Pastry Chef Michelle Palazzo Of Frenchette And Le Rock Talks Mom Life, Hot Dogs & Decadent Desserts

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is Michelle Palazzo, the superstar pastry chef behind some of New York City’s most beloved restaurants and desserts. Michelle oversees the pastry teams for the group that includes Frenchette, Le Rock, Le Veau d’Or, Frenchette Bakery at the Whitney, and the brand-new Wild Cherry. The last time Michelle joined us, she was making her podcast debut. Fast forward, she’s a mom and leading pastry teams across multiple locations. She’s learned to have boundaries, she tells us, but she’s still the queen of the decadent dessert. Michelle is also one of the chefs taking part in The Hot Dog Edit, a Cherry Bombe program with OpenTable and Visa taking place Thursday, May 28th, at Rockefeller Center. She explains the inspiration behind her dream hot dog and why she was excited to tackle a savory project. Reserve your hot dog for The Hot Dog Edit here Learn more about The Hot Dog Edit Sign up for our free Radio Cherry Bombe newsletters at cherrybombe.substack.com More on Michelle: Instagram, Frenchette 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 Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond.
0:09.5	Today's guest is Michelle Palazzo. Michelle is the superstar pastry chef behind some of my
0:14.7	favorite restaurants and desserts here in New York City. She oversees the pastry teams at the
0:19.8	amazing restaurant group that includes
0:21.5	Frenchette, La Roque, LeVodore, Frenchette Bakery at the Whitney, and the brand new wild cherry.
0:28.1	I love that name, obviously. If you've tasted Frenchette's now iconic pistachio pari breast,
0:33.5	or La Roque's barbe, or La Roe's Il Flotant, you've gotten a taste of what Michelle
0:38.9	is all about. The last time we talked to Michelle, she was making her podcast debut. Today, she's got a lot
0:44.8	more going on as her restaurant group has expanded significantly. She's also a mom, which is amazing.
0:50.8	Michelle is going to update us on her work and her life, and we also talk about a fun
0:54.9	project we're working on together called the Hot Dog Edit, which is happening at Rockefeller
0:59.4	Center on Thursday, May 28th. Now, let's check in with Michelle Palazzo.
1:05.1	Michelle Palazzo, welcome back to Radio Cherry Bomb. Thanks for having me. This is so exciting.
1:10.3	Yeah. Last we spoke, it was your very first podcast. It was. Yeah. I know that's such a fun experience these podcasts. There's so much I want to talk to you about because we haven't caught up in a while. And your company has grown like crazy since we last spoke. But we are doing a fun project called The Hot Dog Edit. We're going to be
1:29.0	at Rockfell Center, your home, our home. You are creating a special hot dog just for this project.
1:37.0	Tell us your hot dog. Well, one of the best emails I've ever gone was like, hey, do you want to make
1:42.6	your own hot dog? What is your perfect hot dog? I'm like, this is amazing. So, you know, when I was thinking about it,
1:49.1	I was like, what is my perfect hot dog? And really, I mean, I think hot dogs are just a vehicle for
1:55.0	mustard. The spicier, like, brown German mustard, I'm just like, that's what I want.
1:59.8	An all beef, griddled hot dog with, again, too German mustard. I'm just like, that's what I want. An all beef, griddled hot dog with,
2:03.3	again, too much mustard on like a nice Parker House roll type bun that's seared. And then top of
2:11.5	those like crispy onions that you get from like steakhouses on top of that. Like the onions you put
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