Does Selena Gomez have a cooking show? Singer's Emmy-nominated series has featured many culinary stars

Selena Gomez, who is a singer and an actor, as well as a producer and beauty brand owner, started her cooking show, Selena + Chef in 2020. The reality TV cooking show premiered on HBO Max (now Max) during the COVID-19 lockdown and is shot in Selena's kitchen. Since then, the show has been renewed for four seasons. Apart from hosting, it also has Selena learning cooking skills from the best chefs in the business.

The show, Selena + Chef received a 2023 Daytime Emmy nomination for outstanding culinary series. Following the first season's success, Selena Gomez joined hands with chefs in their kitchen, with the new cooking show Selena + Restaurant, available to watch on Food Network and Max.

Gomez has spread her magic in the show in an unscripted reality show! (Image via Instagram/ @selenagomez)

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Selena Gomez learns to cook on her show Selena + Chef

During the lockdown for the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Selena Gomez tested her cooking skills and learned to better her cooking skills. The singer-actor would interact and learn from the industry's best chefs. Selena + Chef evolved over the four seasons as the singer faced cuts, burns, and even fires in her kitchen.

The first four seasons featured celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsay, Padma Lakshmi, Marcus Samuelsson, José Andrés, and Rachael Ray, among others. The first three seasons saw the Love On singer learning from her co-chefs over video call due to the pandemic restrictions.

However, the fourth season was filmed in Malibu. The location was a pleasant surprise for Disney fans as Selena filmed her show in the same beach house where Hannah Montana was primarily filmed.

Max shared a glimpse of the show on YouTube after Selena made Korean breakfast tacos with her grandparents in the kitchen with her. The Only Murders In The Building star is also on a video call with chef Roy Choi, who taught her how to make the dish.

She then calls her best friend, Taylor Swift, to show her the dish. Selena tells Taylor that she just wanted to show her the dish because she was proud of herself. Taylor Swift told Selena that she was proud too and had been waiting for the latter to become "obsessed with cooking."

Apart from these interactions, fans also love that at the end of each episode Selena + Chef makes a donation of $10,000 to the celebrity guest chef's preferred charity. According to Billboard, by the fourth season, the program had raised $400,000 for 26 non-profit organizations.

The Food Network also announced the four-part special, Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays, released in November 2023. It showed the singer learning to cook meals for the holiday season.

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Selena Gomez's New Cooking Show: Selena + Restaurant

Selena Gomez's cooking series didn't stop with Selena + Chef as she debuted her new series Selena + Restaurant on May 2, 2024. The show premiered with two back-to-back episodes on Food Network and is available for streaming on Max.

While Selena Gomez started cooking during the pandemic in her kitchen virtually with chefs, in Selena + Restaurant, she will be stepping into their world to cook with celebrity chefs. Over six episodes, Gomez and her best friend, Raquelle Stevens head to multiple Los Angeles restaurants and cook with renowned chefs. The singer will also cook a signature dish that may be featured in the restaurant's menu.

According to Variety, she has cooked with chefs Shirley Chung of Ms Chi, Keith Corbin at Alta, Stephanie Izard of Girl & the Goat, Andrew and Michelle Muñoz at Moo’s Craft Barbecue, Wolfgang Puck at CUT, and Marcel Vigneron of Lemon Grove.

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Apart from Selena + Chef, the singer was also shooting for Only Murders In The Building, and promoting her beauty brand Rare Beauty. The last episode of Selena + Restaurant was released on May 16 on Food Network and will be available for streaming on Max.