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Cherry Bombe is an American magazine [1] and media company that focuses on women working in the food and beverage industry. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Cherry Bombe produces a print magazine, podcast, cookbook, and hosts national events. [2]

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Cherry Bombe was established as a print magazine in 2013 by Claudia Wu and Kerry Diamond. [3] The magazine was originally funded through a Kickstarter campaign that raised more than 42,000 dollars. [4] The first issue was published in May 2013, featuring Karlie Kloss as its cover model. [5] Each issue of the magazine sold around 10,000 copies in 2014. [4]

In 2014, Cherry Bombe expanded its scope by establishing Jubilee, an annual conference that focuses on women in the culinary world. [4] [1] In May 2014, Cherry Bombe started Radio Cherry Bombe, a weekly podcast on the Heritage Radio Network, with host and writer Julia Turshen. Later on, Kerry Diamond took over as host of the show. [6] [7] [8] Cherry Bombe released a cookbook in 2017 featuring recipes from female chefs, cooks, writers and bakers. [9]

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