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Change can be good, especially when it comes to understanding cats better! Join Laura Cassiday and Joanna Wachowiak-Finlaison as they chat and chuckle with Beth Adelman about shifting people's perspectives about cat behavior. Beth Adelman, MS, is a Cat Behavior Consultant in Brooklyn, New York. Beth is currrently on the executive committee of the Pet Professional Guild's Feline Division, and was a founding member of the Cat Division of the IAABC. She is the former editor in chief of Cats magazine and DogWorld and former cat columnist for the New York Post. She currently is a regular speaker and resident cat behaviorist at Meow Parlour, New York's first cat café. Beth has worked as a writer and a speaker for the Every Cat Foundation and received their Media Appreciation Award in 2011. She has also been a speaker for Cat Camp, the Pet Professional Guild, Catsbury Park, the Cat Writers Association, IAABC, Kutztown University, Pet Sitters International, the Garden State Cat Club and the Cat Fanciers Association, and she has been a guest on many radio shows. She has edited more than 100 books about companion animals, many of them award winners.
Hosted by Jessie SheehanProduced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine BakerEdited by Jenna SadhuRecorded at CityVox Studios You will never look at macarons—or macaron makers—the same way after today's episode. As you're about to learn, the chic little cookie takes a lot of work and technique. Host Jessie is joined by Christina Ha, co-founder and head baker at Macaron Parlour in Manhattan, who shares all the specifics required to make the French treats. Christina also talks about her other career as the co-founder of Meow Parlour, New York's first cat cafe, which has helped more than 1,200 cats find homes. So get ready for cats & cookies! Want to bake along? Here is Christina's recipe for macarons.Thank you to Le Creuset and California Prunes for supporting our show. She's My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here.For Jubilee tickets, click here. More on Christina: Instagram, Meow Parlour, Macaron ParlourMore on Jessie: Instagram, her Snackable Bakes cookbook
“I just want to tell you how I feel about baking in case you don't know,” says Dorie Greenspan. “I feel that baking is magic.” Bake your day with this episode from the Radio Cherry Bombe archives. Tune in to hear beloved cookbook authors Dorie Greenspan and Joy Wilson AKA Joy The Baker chat about life, Julia Child, birthday cakes, and more from last year’s Jubilee NYC. It’s a conversation you don’t want to miss, whether you love baking, baked goods, or both. Introducing Dorie and Joy is Christina Ha, the co-owner and co-founder of Macaron Parlour and Meow Parlour in New York City. Plus, tune in to hear why Rhonda Cammon, owner and creator of Perfectly Cordial in Nashville, Tennessee, thinks that Keshia Hay, the Nashville-based private chef and owner of Sip N Bite, is the Bombe!Thank you to Sonos for supporting Radio Cherry Bombe.
Bakers: Stop everything you’re doing! Beloved cookbook author Dorie Greenspan sits down with Joy Wilson AKA Joy The Baker about life, Julia Child, birthday cakes, and more. These two baking superstars were recorded at Jubilee NYC 2019 this past spring and it’s a conversation you don’t want to miss, whether you love baking or just love eating baked goods.Introducing Dorie and Joy is Christina Ha, co-founder and co-owner of Macaron Parlour and Meow Parlour in New York City.Stay tuned to hear who chef Mayumi Hattori of The Club Car Restaurant in Nantucket, Massachusetts, thinks is the bombe!Thank you to Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Schools and Traeger Wood Fired Grills for supporting our show. Don’t forget to support The Hunger Doesn’t Take a Break initiative from the Food Bank for New York City. Visit foodbanknyc.org for more.
