Cover Daniel Martin, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in episode 101 of ‘With Love, Meghan’ (Photo: Netflix)
Daniel Martin, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in episode 101 of ‘With Love, Meghan’ (Photo: Netflix)
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With Pamela Anderson and Meghan Markle in the mix, these celebrity cooking shows go from soothing to wildly indulgent
In the age of aspirational content, celebrity cooking shows have become a genre of their own. Helmed by actors-turned-royalty, beach-babes-turned-beauty-icons, these lifestyle productions are part reality TV, part performance art. Whether it’s an A-lister fumbling through burnt toast or gliding through Tuscan kitchens in linen, celebrity cooking shows give us a rare glimpse of what life is like inside a famous person’s kitchen—and we’re here for it. Here are a few gems.
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1. ‘Pamela’s Garden of Eden’
While technically a lifestyle series, the kitchen scenes in Pamela’s Garden of Eden are the quiet heart of the show. Pamela Anderson doesn’t posture for the camera. She steeps tea, gathers herbs from her garden and prepares gentle, mostly plant-based meals in soft light. It’s cooking as self-care, intimate and unaffected, more about ritual than recipes. The result is as calming as it is quietly radical, much like her approach to beauty of late.
2. ‘Selena + Chef’
Selena Gomez brings humility and humour to Selena + Chef, a cooking show where she works with world-class chefs to guide her through meals she’s never made before. The charm lies in her candid, honest reactions—burnt food, real nerves and the kind of kitchen chaos many viewers know all too well. It’s disarming, genuinely informative and refreshingly ego-free.
3. ‘Cooking with Paris’
Cooking with Paris is absurd and excessive, yet somehow endearingly relatable. Paris Hilton tackles recipes with rhinestone kitchenware and absolutely no culinary training. She mispronounces ingredient names, sets off smoke alarms and makes unicorn-shaped desserts. The show is chaos wrapped in couture, perfect for anyone who’s ever panicked over a pasta packet but wished they looked better doing it. It’s hot!
4. ‘Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party’
When Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg first teamed up, it sounded like a novelty act. But Potluck Dinner Party proved to be a clever high-low fusion, blending Martha’s uptown precision with Snoop’s laid-back sensibilities. Whether they’re making lobster or instant noodles, the chemistry is real and the vibe is unmatched. It’s not quite a traditional cooking show, but it’s wildly entertaining. Which one of them is the fish out of water? You decide. Frankly, both look like they’re right at home.
5. ‘With Love, Meghan’
Meghan Markle’s Netflix series With Love, Meghan is a curated lifestyle showcase set in a Montecito estate, only a few miles from the Sussexes’ real-life mansion. She crafts beeswax candles, assembles balloon arches and prepares dishes like one-pot spaghetti and lemon-honey cake. While the show aims for warmth and elegance, critics have noted its lack of authenticity. However, some viewers find comfort in its escapist charm, appreciating the serene visuals and Markle’s polished and cheery presentation.
