Why Zooey Deschanel Isn’t Cooking on Her New Food Show ‘What Am I Eating?’: ‘Nobody Wants to See Me Do That’

variety.com:

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Zooey Deschanel loves to cook. Her specialties include risotto and various French dishes she learned from visiting family overseas.

Even so, her new Max food series, “What Am I Eating?,” is not about her life in the kitchen. “I didn’t want to do a show where it’s like, ‘I’m an actor – watch me cook!’” Deschanel told me Monday night at a dinner celebrating the “What Am I Eating?” premiere. “Nobody wants to see me do that.” Except maybe her boyfriend, “Property Brothers” star Jonathan Scott. “Whenever someone says something to me like, ‘How was your pandemic?’ I always say, ‘I was living my best life,’” he said. “She is gourmet.

She is a great chef.” About last night when @ZooeyDeschanel is asked to name her favorite restaurant in Los Angeles. #whatamieating Do you have a favorite?

pic.twitter.com/7RDJkq9jky Each episode of “What Am I Eating?,” which originated as digital series “Your Food’s Roots,” produced by Candle Media’s ATTN:, about six years ago, dives deep into various food topics, including oils, organic fruits and vegetables, chocolate and breads. “I’m not an expert,” Deschanel said. “I come at this as a mother who wanted to learn more about healthy eating for my kids.” Deschanel is mom to a 7-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son, her children with ex-husband Jacob Pechenik. “Every time we do something on the show, we learn something,” Deschanel said. “We don’t want to scare anybody about what they’re eating.