Christina Ha joins Stacy again (having been interviewed by Stacy in CCP episode 144 and episode 245), this time to discuss the third annual Cat Camp event, to be held this June 1 and 2 in New York City at the Metropolitan Pavilion. Christina, who is one of the co-founders of Meow Parlour cat café, founded Cat Camp in 2017 as a resource for the many people who were asking her about how they could help cats and learn more about them. Cat Camp is for anyone who likes cats, whether you’re a cat owner who wants to learn more about your pet, a shelter or rescue worker or volunteer, or just someone who thinks Cat Camp sounds interesting. Basically, Christina tells Stacy, “If you love cats, we’ll have something for you this weekend.” In past years, between 2,000 and 3,000 people have attended Cat Camp each year, and this year looks like it will be just as well attended, with people from 30 states and 9 countries having already purchased tickets. This year’s speakers include many previous CCP guests, including Jackson Galaxy, “Kitten Lady” Hannah Shaw, Nikki Martinez, and Dr. Mikel Delgado, plus many more. This year, Cat Camp is really “leaning in” to the “camp” theme, with speakers (aka “camp counselors”) also holding small-scale “counseling” sessions on more in-depth topics. Attendees will be able to ask the experts directly about the topics at hand. Understandably, these sessions sold out immediately! Cat Camp will also have tons of vendors this year, with offerings from jewelry to veterinary advice. In addition, Meow Parlour will be setting up an onsite cat café at the event for the first time. Cat Camp has also partnered with ASPCA this year to offer TNR certification during the event. Earning your certification will get you access to free spay/neuter for trapped cats through the ASPCA’s program! To learn more or buy your tickets, visit the Cat Camp website—and be sure to stop by the CCP booth at Cat Camp to say hi to Kristen (our technical cat) and get some CCP swag!
Christina Ha (NYC’s Meow Parlour) on hosting inaugural location of Dr. Elsey’s 3-week adoption event; Metzger Animal Hospital, State College, PA; all-foster-homes rescue
Can you believe? We’ve interviewed hundreds of women in and around the food world since Radio Cherry Bombe launched in May 2014 and host Kerry Diamond takes a look back at the special moments. Hear an interview with Ina Garten by our original host, author and activist Julia Turshen. We’ve got an exclusive Jubilee recording from Sharon Richardson of Just Soul Catering, a viral recipe confession from Sarah Kieffer of the Vanilla Bean Blog, and a hustle how-to from Ellen Bennett of Hedley & Bennett. Catch shoutouts from past guests, including Gabi Vigoreaux of Smith Canteen, Hot Bread Kitchen founder Jessamyn Rodriguez, and Christina Ha of Macaron Parlour and Meow Parlour, and a special thank you to our guest hosts. We didn’t forget the speed round. Associate producer Jess Zeidman puts Kerry in the hot seat. Thanks to all of our listeners and past guests! Here’s to our next 200!! Thank you to Handsome Brook Farm Pasture Raised Organic Eggs for supporting Radio Cherry Bombe. Radio Cherry Bombe is powered by Simplecast.
Chelsea in Chelsea and the Brooklyn Blonde discuss the terrors of Mercury being retrograde, hear about the blessings and burdens of being able to see into the future from psychic Debi Blackey, and another City Secret is revealed. _______________________________________________________________ Here's where you can find how Mercury being retrograde might wreak havoc in your life based on your sign (follow the link, click on "The Sun Signs," select your sign, and scroll to the bottom): http://www.astrologyhoroscopereadings.com/2018-mercury-retrograde-calendar.html But it might not be all bad, according to Broadly's astrologer, Annabel Gat. Read her take on the positives of Mercury being retrograde here: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/avye7g/mercury-retrograde-actually-isnt-bad For your own psychic reading with Debi Blackey, either in person in New Jersey or over the phone from wherever you are, check out her site here: http://www.DebiBlackey.com Debi also talked about numerology, one aspect of which focuses on adding the digits of your full birth date together until it can be reduced down to a one-digit number, which is your life path number. We found out Chelsea is a 6-4-1, and Stephanie is a 5-5-1. (Scroll all the way down to the bottom if you care about the breakdown!) If you'd like to know more about numerology and finding your own numbers, here's a primer by Felicia Bender for AstroStyle (the same site that features horoscopes by the Astro Twins): http://astrostyle.com/numerology/ And finally, this week's City Secret is a super-cute cat lady haven located in Manhattan's China Town! The Meow Parlour is a Cat Cafe, found at 46 Hester Street. This unique spot doubles as a foster home to kittens that are up for adoption. Even if you can't take one home with you, friends of felines are welcome to come in and get their kitty-fix, with food and drink served by next-door-neighbor, the Macaron Parlour. You can drop by for as little time as you'd like, or make a reservation to stay longer, use their free wifi and spend