Holiday Treats & Tenacity With Hawksmoor Pastry Chef Carla Henriques

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is Carla Henriques, the international group executive pastry chef for the Hawksmoor restaurant group. Nicknamed the “Queen of Puddings” by her colleagues, Carla has helped shape Hawksmoor’s popular dessert menu, from its legendary sticky toffee pudding to seasonal British classics and inventive ice creams. Carla joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about growing up in Lisbon, how her mom’s job in a bakery influenced her own career, and how she took the bold step of moving to London to pursue a job in the culinary world. They also dive into British puddings, Portuguese pastries, sustainability, leadership, and why desserts deserve as much care and creativity as any savory course. Also, this is Carla’s very first podcast! (You crushed it, Carla.) Click here for Hawksmoor’s Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe. Order The Cake Issue Subscribe to our Substack Jubilee NYC 2026 tickets here Check out Cherry Bombe on ShopMy More on Carla: Instagram, Hawksmoor More on Kerry: Instagram

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. You are listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond,
0:09.5	coming to you from Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.
0:14.3	It is bustling outside, because Rock Center is the place to be in December. The tree is up and lit,
0:20.7	the rink is open, and they close the streets
0:22.7	between 5th and 6th. So there is lots of room to roam. I love it. Speaking of love, our guest is
0:29.2	pastry chef Carla Enriquez of the Hawksmoor Restaurant Group, and she is making her podcast debut with us today.
0:36.5	Carla is known as the Queen of Puddings at Hawksmoor,
0:39.5	and we are not talking about chocolate pudding or rice pudding. Lots of you know this, but pudding is a
0:44.8	British term for dessert. And since the Hawksmore group started in London, it all makes perfect
0:49.5	sense. Carla, however, hails from Lisbon. As a little girl, she'd accompany her mother to her bakery job, and the rest is history.
0:56.9	We'll talk about Carla's career, Hawksmoor's famous cult sticky toffee pudding, the sticky toffee pudding, and then we pretty much go through the entire dessert menu.
1:06.1	It is the perfect holiday conversation.
1:08.4	Carla is such a cool gal, and I can't wait for you to learn more about her.
1:11.9	Stay tuned for my chat with Carla Enriquez. A little housekeeping? If you are looking for some
1:17.1	holiday gifts for your favorite foodies, head to Cherrybomb.com. You can order a copy of our print
1:22.1	magazine, the latest issue just dropped, and it is all about cake. or you can order a gift subscription. You can also
1:28.7	buy a ticket to our Jubilee Conference as a gift for someone. Jubilee is taking place here in New York
1:33.7	City on Saturday, April 25th. If you buy two or more tickets, you get 20% off now through the end
1:39.7	of the year. Just head to Cherrybom.com and click on the shop tab. Now, let's check in with today's guest.
1:46.6	Carla Enriquez.
1:47.8	Welcome to Radio Cherrybaum.
1:49.4	Thank you for having me.
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