As she told reporter Rebecca Deurlein in the latest issue of Cherry Bombe, "I can see a dozen other cities where The Sports Bra is needed. It's Jenny's dream to open more locations. It's been a real community hub for moments both celebratory and serious, from cheering on Serena Williams during her final match to writing letters on behalf of Brittney Griner. Her Portland, Oregon, space is filled with female sports memorabilia, all the TVs are tuned to women's sports, and many of the food & beverage purveyors are female-fueled brands and companies. Chef Jenny Nguyen had the genius idea for the project, ran a successful Kickstarter campaign, and opened the doors on April 1st, 2022. #foodpodcast #entrepreneurs #pie #cookbooksĬurious about the most important people, places & trends of 2022 in food, drink & hospitality? One of the most significant spots to open its doors last year was The Sports Bra! (That's not a typo.) The Sports Bra is the first sports bar dedicated to female sports. Thank you to Kerrygold / Ornua Ingredients North America for supporting our show. Stacey talks with host Abena Anim-Somuah (she/her) about all of this and more, and she leaves a voicemail to her future self. Fast forward, her passion project has been turned into a book-”50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant’s Love Letter To The United States Through Pie”-that will be published on June 13th by Little, Brown and Company's Voracious imprint. Laid off from her job in fashion during the pandemic, she “hard pivoted” and found work at the Four & Twenty Blackbirds pie shop in Brooklyn. This week, we look into the future with Stacey Mei Yan Fong, creator of 50 Pies 50 States and general manager of Big Night in Brooklyn.īack around 2015, Stacey was feeling “lost in the sauce,” as she puts it, and living in NYC, far away from her native Hong Kong, when she started her ambitious project to bake 50 pies, each representing a different state. The latest episode of Cherry Bombe's new podcast, The Future Of Food Is You, is now live.
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