the whole day with their sassy cats! https://www.meowparlour.com/ https://www.instagram.com/meowparlour/ _______________________________________________________________ For the detail-oriented listeners out there (like Stephanie), here's the break down of how Debi arrived at Chelsea and Stephanie's numbers: Chelsea was born on June 9, 1984 (6-9-1984), so that makes her a 6-4-1. First, add the month and day together, to get 6+9=15. Then break that down to 1+5=6. Then, add the digits in the year together, to get 1+9+8+4=22. Then break that down to 2+2=4. Now, take the 6 and 4 and add them together to get 6+4=10. Then break that down to 1+0=1. The 1 is Chelsea's life path number, making Chelsea is a 6-4-1. Stephanie was born on March 2, 1985 (3-2-1985), so that makes her a 5-5-1. First, add the month and day together, to get 3+2=5. That's already one digit, so we're done here. Then, add the digits in the year together, to get 1+9+8+5=23. Then break that down to 2+3=5. Now, take the 5 and 5 and add them together to get 5+5=10. Then break that down to 1+0=1. The 1 is Stephanie's life path number, making Stephanie a 5-5-1. ____________________________________ Represent the Sassy and Uncalled For podcast in style with our official tee and sweatshirt! http://represent.com/sassyanduncalledfor ____________________________________ We are super excited to announce our Patreon page. This where you can support our podcast, so we can keep giving you top notch listening entertainment! Go to Patreon.com/sassyanduncalledfor to make a donation and receive exclusive content in return and a few other perks we’re throwing in to show our appreciation for our OG Sassy Cats. ____________________________________
Imagine fitting four years worth of trash into a 16-ounce mason jar? Lauren Singer, founder of The Simply Co., an organic cleaning product company, tells us how she did it. Her zero-waste blog, Trash is for Tossers, has empowered millions of readers to lead greener lives. We also talk macarons and meows with pastry chef/baker/entrepreneur Christina Ha and her business partner and husband Simon Tung. Christina co-founded the popular patisserie Macaron Parlour before opening New York’s first cat cafe, Meow Parlour. Tune in for her next on-brand adventure: Cat Camp.
Interview! Christina Ha, Co-Founder of Meow Parlour and Creator of Cat Camp NYC “How can I bridge the gap between people who want to learn about cats and the experts who know all about cats?” Until 3 1/2 years ago, Christina’s passion was food rather than felines. But after adopting her first kitty, Mr. Socks, she decided to combine her talents as a pastry chef with a growing interest in cats by becoming the co-founder of Meow Parlour, New York City’s first-ever cat cafe. “I couldn’t understand why are were cat cafes all over the world and not in New York,” she observes. Meow Parlour partners with Kitty Kind, an all-volunteer rescue group who provides cats for the cafe, many of whom have found forever homes in the process. Christina also details her upcoming event, Cat Camp NYC, a two day feline-focused event in March featuring speakers, shopping and interaction with cat lovers from all over. To find out more about Cat Camp NYC go to: www.catcampnyc.com
When you think of cats in New York City – what comes to mind? For some people, it might the Broadway show Cats. But, the Big Apple is home to a lot of real-life felines. According the New York City Economic Development Corporation, 500,000 cats live in the city as pets. On this week's Cityscape, we're talking all about cats. Our guests include the creator of the Felines of New York blog;a co-founder of a so-called cat cafe on Manhattan's Lower East Side known as Meow Parlour; and someone who knows all about the big cats at the Bronx Zoo.
De-stress with Cats at NYC Meow Parlour; all-volunteer Kitty Kind; Search & Rescue K-9 Handler's book: What the Dog Knows
Do you like coffee? Sweets? Cats? If so, tune in to this week’s episode of Animal Instinct with host Celia Kutcher who is chatting with Emilie Legrand, the ‘catrepreneur’ and co-founder of New York City’s first cat cafe, Meow Parlour. Celia gets the scoop on the city’s hottest new cafe, asking how they were able to bring this idea to life considering hurdles from the Department of Health, how exactly the cat interaction works, and a description of their adoption process if patrons want to take a cat home. Emilie explains that from one cat to another how they tend to adapt to the unique space and socialize with customers. After the break, Emilie shares that Meow Parlour does allow children on a special schedule and that the cats get every Wednesday off, as the cafe is closed. Check out the rest of the episode to hear all about Meow Parlour! This program was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA. “Very early in the process we contacted the Department of Health, so we have two different store fronts, one with that cats and one with the bakery… We are not preparing or serving food in the [cat] space.” [4:20] “Sometimes we have people who say ‘I think I’m allergic to cats. I want to come check if I’m really allergic.’ Good thing we have a really good pharmacy around the corner!” [23:55] —Emilie Legrand on Animal Instinct