01of 09Kevin BaconKevin Bacon is One of the Sexy Stars in the Kitchen for People’s 2023 SMA Issue.Williams + HirakawaThe star harnessedhis love of cookingas a struggling actor in N.Y.C. “My brother had this term called ‘mung,’ ” saysBacon, 65. “For anything that you put in a pan, fry up and eat.” While his frugal days are behind him, the actor, who hosts his podcastSix Degrees, can “still make some version of mung” that might even impress wife Kyra Sedgwick and their two adult kids: “If you’ve got a can of tuna and some capers, some noodles and some oil and herbs, you can make something amazing.”
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Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon is One of the Sexy Stars in the Kitchen for People’s 2023 SMA Issue.Williams + Hirakawa
Williams + Hirakawa
The star harnessedhis love of cookingas a struggling actor in N.Y.C. “My brother had this term called ‘mung,’ ” saysBacon, 65. “For anything that you put in a pan, fry up and eat.” While his frugal days are behind him, the actor, who hosts his podcastSix Degrees, can “still make some version of mung” that might even impress wife Kyra Sedgwick and their two adult kids: “If you’ve got a can of tuna and some capers, some noodles and some oil and herbs, you can make something amazing.”
02of 09Leslie Odom Jr.Leslie Odom Jr. Thinks of Meal Prep as His “Time Away”.Mei TaoLike so many, theBroadway star, 42, started cooking more during the early days of the pandemic. “It was almost like my 6 o’clock curtain,” he says. “I felt like I had an audience, and I would get my little applause when I did well. It was a way that I could stay connected to something creative.” The actor-singer perfecteda beet poke bowl and relishes his meal prepas “time away.” “Nobody can need me for an hour,” says the father of two, who’s set to release his new albumWhen a Crooner Diesthis month. “I find it really restorative."
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Leslie Odom Jr.
Leslie Odom Jr. Thinks of Meal Prep as His “Time Away”.Mei Tao
Mei Tao
Like so many, theBroadway star, 42, started cooking more during the early days of the pandemic. “It was almost like my 6 o’clock curtain,” he says. “I felt like I had an audience, and I would get my little applause when I did well. It was a way that I could stay connected to something creative.” The actor-singer perfecteda beet poke bowl and relishes his meal prepas “time away.” “Nobody can need me for an hour,” says the father of two, who’s set to release his new albumWhen a Crooner Diesthis month. “I find it really restorative."
03of 09Carson DalyCarson Daly Says Food Is at the ‘Epicenter’ of His Family.Jake ChessumTheTodayshow cohost, 50, enjoysthis classic reverse-seared bone-in rib eye steakso much that he’d eat it as his last meal on earth. “I really do love it,” saysDaly, adding that he’d pair it with wife Siri’s smashed potatoes, “a great bottle of wine and a nice leafy salad.” The father of four says food “is at the epicenter” of his family’s house: “Around 4 o’clock to 7, the kitchen [is] centered around dinner that night, kids doing homework and in and out for sports. I love to create an environment that’s family-friendly and fun.”
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Carson Daly
Carson Daly Says Food Is at the ‘Epicenter’ of His Family.Jake Chessum
Jake Chessum
TheTodayshow cohost, 50, enjoysthis classic reverse-seared bone-in rib eye steakso much that he’d eat it as his last meal on earth. “I really do love it,” saysDaly, adding that he’d pair it with wife Siri’s smashed potatoes, “a great bottle of wine and a nice leafy salad.” The father of four says food “is at the epicenter” of his family’s house: “Around 4 o’clock to 7, the kitchen [is] centered around dinner that night, kids doing homework and in and out for sports. I love to create an environment that’s family-friendly and fun.”
04of 09Michael BubléMichael Bublé Credits His Italian Heritage for His Love of Food.Jeff Lipsky“Food is a big part of our life,” says thesinger, 48, about “creating memories” with his family. He credits his Italian heritage for inspiring his talents in the kitchen, like perfecting his grandmother’s risotto recipe. Now the crooner, who just launched hisFraser & Thompson whiskey brand, is sharing those same experiences with his wife and four children, noting that what fulfills him as a dad is “everybody in the kitchen making a mess and having fun.”
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Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé Credits His Italian Heritage for His Love of Food.Jeff Lipsky
Jeff Lipsky
“Food is a big part of our life,” says thesinger, 48, about “creating memories” with his family. He credits his Italian heritage for inspiring his talents in the kitchen, like perfecting his grandmother’s risotto recipe. Now the crooner, who just launched hisFraser & Thompson whiskey brand, is sharing those same experiences with his wife and four children, noting that what fulfills him as a dad is “everybody in the kitchen making a mess and having fun.”
05of 09Stanley TucciStanley Tucci Cooks on Instagram and on His Show ‘Searching for Italy’.Williams Sonoma"If I go more than a day without pasta, I’m like, ‘Something’s wrong,’ ” theSearching for Italyhost, 63, says.
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Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci Cooks on Instagram and on His Show ‘Searching for Italy’.Williams Sonoma
Williams Sonoma
“If I go more than a day without pasta, I’m like, ‘Something’s wrong,’ ” theSearching for Italyhost, 63, says.
06of 09Brooklyn BeckhamBrooklyn Beckham Says Cooking “Relaxes” Him.Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram“I always love keeping busy, and I found with cooking, it’s the only thing that kind of relaxes me and chills me out,” the24-year-oldsaid last year.
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Brooklyn Beckham
Brooklyn Beckham Says Cooking “Relaxes” Him.Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram
Brooklyn Beckham/Instagram
“I always love keeping busy, and I found with cooking, it’s the only thing that kind of relaxes me and chills me out,” the24-year-oldsaid last year.
07of 09Snoop DoggSnoop Dogg recently released his new cookbook, ‘From Crook to Cook’.Heather GildroyWhen we get the family together, I like to cook party wings and french fries,” says therapper, 52, who has two cookbooks,From Crook to CookandGoon With a Spoon(with E-40).
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Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg recently released his new cookbook, ‘From Crook to Cook’.Heather Gildroy
Heather Gildroy
When we get the family together, I like to cook party wings and french fries,” says therapper, 52, who has two cookbooks,From Crook to CookandGoon With a Spoon(with E-40).
08of 09LudacrisLudacris Shows Off His Cooking Skills in discovery+ special ‘Luda Can’t Cook’.Courtesy Food Network“I can cook tacos. But I want to learn [more],” therapper, 46, said of his culinary skills, featured in the discovery+ specialLuda Can’t Cook.
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Ludacris
Ludacris Shows Off His Cooking Skills in discovery+ special ‘Luda Can’t Cook’.Courtesy Food Network
Courtesy Food Network
“I can cook tacos. But I want to learn [more],” therapper, 46, said of his culinary skills, featured in the discovery+ specialLuda Can’t Cook.
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Corey B
Courtesy Corey B.
source: people.com
