She’s the Queen of Dips
Alyse Whitney’s brand is joy, and she’s spreading it this week on Radio Cherry Bombe
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“I’d rather have someone hate me for my gratuitous use of puns than for my weight.”
Alyse Whitney, food and culture writer, TV personality, and author of Big Dip Energy, is spreading her infectious joy on Radio Cherry Bombe this week. She even arrived at the studio in Burbank, California, wearing earrings that reference her two dogs, Miso and Ritz, and a potato chip necklace preserved in glitter resin. “No one is me,” she says. “I am authentically the only Alyse Whitney in the world.” We couldn’t agree more.
If you’re still in a Super Bowl dippy mood—who isn’t? Bad Bunny forever—Alyse’s book is your resource. Your dip-tionary? Dip-pedia? We’re not as good at puns as Alyse, whose most inspired titles include:
Poutine on the Ritz Dip
Toum Raider
In Queso Emergency Dip
We love her dippable takes on diner classics, like a layered club sandwich dip with bacon-roasted tomatoes, and a tuna melt dip with a bubbly layer of melted cheese on top. (Perfect for that Heated Rivalry-themed party you might be thinking about.) It’s a cookbook that’s as maximalist as Alyse, exploding with color and humor, a great gift for the newer cooks in your life, who can… dip their toes into cooking... Really working on our puns here, sorrrrrry.
Shout out to…
SUNY Plattsburgh! Kerry and Alyse are both alums.
Bartles & Jaymes wine coolers (IYKYK)
Texts from Ina Garten (listen to get the full story from Alyse)
“A Tale of Two Inas,” Alyse’s essay in Cherry Bombe Issue No. 28: We Love Ina and also on our Substack
Dopamine dressing
A hot slice of pizza with cold, shredded cheese
Jubilee! Join us in NYC this April 25th.
Bonus! Alyse opened our Jubilee conference in L.A. last fall with an unforgettable, funny, and wrenching talk about fatphobia, identity, and self love—which is included after the interview in this week’s episode.
Check out Alyse’s recipes:
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