Jessie Sheehan

Baker, cookbook author, and host of She's My Cherry Pie

Jessie Sheehan is a cookbook author, recipe developer, and baker. She is the author of four baking books, including Snackables Bakes, and the host of Cherry Bombe’s baking podcast, She’s My Cherry Pie. She has developed recipes for many cookbooks, besides her own, and has contributed recipes, written, and/or created video content for the Washington Post, Bon Appétit, Better Homes & Gardens, Parents Magazine, Rachael Ray Everyday, Food Network and Food Network Kitchen, Fine Cooking, Epicurious, Food52, The Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family Show, Taste of Home, the Feed Feed, Kitchn, TASTE, Chowhound, Yummly, Spruce Eats and Little Sous, among others. Jessie can be found on Instagram at @jessiesheehanbakes.

Sarah Thompson 

Executive Chef at Casa Playa at Wynn and Encore Las Vegas

Sarah Thompson helms the kitchen at Casa Playa at Encore Las Vegas, where she presents a beautiful menu of coastal Mexican cuisine. Named a 2025 James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist for Best Chef: Southwest, Sarah has also collaborated with world-renowned chefs, including activities that took place at Wynn during The World's 50 Best 2024 celebrations in Las Vegas. She also hosted “Feast for a Good Cause” in partnership with Friends of James Beard Foundation and has collaborated with chefs such as Angie Mar and Elena Reygadas. Sarah takes great pride in cultivating a kitchen at Casa Playa that employs more than 50 percent women. Sarah can be found on Instagram at @sarahcthompson_.

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