Mindy Kaling Says She Always Has Snacks Ready for Ex-Boyfriend B.J. Novak When He Is in Town

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Always prepared. Mindy Kaling is so close B.J. Novak that her kitchen is stocked in case he stops by for a visit.“I want to have a tacit policy in my house that you can help yourself.

You don’t even need to get a napkin or a plate. Just get a snack. My dear friend B.J. Novak will come over whenever he’s in town, and he never says he’ll stay for a meal, but he always eats a meal’s worth of snacks,” Kaling, 43, told Better Homes & Gardens for their June cover story, which was published on Wednesday, May 10.The actress continued: “I’m not going to pin this on him because I love snacks, too.

But we always make sure we have little crunchy snacks out for him … So, great snacks! That, to me, is what makes my house feel like a home.”Kaling, who is a mother to kids Katherine, 5, and Spencer, 2, broke down her preference for an “open-door” policy in her home, adding, “Being a hostess and someone who has a door wide-open policy is my dream, where you can run around barefoot, there’s tons of food and kids, where things feel beautiful and informal at the same time.”Novak, 43, and Kaling originally met while working on NBC’s sitcom The Office.

They dated on and off from 2004 to 2007, which mirrored the relationship between their onscreen characters.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesAfter the workplace comedy came to an end, Novak discussed the challenges that came with trying to move on while remaining on good terms with Kaling.“Whenever we date anyone else, I think there’s a period where the person is very skeptical of our friendship,” the director, who is the godfather of Kaling’s two kids, told Entertainment Weekly in 2013. “‘Everyone seems to think you two might be a couple, and I don’t mean to get in the way.