Today’s guest is Alyse Whitney, the author of “Big Dip Energy,” a celebration of dips for parties, dinner, dessert, and everyday life, and a host and judge on food TV shows including “Easy-Bake Battle,” “Pressure Cooker,” and “Chopped.” Alyse joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her path from entertainment journalism to food media and how her love of hosting and feeding people became the foundation for her career.

They also discovered on air that they both went to the State University of New York (SUNY) at Plattsburgh (go, Cardinals!), and they reminisce about college life near the Canadian border, Montréal adventures, and, of course, poutine. Alyse shares the story behind her cookbook, what it was like working on Chrissy Teigen’s Cravings, her signature joyful style, and her approach to entertaining that’s all about fun, flavor, and not taking things too seriously.

In the second half of the episode, we’re sharing Alyse’s powerful solo talk from Cherry Bombe’s first-ever Jubilee conference in Los Angeles, where she opens up about identity, perception, fatphobia, and what it means to take up space—on the page, on TV, and in real life—exactly as you are.

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Alyse Whitney Of “Big Dip Energy” On Joy & Body Positivity

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Alyse Whitney Of “Big Dip Energy” On Joy & Body Positivity