It's so much fun when we get to see our favorite celebrities doing things they genuinely love. Of course, many of them enjoy acting or singing, and that's why they're so good at it but that's work. We're talking about when celebs are able to live out some of their other passions — like Jay Leno and cars, or Halle Berry and boxing. Famous celebs have fun hobbies, too, and believe it or not, a lot of them actually love food and cooking. Most celebs may have to look svelte for movies and red carpet appearances, but that doesn't mean they don't like to eat!
Proving our point, there are actually a bunch of celebs who have hosted their own cooking shows throughout the years. And no, we're not talking about cooking show hosts who became celebrities because of their cooking shows. From comedians to rap stars, these food-loving celebs have all nabbed their own cooking shows, and honestly, it's great entertainment.
A celebrity doesn't even necessarily need to be a good cook to have a good cooking show — they just have to be interested in food. Sometimes, the show is even better when the celeb is a total newb in the kitchen. It makes them all the more relatable when we see them learning their way around a Bolognese or figuring out how to make a perfect buttercream.
Keep scrolling to find out which stars have hosted their own cooking shows. If you like cooking, eating, and pop culture, all of these foodie shows hosted by celebrities are totally worth a watch.
Stanley Tucci
The Devil Wears Prada actor Stanley Tucci is the host of Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, which isn't exactly a traditional cooking show, but involves a whole lot of cooking (and yes, eating). The show sees the actor traveling through Italy, learning about the unique cuisine of various regions, and of course, learning how to make dishes. Unofficially, Stanley also uses his Instagram account to post Italian cooking videos.
Selena Gomez
In her new HBO Max cooking show, Selena + Chef, singer and actor Selena Gomez learns how to cook from professional and celebrity chefs who include Richard Blais, Aarón Sanchez, Jamie Oliver, and Padma Lakshmi. Talk about learning from the best of the best — and of course, Selena does it with style!
Amy Schumer
You might have missed this, but in 2020 Amy Schumer and her husband, Chris Fischer, nabbed their own Food Network TV show called Amy Schumer Learns To Cook. The best part is that her husband is actually a professional chef, and the show was filmed while the couple was quarantining and he decided to teach her how to cook. Hilarious!
Snoop Dogg
Yes, this is real life. Most of us know that Martha Stewart and rapper Snoop Dogg formed an unlikely friendship years ago, but they've actually capitalized on their connection by hosting a cooking-centric variety show together for the past five years. Martha & Snoop's Potluck Party Challenge sees various celebrities — including the likes of Tiffany Haddish and Matthew McConaughey — join Snoop and Martha for some very entertaining cooking sessions.
Trisha Yearwood
Country singer Trisha Yearwood has had her own Food Network cooking show since 2012 — that's nearly a decade! On Trisha's Southern Kitchen, she whips up all of her homestyle favorites and sometimes offers new takes on classic Southern dishes. She's even earned herself an Emmy for the show.
Jourdan Dunn
British supermodel Jourdan Dunn used to host a cooking show called Well Dunn With Jourdan Dunn on rapper Jay-Z's now-defunct YouTube channel, Life + Times. Jourdan's show almost always featured her supermodel friends, including Cara Delevingne and Karlie Kloss, as well as special guests.
Tiffani Thiessen
Kelly Kapowski can cook! Well, Tiffani Thiessen — the actor who played Kelly on the hit '90s show Saved by the Bell — can, anyway. Tiffani hosted Dinner at Tiffani's on the Cooking Channel for three seasons, often inviting celebrity guests, including some of her former castmates, to join her for a meal.
Brian Boitano
Olympic figure skater Brian Boitano got his chance to don the proverbial chef's hat back in 2009 when the Food Network gave him a cooking show. On What Would Brian Boitano Make? he would whip up interesting, but still relatively easy-to-prepare dishes that he'd serve to his friends at dinner parties held at the end of every episode.
Valerie Bertinelli
TV star Valerie Bertinelli has been on-screen since she was a little girl, so hosting a cooking show wasn't really outside of her comfort zone. She's been helming Valerie's Home Cooking on the Food Network since 2015, and cooking on TV is really her primary business these days. She often does cooking segments on morning shows, too.
Patricia Heaton
Based on this one teaser we found on Instagram, Everybody Loves Raymond star Patricia Heaton didn't cook so much as she mixed and poured, but she did in fact have her own short-lived cooking show on the Food Network, titled Patricia Heaton Parties. She would prepare dishes for a different themed party on each episode.
Paris Hilton
Believe it or not, Netflix gave reality TV star and OG celebutante Paris Hilton her own cooking show in 2021. On Cooking With Paris, she follows recipes in the hopes of "expanding her repertoire" and becoming a better cook. She of course then throws a fun, themed dinner for a famous friend and serves up her homemade dishes.
Michelle Obama
Former first lady Michelle Obama hosts the most adorable Netflix show for kids called Waffles + Mochi. It's part documentary and part cooking show, and on each episode, children (and their parents) learn about a specific aspect of cooking and then learn to prepare a dish or two from a professional chef.
Martina McBride
Country music star Martina McBride has been cooking on the Food Network since 2018. On Martina's Table, she lives out her passion for food by making meals designed for entertaining friends and family, whether it's a baby shower, birthday, or major food holiday like Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Ayesha Curry
As the wife of Golden State Warriors basketball star Steph Curry, Ayesha Curry became a celebrity by association, but she used that fame to launch a cooking career for herself. She's authored a couple of cook books, has a cookware line, and for a short while she hosted her own Food Network show called Ayesha's Home Kitchen.
Debi Mazar
Younger star Debi Mazar and her husband, Gabriele Corcos, hosted an awesome cooking show on the Cooking Channel for six years. It was titled Extra Virgin and celebrated her New York City roots and his Italian heritage. Their chemistry is amazing and their love for food shines through in every episode.
Haylie Duff
Actor Haylie Duff absolutely loves cooking — so much so that she had her own show on the Cooking Channel in 2014 and 2015 called the Real Girl's Kitchen. Now she cooks on the Hallmark Channel talk show Home and Family, which is hosted by Cameron Mathison and Debbie Matenopoulos.
Tia Mowry
Tia Mowry, who is best know for her '90s sitcom Sister, Sister, hosted Tia Mowry at Home on the Cooking Channel for three seasons. From grilling out with her dad, to whipping up a date-night dinner for her husband, she showed viewers how to cook lots of her favorite dishes.
