The Actor's Diet

Lisa Q. Fetterman is the co-founder of Nomiku, the world's first wifi sous vide machine.  If that sounds familiar, you may have heard about it when she appeared on  Shark Tank .  We talk all about what it's like to have husbands named Abe, and dealing with rejection/success.  Plus learn how she begged Mario Batali for a job in Italian and where to get the best Mission Burr...

I’ve been friends with actor Leonardo Nam for a really long time.  Some of you may remember when we worked together on the second season of  Nice Girls Crew  but I think a lot more of you will recognized him as “Felix Lutz” on HBO’s  Westworld  – which he recently received a SAG nomination for! We talk about coffee, donuts, food in Argentina and Australia, cold lasagn...

Design Sponge is one of those sites I look to - not only for inspiration in my daily life, but also as a blogger.  Grace Bonney, the founder, always seems to get it right.  She seems to possess an effortless access to parts of her brain that I have spent several decades searching for. (I'm still looking.)  And yet, she remains completely approachable. Grace and I talk quite a b...

YAY MOLLY YEH!  The amazing blogger behind the award-winning site  My Name is Yeh  is my latest podcast guest and I couldn't be happier to talk to her.  In this episode, we talk about being a female percussionist at Juilliard, life on the farm, body image and food blogging, and her new cookbook,  Molly on the Range . The  Molly on the Range  Los Angeles book sign...

I first met Katie Dalebout via our fellow podcast buddy  Jessica Murnane .  We went to  Sqirl  and ate cozy foods and bonded.  She is now one of my favorite virtual friends.  In this episode, Katie and I discuss growing up in a controlling household and her eating disorder.  Find out how she started journaling and landed a book deal. Plus, microwaving peanut butt...

Fohr Card is a directory that connects brands and agencies with bloggers and content creators.  I use it whenever someone wants to see my social media/blog stats - sort of like the sizing chart I fill out when I go in for commercial auditions.  Only, this is for my site.  Today's guest is with the co-founder of  FohrCard.com , James Nord. We discuss Georgia (and Flori...

Remember that epic birthday brunch for Uncle Robert that my cousin  Kristine Kidd  recently made?  I saw Ethan Peck there (his dad is Kristine's husband, Steve) and asked him to be a guest on the podcast.   We talk about what his work out routine, plus what he eats on set, at home and at In-n-Out. Tell Me How I Die  is Ethan's latest film and it's releasing...

I've had Jasmin Singer on the blog before - we've eaten a few times together (I've got to get back to  Stuff I Eat !) and caught up at the  BlogHer Conference  recently.  Jasmin and I met 16 years ago, via the NiteStar Theater Company  (also how I met my friends  Christy Meyers , and  Eboni Booth ).  We talk about our history with eating disorders, veganism,...

I recently met Nick Jandl in person because we both went back to  New England Music Camp  to teach a Master Class on Acting recently.  We talk about how camp food, newlywed life, his favorite roasted chicken recipe, the pressure to look like a "leading man," and his deep love of  ice cream. I'm going to try to get his mom's meatloaf recipe for y'all too! Theme music is by Podca...

Hilah Johnson is no stranger to The Actor's Diet - you've seen us make several food videos together ( Kaya Toast  and  Sooo Cali Hot Dogs ) and there's so much more to come! We talk about how she started her cooking show with her husband Chris, how to make money on YouTube, what she ate growing up, and how she became the kitchen guru she is today.  Hilah also has  a bunch of co...

Ming Tsai is a James Beard and Emmy Award Winning chef, author, and TV Host/Producer.  When I spoke at  Wellesley  in 2012 I tried to have dinner at his restaurant  Blue Ginger , where I’d been hearing about his signature Garlic Black Pepper Lobster dish.  I’ve still never eaten his food, but we did hang out at the  C-100 Conference. In this podcast, we talk about wha...

I'm a huge Rachael Ray fan.  Watching 30 Minute Meals was instrumental in my eating disorder recovery.  I've grown with her over the years - literally digesting everything she's put out - and my favorite thing to unwind with after a long day is her daily talk show.  Grant Melton is Senior Associate Culinary Producer and contributor for the Rachael Ray Show - and one of the reas...

