Hello, I am Athena Calderon of IceWoon. Did you know that over 25% of New York City children are living in poverty?

Many rely on free school meals when classes in session, but during the summer months, their families look to soup kitchens and food pantries to eat.

The folks at Food Bank for New York City want you to know

that unlike school, hunger doesn't take a break. Help them end child hunger by providing meals

to families and children in need during those challenging summer months. Visit foodbank,

nyc.org to learn how you can volunteer, spread the word,

and more.

Boys and girls are all fired up.

Boys and girls are all fired up.

Whole world's chicken, drinking, baby, and Girls are all bad at. Whole world's shaking, baby, and we're all bad.

Hi, Bomb Squad. You're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and this is producer Jess Zidman.

Each week, we talk to the most inspiring women in and around the world of food. I'm filling in for our usual

host, Gary Diamond, who's a little under the weather. Feel better, Carrie? Let's thank today's

sponsors, Le Cordon Blue, Culinary Schools, and Trigger Grills. Some housekeeping? The Cherry Bomb

Jubilee Conference is heading out west. That's right. We're coming to

Seattle on Saturday, November 2nd, and we could not be more excited. The theme, food's new wave.

We'll be announcing the lineup later this summer, but if you want to secure your spot, early bird

tickets are on sale right now at cherrybom.com.

Now to today's show.

Carrie recently set down with Elizabeth Carmel, the original grill girl.

They talked about Elizabeth's latest cookbook, steak and cake, more than 100 recipes to make

any meal a smash hit, and learned how she developed her awesome grill skills.

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