Reenie Karim And Srishti Jain On How To “Make It Plant-Based,” With Guest Host Chrissy Tracey

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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For today’s show, special guest host Chrissy Tracey—chef, forager, and author of “Forage & Feast”—fills in for host Kerry Diamond for a vibrant conversation with cookbook authors Mehreen “Reenie” Karim and Srishti Jain. Reenie, known from “Next Level Chef” and Bon Appétit, is now executive editor of the new “Make It Plant-Based” cookbook series and the author of “Make It Plant-Based! Southern.” She’s joined by Srishti, a NYC-based supper club host and the author of “Make It Plant-Based! Indian.” Reenie and Srishti join Chrissy Tracey to dive into what it takes to build a cookbook from the ground up, celebrate the versatility of plant-based cuisine, and share stories from the heart of today’s food media landscape. Thank you to Gustiamo for supporting Radio Cherry Bombe. Subscribe to Cherry Bombe’s print magazine. Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions and show transcripts. More on Chrissy: Instagram, “Forage & Feast” cookbook More on Reenie: Instagram, website, "Make It Plant-Based! Southern" cookbook More on Srishti: Instagram, “Make It Plant-Based! Indian” cookbook More on Kerry: Instagram

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone.
0:05.7	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.
0:14.4	We have a special guest host today because I was in Portland, Oregon, working on a project.
0:19.0	It's Chrissy Tracy, the outdoors enthusiast,
0:21.6	chef, and author of the cookbook Forage and Feast. Chrissy was recently named to the prestigious
0:27.3	Explorers Club 50, so congrats on that, Chrissy. Today's guests are Maureen Kareem and
0:33.1	Shristi Jane. Rini, as everyone calls her, competed on the Gordon Ramsey show Next Level Chef. She is a pop-up
0:39.6	queen and was a contributor to Bon Appetit. She's now the executive editor of the Make-It
0:44.3	Plant-Based series of cookbooks dropping tomorrow, May 13th. She also authored one of the books, Make-It
0:50.4	Plant-Based Southern. Joining her is Shristy, the author of Make-It Plant-Based Indian.
0:55.9	Shristy is a food writer, recipe developer, and has her own supper club right here in New York
1:01.2	City.
1:02.0	If you love cookbooks, food media, and plant-based eating, you're going to love their chat.
1:06.8	Chrissy, thank you for filling in for me, and stay tuned for their conversation.
1:11.3	A little housekeeping, we are about to reveal the covers for the new issue of Cherrybom's print magazine.
1:16.7	It's our first ever power issue, and we've got covers with, Ready, the one and only Gloria Steinem,
1:22.7	chefs and empire builders Jody Williams and Rita Sodi, Chef Mashama Bailey of the Grey and Savannah,
1:29.1	and culinary creative, Sophia Rowe. Yes, four covers, all shot by the amazing photographer
1:35.7	Jen Livingston. We're so thrilled to celebrate all these incredible women. You can purchase a single
1:40.7	issue or a subscribe. If you're a subscriber, you can choose which issue you want to
1:45.4	receive. We'll send you all the details. Visit cherrybom.com for more. Now, let's check in with today's
1:52.3	guests. Rini Karim and Shristi Jane, welcome to Radio Cherry Bomb. Rini, how did you get your
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