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Jenny Messing

Private chef and owner of The Little JEM Kitchen in San Clemente, CA, specializing in California-style sourdough pizza and live-fire dining.

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PODCASTS

Aug 12, 2026

Pizza Story Podcast

Pizza Story Podcast

Sourdough, Fire & Leaving Corporate: Chef Jenny Messing on Building The Little Gem Kitchen | Ep 78

Aug 12 · 18m

Erica D'ArcangeloHOST

1:55

So take me through where your life and your career kind of took you before food.

Jenny MessingGUEST

2:00

Okay.

Jenny MessingGUEST

2:00

So I, let's think about this.

Jenny MessingGUEST

2:02

Okay.

Jenny MessingGUEST

2:03

So I ended up dropping out of high school.

Jenny MessingGUEST

2:06

I was very, it just wasn't really for me.

Jenny MessingGUEST

2:08

I probably had some kind of ADHD or who knows? I don't know.

Erica D'ArcangeloHOST

5:31

And I know that, you know, you grew up on pizza, but how did you craft your pizza recipe? Like, and of course, sourdough, which is my favorite top, my favorite topping or not topping topic of all time.