Writing and Media

‘The Dish: Friedman curates, plates flavorful voyage’ — Malibu Surfside News
Lynne Friedman cooks from the heart and exudes joy as she creates innovative and exciting cuisine. Friedman delights in entertaining and enjoys curating intimate dinner parties, and creating upscale, one-of-a-kind cakes that sometimes have moving parts to them. http://www.malibusurfsidenews.com/life-arts-dining-out/dish-friedman-curates-plates-flavorful-voyage


‘Hamburgers, Hemorrhages, and Haute cuisine’—Los Angeles in the 1970s: Weird Scenes Inside the Goldmine (published by Rare Bird Lit)
Lynne takes the reader on a journey back into her Angelino youth with her foodie father and interweaves Los Angeles culinary history and it’s seismic breakthrough at the end of the decade. The book is for sale on Barnes and Noble or Amazon.


‘Discovering the open spirit of Rio de Janiero’—Los Angeles Times
Lynne journeys down to her beloved Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s birthplace to train with world famous Kyra Gracie. Boxing in a favela, hang-gliding and samba are all part of a trip worth fighting for.


‘Raising the Dead in Burma – Part I’—wandermelon
‘Raising the Dead in Burma – Part II’—wandermelon
Going back to the birthplace of her mother, grandmother and great grandmother, a trip that started as a search for family graves in a Yangon Cemetery leads Lynne and her family through a country that is very much alive.


‘Dressed Stark to Finessed’—Malibu Times Magazine
Lynne falls in step behind Hollywood’s premier celebrity real estate staging artist as she prepares rock star Slash’s Hollywood Hills property for sale. While she follows Beth Ann Shepherd through downtown and Hollywood on this design challenge, Lynne shares Beth Ann’s design secrets and tips on how to dress any home to close the deal in record time.