Hi, Boys and girls are all fired up.

Hi, everyone, you're listening to Radio Cherry Baum Carrie Diamond, coming to you from Brooklyn, New York.

I'm the founder and editor of Cherry Bomb magazine.

Joining me in the studio today is Mary Celeste Bell, the proprietor of Blackberry Farm and Blackberry Mountain in East Tennessee.

Mary Celeste is one of the stars of the American hospitality community, and I'm so thrilled

to welcome her to our show for the first time. The two Blackberry properties are magical and

award-winning places. I've had the privilege of visiting both over the years. Mary Celeste and I talk

about both Blackberries, the incredible culinary programs at the two resorts, and the legacy of her late husband, Sam Bell.

We talk a lot about grief and how Mary Celeste has led her company and raised her young family

while dealing with loss. It's an important conversation and a topic we don't talk enough about.

Please stay tuned. We have a lot going on at Cherry Bomb right now and would love to see you at one of our upcoming

events. Jubilee Wine Country is taking place in Napa Valley at the beautiful Solage Resort

in Calistoga, California on the weekend of October 26th and 27th.

This two-day event is a celebration of food, wine, women, entrepreneurs, and community.

Keynote speakers include

chefs Dominique Crenn and Tanya Holland and Jenny's founder, Jenny Britton Bauer, who is on

the cover of our brand new issue. For more details and tickets, visit Cherrybom. Now, let's hear from

today's guest. Mary Celeste Bell, welcome to Radio Cherrybaum. I'm delighted to be here. Let's talk about this

summer at Blackberry. Must have been magical. One of the amazing things about Blackberry is that we have

four distinct seasons. Every season really feels like summer, how you imagine it. And the garden is

just full of tomatoes, full of heirloom varieties of

corn. We don't grow sweet corn. We grow milling corn. And there's lots of water activities. And

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