Shameless Self-Promotion: Food & Fashion Conversation at the Frist Art Museum this Saturday, March 1
The first Callaway Conversation at the Frist, Nashville's premiere art museum, features my good friend Kerry Diamond, who joins me to talk about the sweet spot where these two genres overlap
FOOD AND FASHION: WHERE APPETITE MEETS AESTHETICS
Saturday, March 1, 2025
4:00–5:00 p.m. CST
Frist Art Museum Auditorium
919 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203
This Saturday, March 1, I have the honor of welcoming my dear friend Kerry Diamond to Nashville to join me on stage for the debut of Callaway Conversations at the Frist, my new series of talks taking place at the Frist Art Museum (there are two more in 2025). We’re talking about food and fashion, tied to the museum’s great new exhibit, Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism.
Kerry and I have known each other since the late ‘90s, when we were both working as fashion journalists in New York City. She eventually switched over to PR (like the best of us…) and spent several years in the late aughts opening restaurants in Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens. During that time, she noticed and experienced firsthand the lack of exposure, support and resources for women in the food industry. In 2013, Kerry launched a magazine to provide just that.
Today, Cherry Bombe is much more than just a magazine. It’s a freaking movement, with robust coast-to-coast programming; a killer podcast, Radio Cherry Bombe (when does Kerry sleep?!); and a rapturously attended spring conference, called Jubilee (get it?). It’s currently the largest annual gathering of women in the food and beverage industry in the country.
Obviously, I’m enormously proud of Kerry and what she’s accomplished. So there was no question who I was going to cast as my expert for this talk. Thanks to her deep experience in both fashion and food, she really knows what she’s talking about.
Please join me in welcoming Kerry to Nashville and to the Frist this Saturday, March 1. Our talk, Food and Fashion: Where Appetite Meets Aesthetics, starts at 4 PM and is free with museum admission. Those who cant’t make it to Nashville or can’t make it down to the museum can join us virtually via this link. There will be a Q&A so come with questions!
I’ll close with the official spiel from the program. (I also included Kerry’s bio below, so you can read about all of the cool things she’s accomplished - and her pic, because she’s gorgeous.) See you on Saturday!
Libby
FOOD AND FASHION: WHERE APPETITE MEETS AESTHETICS
The worlds of food and fashion are more intertwined than ever before. Food imagery is gracing the runways of brands from Loewe to Chanel, and renowned fashion houses like Hermès and Prada are collaborating with chefs and pastry artists, blurring the lines between culinary and couture artistry. Beyond aesthetics, food has emerged as a powerful identity signifier—much like fashion and music—communicating values and social belonging. Fashionable creatives are embracing food as a medium of expression, using it to tell stories, challenge norms, and push the boundaries of both taste and style.
This talk will explore how these two dynamic industries are influencing one another, creating a vibrant and delicious intersection. In this first edition of Callaway Conversations at the Frist, Nashville creative consultant Libby Callaway talks to Kerry Diamond, the founder of Cherry Bombe, a media company that’s all about women and food.
About Kerry Diamond
Kerry Diamond is the founder of Cherry Bombe, a media company that celebrates women in and around the world of food. Kerry hosts Radio Cherry Bombe, the #1 podcast in the U.S. about women and food, and has interviewed hundreds of notable guests, including Ina Garten, Martha Stewart, Padma Lakshmi, Sofia Coppola, and Nigella Lawson. Kerry also hosted the HBO Max companion podcast for Julia, the series inspired by the life of Julia Child. She is the author of The Cherry Bombe Cookbook, which features recipes from 100+ culinary creatives, and is editor-in-chief of Cherry Bombe’s print magazine.