I first met Kristin Guy when she was known as " The Cuisinerd " (via  Nastassia Johnson ) at  Short Cake Bakery .  Now she's sharing her talents over at the Saveur Award nominated  Dine X Design . We discuss tacos, places to shop for tableware, her life as a food stylist/recipe developer, what it's like to throw a  Christmas party in July , swimming with old ladi...

My 70th podcast guest is actor Brittany Ishibashi ( Runaways ). We discuss what she eats on set, food growing up, her calorie-counting past, and why she wanted TV Dinners for her birthday. Theme music is by Podcast Guest Goh Nakamura . Keep in touch via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @mslynnchen. xo Lynn

If you're wondering  What's Gaby Cooking , you're about to find out!  Gaby Dalkin is my latest podcast guest! We talk about our mutual obsession with Rachael Ray, how she develops recipes, where she likes to shop for food, her upcoming trip to Italy, and her fear of yellow mustard. Theme music is by Podcast Guest Goh Nakamura . Keep in touch via Instagram, Twitter, and Fac...

Katie Joy Horwitch is a longtime blog friend.  Like, since the beginning of this blog.  I'm so thrilled to have watched her grow over the years - from a fellow blogger, to one of the founding editors of  The Chalkboard Mag , to the #GirlBoss she is today with  WANT: Women Against Negative Talk  (listen to our interview  here ). Theme music is by Podcast Guest Goh...

How fun to interview my good friend Nick Hoffa for the podcast!  We've been friends for a long time, you've seen him (and his wife  Meredith ) all over this blog, plus he's my  acting teacher/coach . In this episode we discuss pubs in England, our college diets, and how eating Paleo helped him with an autoimmune disease called  Ankylosing Spondylitis . Theme music is by Po...

When I first shared  my eating disorder story  six years ago, Andie Mitchell was the very first person to comment.  We have been virtual friends since the beginning of T.A.D. and it's been a thrill watching her grow into the NY Times Bestselling author she is today. We talk  Shake Shack  hangovers, oatmeal phases, what it's like to be a weight loss/body image rol...

Actor Mickey Sumner is my 65th podcast guest - who I met while filming the SuperDeluxe web series  Caring ! We talk about growing up on an organic farm in England, getting off sugar/gluten, Lyme Disease, eating IHOP and Krispy Kreme for the first time in  The End of the Tour , her bone broth recipe, and why she avoids fish. Theme music is by Podcast Guest Goh Nakamura . Keep in touc...

Actor  Elizabeth Hendrickson and I first met in NYC, over 13 years ago on the ABC Soap Opera All My Children . We talk about her obsession with the gym, Ranch/Russian dressing, and how she doesn't like to eat anything cute. Theme music is by Podcast Guest Goh Nakamura . Keep in touch via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @mslynnchen. xo Lynn

In episode 63 I talk with award-winning journalist Lisa Ling about food on the road, abroad, and at home.  We also talk a lot about the struggle with social media, body image and eating disorders.  Theme music is by Podcast Guest Goh Nakamura . Keep in touch via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @mslynnchen. xo Lynn

Episode 62 of  The Actor's Diet Podcast  is up!  With writer  Kelsey Miller !  I heard her over at  Jessica Murnane's   One Part Podcast  and knew I had to get her as a guest. We talk about her history with dieting and how she started  The Anti-Diet Project , her relationship with food while writing her book  Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got...

Remember my leading man  Parry Shen  from  Yes We're Open ?  He's now a soap opera star!  And my 61st guest on  The Actor's Diet Podcast .  In this episode we discuss his diet for  General Hospital , set life, making food for his family, how to make beets/brussels sprouts taste good, and how he feels like he's in the best shape of his life. Theme music is by...

My 60th guest on  The Actor's Diet Podcast  is  Lisa Lee ! In this episode we talk about her trip to Maui, Thousand-Year-Old Eggs  and  Salted Eggs , South African School Lunches, the food in the Tech World - at  Facebook Offices   and around the Pandora Offices ( Taiwan Bento ,  Suya Grill ), and Travel Food. We also talk about whether we should g...

Stephanie Kordan is also known as  "The Sensual Foodie"  - food writer, photographer, artist, mom, and creative spirit. In this episode we discuss: Her fiancee  Eddie Lin  and what it's like when a woman eats snake. Vegan Foods:  Kite Hill Cheese ,  Matthew Kenney's M.A.K.E. ,  Crossroad's Chicken and Waffles . How to slow down/take pleasure in your food, an...