in Paris, which she recently renovated. I saw
1:00.7	pictures in Architectural Digest and have been dying to ask her all about it. Stay tuned for our
1:06.1	conversation. Today's episode is brought to you by Fisher and Pichael. Let's talk about your kitchen personality. Maybe you're all about slow roasts and playlists. Big baking projects on a weekend. Never following a recipe or following them to the last one-eighth teaspoon of salt. You know who you are. However you show up in the kitchen, Fisher and Pichel is designed to meet you there.
1:29.3	Founded in Otea Row in New Zealand and shaped by a deep respect for nature,
1:33.8	Fisher and Pichael is a product design company that has spent more than 90 years rethinking the role of the kitchen.
1:40.4	In fact, they've been talking about the social kitchen for decades.
1:43.9	This idea that the kitchen isn't just where meals happen. It's where life happens.
1:48.3	Fisher and Pichael's appliances from their ovens and cooktops to refrigerators and
1:52.1	wine fridges, dishwashers and washing machines are all built to support that, not as one-off
1:58.1	pieces, but as a system that works together, so your kitchen reflects
2:02.0	how you live, cook, and gather. Fisher and Pichel for all your kitchen personalities. Learn more
2:08.4	and find your perfect appliances and lots of kitchen inspo at Fisherpikell.com. A huge thank you
2:15.4	to everyone who joined us at Jubilee last weekend in Manhattan. I'm still
2:19.2	processing the day, as you can imagine. We opened with a number from the Broadway musical.
2:24.1	Two strangers carry a cake across Manhattan, and then one amazing speaker and panel after
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