Pastry Chef Claudia Fleming’s Third Act

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Revered Pastry Chef Claudia Fleming made her name at Gramercy Tavern, the landmark New York City restaurant, in the 1990s with her stripped-down, seasonal desserts. Her cookbook, "The Last Course," was published in 2001 and it became such a cult classic, it was reprinted in 2019. Fans could later find Claudia at the North Fork Table & Inn, which she opened with her husband Gerry Hayden in the heart of Long Island farm and wine country. She sold the inn last year. Now, Claudia is back in New York City with an exciting job: corporate pastry director of Union Square Hospitality Group. She is in charge of mentoring and hiring the next generation of pastry chefs at the organization, which includes The Modern, Maialino, Daily Provisions, and her original home, Gramercy Tavern. Claudia joins us to tell us all about her new gig, what she’s looking for in a pastry chef, the ingredients she’s loving, and her thoughts on today’s pastry scene. Don’t miss her chat with host Kerry Diamond. Thank you to Bouvet Ladubay sparkling wine for supporting this episode. Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center.

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0:00.0	Simple is very hard.
0:02.8	There's nowhere to hide.
0:04.0	So your ingredients have to be great.
0:05.7	Your technique has to be there.
0:07.6	Flavors have to be there.
0:23.1	Hi. Boys and girls are all by her. Oh, world, chicken, break it, baby, and we're all about it.
0:25.2	Hi, everyone.
0:27.0	You're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb.
0:32.1	I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from Newsstand Studios in Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.
0:34.1	We are very lucky today because our guest is Claudia Fleming, one of the most
0:38.4	celebrated pastry chefs around. Any pastry chef worth their box of mauled and salt has Claudia's
0:44.4	cult classic cookbook on their shelf. Called The Last Course, her book was published in 2001 and features
0:51.4	her desserts from Gramer Sea Tavern, the Danny Meyer restaurant she helped open in 1994
0:56.7	as the pastry chef on chef Tom Colicchio's team. Yes, the same Tom Colicchio we know and love
1:03.5	from Top Chef. Claudia has had quite the journey since then with lots of ups and downs, but she is back
1:09.8	in New York City with a brand new
1:11.3	job, and it's an exciting one. In a way, she has come full circle. Claudia is the corporate
1:17.4	pastry director of Union Square Hospitality Group, the restaurant group founded by Danny Meyer,
1:23.0	that includes Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Daily Provisions, and other NYC eateries.
1:30.1	Claudia is here to tell us what her new gig entails and what else she's been up to.
1:34.6	It is always an honor to interview Claudia Fleming.
1:38.1	Today's show is sponsored by Bouvet-Ladebe, Sparkling Wine, and we're going to hear a word about them right now.
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