Sabrina Rudin Of Spring Cafe Aspen On Eating Healthy, Making Music & Turning 40

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is Sabrina Rudin, founder of Spring Cafe Aspen, the organic, plant-powered restaurant with locations in Aspen and New York City. She’s also the author of the new cookbook “Healthy with a Side of Happy: 100 Plant-Based Recipes to Feed Your Family.” Sabrina joins host Kerry Diamond on her 40th birthday to talk about launching Spring Cafe with no restaurant experience, bootstrapping the business, and bringing her healthy, feel-good food to a wider audience. They also discuss her debut cookbook, her approach to joyful (not restrictive) plant-based cooking, and the stories behind some of her favorite recipes. Plus, Sabrina shares her thoughts on manifestation, motherhood, and stepping into her “f*ck it forties.” Click here for Sabrina’s Noodle Kugel recipe from her Grandma Hazel. Thank you on/Sight and Coyuchi for supporting our show. Questions? Email hello@on-sight.co. Enjoy 15% off your first Coyuchi purchase with code CHERRY (first-time customers only, exclusions may apply). Jubilee tickets More on Sabrina: Instagram, Spring Cafe, “Healthy With A Side Of Happy” cookbook 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, coming to you from New York City.
0:11.2	Today's guest is Sabrina Rudin.
0:13.5	Sabrina is the beloved restaurateur behind Spring Cafe Aspen, the organic plant-powered eateries in Aspen and Greenwich Village. She is also a brand-new
0:23.2	cook book, Healthy with a side of happy, 100 plant-based recipes to feed your family,
0:30.4	drops next Tuesday, April 28th. If you love easy-nourishing recipes, Sabrina's book is for you.
0:36.8	What else? She just turned 40. We actually
0:39.7	did this interview on her 40th birthday, and it was an honor to talk to her on such a milestone day.
0:45.6	She and I have been trying to make this interview happen for years, literally, and I'm so happy
0:50.5	we finally sat down for a chat, because I learned so much about Sabrina, including the
0:54.8	fact that she's a mom of three boys and a singer-songwriter. Stay tuned for my talk with
1:00.5	Sabrina Rudin. Our Jubilee Conference is this Saturday in New York City, and I can't wait.
1:06.4	We have an amazing day planned for everyone. Great food, drink, talks, lots of book signings, so many
1:12.0	brilliant folks under one roof, including chefs Jody Williams and Rita Sodi, Nara Smith,
1:17.8	Tony Tipton Martin, Jenny Wynn, and Carla Lolly. Be sure to go to Cherrybomb.com to check out
1:23.5	the entire lineup. Tickets are sold out, but you can join the waitlist at cherrybomb.com.
1:29.2	Any jubilee questions? Email us at jubilee at cherrybomb.com. Special thanks to Rezi,
1:35.2	American Express, Sam Pellegrino, Girodelli, Square, California prunes, and Vuv Cliko for making Jubilee possible.
1:44.3	Today's episode is supported by Koyuchi.
1:47.5	Mother's Day is right around the corner, and if you are stumped for gift ideas, I'm here to help.
1:53.1	How about giving your mom the gift of rest? Everybody needs that.
1:57.3	And Koyuchi has you and your mom covered.
1:59.9	Think gorgeous sheets and duvets, comfy pajamas,
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