Selena Gomez leaves her home kitchen and heads to some of Los Angeles’ hottest cuisines on a new Food Network show.
Selena + Restaurantpremiering May 2 on Food Network, will take viewers into the kitchens of six buzzy Los Angeles restaurants.
The cooking skills Gomez learned on her show Max Selena + Chef – where chefs help the pop star and actress learn to cook – will be put to the test by some of LA’s top chefs, including Shirley Chung, Keith Corbin, Stephanie Izard, Andrew and Michelle Muñoz, Wolfgang Puck and Marcel Vigneron.
Over the course of six episodes, the Only murders in the building star will be tested by chefs in hopes of creating a new dish for each restaurant’s menu. Gomez’s best friend, Raquelle Stevens, contestant Selena + Chefwill accompany him throughout the show.
“After cooking primarily virtually from my kitchen with some of the best chefs for the past four years, I was excited to enter their world,” Gomez said in a statement. “You’ll have to see if being in person improved my skills.”
The series starts with double episodes. The first episode features Puck at his Beverly Hills restaurant CUT Steakhouse and the second episode features Chung at his Culver City restaurant, Ms Chi.
At CUT, Gomez and Stevens join Puck as Gomez must pass Puck’s test and master one of his classic dishes. She will also create her version of a spicy seafood dish in hopes of adding it to the menu.
Host Selena Gomez and chef Wolfgang Puck’s dish, “Selena Ceviche.”
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Host Selena Gomez and Chef Shirley Chung’s dish “Nai Nai Dumpling Soup.”
At Ms. Chi’s, Gomez joins Chung in the kitchen to prepare a “fusion version of a beloved dish from Selena’s childhood,” according to the release. Gomez and Stevens will visit four additional restaurants throughout the season.
Take a look at the other places the duo will stop:
Lemon tree
Lemon tree
Sam Frost
Gomez will join Vigneron at Hollywood hotspot Lemon Grove. The rooftop restaurant is located in the boutique hotel and member’s club, The Aster. The spot opened in 2022 and is inspired by old Hollywood.
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Alta Restaurant
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Corbin and Gomez will spend time in the kitchen at soul food restaurant Alta. Corbin and co-chef Daniel Patterson opened the first group of Alta restaurants in the Bay Area before opening their Los Angeles restaurant in the West Adams neighborhood. Corbin’s vision of soul food blends traditional West African cuisine with California cuisine….
