Ham El-Waylly Wants To Cook With Ms. Rachel And Lady Gaga

Today’s guest is Ham El-Waylly—chef, recipe developer, restaurateur, and author of the new cookbook “Hello, Home Cooking: Doable Dishes for Every Day.” Ham is also the co-founder of the Brooklyn restaurant Strange Delight and part of an NYC culinary power couple with his wife, Sohla El-Waylly. Ham joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about growing up in Doha, watching “Yan Can Cook” on repeat, meeting Sohla at the Culinary Institute of America, being a girl dad, and his restaurant life. He also shares the story behind some of his favorite “Hello, Home Cooking” recipes, including a nostalgic Brazilian-inspired dessert, a viral-ready date fudge, and a silky tahini-tofu dip. ( Click here for the tahini-tofu dip recipe.) This interview was recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center. Cherry Bombe on Substack The Jubilee Business Owners Pass application Our new Mom’s the Bombe issue Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions, tickets to upcoming events, and more. More on Ham: Instagram , Strange Delight , "Hello, Home Cooking" cookbook More on Kerry: Instagram , “So You Want To Open A Restaurant” Substack series

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This episode was published on Mar 23, 2026.

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