The Power of Saying Yes With Chef Pilar Valdes of "The Drew Barrymore Show"

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🗓️ 14 March 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Chef Pilar Valdes is proof that saying yes and following your passion can lead to unexpected places. As a young film student in the Philippines, Pilar never envisioned that one day she’d be a chef in New York City with her own company (Kickshaw Cookery), co-author of a cookbook ("Rebel Homemaker"), or culinary contributor to the most effervescent program on daytime TV ("The Drew Barrymore Show"). But here she is. Pilar joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her journey, her Filipino heritage, her favorite forms of self-care, her Cherry Bombe cover, and more. Thank you to Lenox and to Foxtrot Market for supporting this episode. Learn more about the Lenox wine glass collab with sommelier Victoria James. And be sure to check out Cherry Bombe’s curated collection of female-founded food brands at foxtrotco.com. Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here! Follow Pilar on Instagram and pick up a copy of Cherry Bombe Issue 17 with Pilar and Drew Barrymore on the cover.

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0:00.0	Hi, Boys and girls are all fired up.
0:08.0	Hi everyone, you are listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and the'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from Rockefeller Center and the heart of New York City. Each week, we talk to the coolest culinary personalities around, the folks shaping and shaking up the food scene. Today's guest is Pilar Valdez, chef, culinary contributor to the Drew Barrymore show, and co-author with Drew of the
0:39.0	cookbook Rebel Homemaker. Perhaps you've seen Pilar on Drew's show, or maybe you spotted her on the
0:44.6	cover of Cherry Bomb magazine last year. She and Drew were on the cover of the Cooks and Books issue,
0:49.3	one of my favorite issues. Anyway, Pilar is joining me in the studio to talk about how she moved from the nonprofit world
0:55.8	to private sheffing, her surprise career on daytime TV, her Filipino heritage, and more. Pilar is one of
1:02.9	the sweetest folks around, and I am excited for you to learn more about her. Today's episode is
1:08.4	presented by Lennox and Foxtrot.
1:16.2	Lennox has a beautiful wineglass co-lab with star Somelier, Victoria James, that is out now,
1:20.0	and Victoria is going to tell us a little bit more about this project.
1:25.8	Hey there, I'm Victoria James, Somelier and the author of the memoir, Wine Girl,
1:29.7	which chronicles how in 2012, at the age of 21, I became the author of the memoir, Wine Girl, which chronicles how in 2012, at the age of 21,
1:32.9	I became the youngest sommelier in America.
1:37.0	I've been fortunate to try the best wines the world has to offer,
1:41.2	and I've learned how a simple wineglass can make or break the experience.
1:43.9	It's hard to believe, but it's true. The size and shape of a wine glass
1:46.4	help capture aromas, control a wine's temperature, and enhance a wine structure. When Lennox
1:53.3	approached me about collaborating on an exclusive stemware series, I was so excited. I knew I wanted to
1:59.6	move beyond the traditional idea of red and white wine glasses
2:03.1	and focus instead on terroir, that sense of place that truly defines a wine.
2:10.2	To capture the essence of terroir, Lennox and I have created the signature series
2:15.2	wine glass collection.
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