
Alyse Whitney
Alyse Whitney (she/her) is a writer, editor, Cosmopolitan’s first-ever food columnist (Doing the Least with Alyse), TV host (Netflix’s Easy-Bake Battle and Pressure Cooker, and The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge), and cookbook author of Big Dip Energy (out in spring 2024). She is a Korean American, Jewish adoptee who resides in Los Angeles with her two rescue pups, Miso and Ritz, and is always looking for her next dish to turn into a dip—and go-to karaoke song. Follow her on Instagram and TikTok @alysewhitney.

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