Hi, boys and girls are all fired up.

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

coming to you from Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.

I'm the founder and editor of Cherrybaum magazine,

and each week I talk to the most interesting women and culinary creatives in and around the world of food.

We have got a great episode for you today. Our guest is the one

and only Jada DeLorentis. So many of you know and love Jada from her shows on the Food Network,

her cookbooks, her videos, her Jodzzi website and shop, you name it. Jada is such a star. I was so

excited to meet her and interview her for the first time.

She was warm and wonderful, and I could have talked to her for hours. And guess what else?

This is our 500th episode. Oh my gosh, I cannot believe it. I did not host all 500 by myself.

I need to point that out. I know a lot of you have been with us on this

entire journey, and I just want to say thank you. Doing the show has been an absolute

career and life highlight. I've had the pleasure of meeting hundreds of incredible people

who have shared their stories and their wisdom with all of us. I feel like a better person

because of all I've learned from them over the years.

I'm so honored Jada could join us for this Cherrybaum milestone. Here's to the next 500.

Today's show is supported by the Republic of Tea and its new collection of premium dessert teas,

Theo and Thea. You might not know this about me, but I love tea. I start and end my day with tea,

and I love a little midday sip. Herbal, green, black, even fresh herb to scenes. I've often

thought it would be amazing to go to tea school and learn even more about this beautiful beverage.

I don't know if there's even tea school, I'm guessing there is, but until I find out, I am happy

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