Lily Diamond is also known as Kale & Caramel.  In the last year, we've become fast friends, and I'm always in awe of her - so I had to have her on the podcast. In this episode we discuss: This Caramel Bacon from Project Breakfast LA - where we met! Growing up in Hawaii, switching away from a vegan diet, and her food journey after her mother's death. Her beauty recipes, hydrosols, and why she keeps a jar of raw honey in her bathroom. This article in the Washington Post and Great Grains Love for Bob's Red Mill. College life: Dramaturgy/Experimental Theater, CousCous Concoctions, and how Alice Waters changed the food game at Yale. This Vegan Gingersnap Chocolate Cream Pie - which is insanity - we ate it in parfait form.  It's heaven. Theme music is by Podcast Guest Goh Nakamura. Keep in touch via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @mslynnchen. xo Lynn

I am so thrilled to interview a good friend of mine from the early blogging days, Dawn McCoy, aka Beauty Frosting. Hear us talk about: Her connections to Lionel Richie, Barbara Streisand, Sandra Bullock, Bill Clinton, and Jerry Bruckheimer. Boxed Cake Mix Tricks, my Red Wine/Orange Soda Cake, her mother's Strawberry Jello Cake. Body Image, #BestWithinYourBounds, Body Size. Entertaining Tips, Why she should be a spokesperson for Chili's, Finger Sandwiches, Steel Magnolias Bridal Shower. #Dear15Me. Theme music is by Podcast Guest Goh Nakamura. Keep in touch via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @mslynnchen. xo Lynn

In episode 56 of The Actor's Diet Podcast, I interview Whitney Adams, an award-winning blogger, sommelier, on-camera host, and one of LA Weekly's Most Interesting People. In this episode they discuss: Her past life as an actor. Her history with eating disorders. How she became a wine expert, and how wine helped heal her relationship with food. One of her six tattoos, which you can see in this video. Hangover cures, Sqirl's burnt toast, how to spit into a spittoon (that's a real word). Theme music is by Podcast Guest Goh Nakamura. Keep in touch via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @mslynnchen. xo Lynn

The 55th podcast guest is a fellow actor/food podcaster, Kathryn "Kat" Fiore.  Kat hosts The Down and Dirty Kitchen with Peter Cambor, who  I went to college with.  In this episode: LA Weekly's Burger Festival - don't bring your baby. IHOP, Soup Plantation. Easy Bake Ovens. Chinese Food, Ethiopian Food, and Koronet Pizza in NYC. Almond Joy Cake at Sycamore Kitchen, Ice Cream at Carmela/Atticus Creamery/Salt and Straw/Sweet Rose Creamery. Keep in touch via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @mslynnchen. xo Lynn

My guest this show is Dwayne Perkins - standup comedian, actor, author, and fellow podcaster.  In this episode, we discuss: What is a "foodie?" How Dwayne likes his sandwiches at Subway, and his tea at Starbucks. PG Tips n Toast. Body Image, Diet, The Four Hour Body, and Dwayne's Morning Shake Recipe, and the wonderful world of Green Smoothies. Eating at Comedy Clubs - The Glee in Birmingham, Hunan Food in China, Comedy Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, The Ha Ha Cafe and The Improv. Thai Town food (Ruen Pair) Theme music by Goh Nakamura. Keep in touch via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @mslynnchen. xo Lynn

This is a special show because I get interview my father-in-law David. In this episode: Road Food by Jane and Michael Stern. Dr. Dean Ornish's Diet. Rendezvous in Memphis, Abe's BBQ in Mississipi. Wendy's Salad Skillz, and Abe becoming a vegetarian. Places to eat in Philadelphia: Vedge,Hip City Veg, Jose Garces' Restaurants, Marc Vetri's Restaurants, Zama, Talula's Table. Skyline's Cincinnati Chili (and the David Greenwald version). Keep in touch via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @mslynnchen

My guest is comic/writer Jenny Yang - we talk about scallion pancakes, running, and body image.  Keep in touch via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @mslynnchen. xo Lynn

My guest is writer Amelia Morris - we talk about her blog (and book and cooking show) Bon Appetempt. Keep in touch via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @mslynnchen. xo Lynn

For the 50th episode, I interview podcast legend Kulap Vilaysack.  Follow Kulap on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook; check out her documentary Origin Story, and of course, listen to her show Who Charted?  Keep in touch via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @mslynnchen. xo Lynn

I interview actor/comedian Johnny Skourtis all about Greek food, finding the perfect string cheese, and why he hates pickles - while on the set of our new movie, "Dying to Kill." Keep in touch via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @mslynnchen. xo Lynn