These 9 Celebrity Chefs Use Their Home Kitchens for Instagram Cooking Shows

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives across the country and the world. For example, on St. Patrick’s Day this year, many people had to forgo the usual parades and celebrations, instead remaining hunkered down at home. Thankfully, Martha Stewart provided a taste of normalcy as she whipped up Irish soda bread and filmed it for all to see—and she’s not the only famous chef sharing her quarantine recipes online. Massimo Bottura’s three-Michelin-star Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy—a frequent top-five on World’s 50 Best Restaurants lists—can’t greet diners anymore, so instead he’s hosting cooking shows on his Instagram.

Because many of us are baking, grilling, and roasting at home during this time of social distancing, could these chefs have found their new calling as cooking-show hosts in their own home kitchens? Tune in to the following nine Instagram posts for completely free shows—and a glimpse of the covetable home kitchens of these chefs.

Ina Garten

Crisis cosmos, anyone? In the Barefoot Contessa’s latest Instagram video, she shifts from culinary arts to mixology by demo-ing how to make her favorite cocktail, but with a twist that made us laugh out loud. (Spoiler alert: It's a big-guzzler size…for one.) In her kitchen are all-white cabinetry with glass cupboards, along with sleek black countertops, for a very traditional look.

Christina Tosi

Missing your Milk Bar fix or need to commemorate a special occasion with something sugary? Christina Tosi digs into the archives to showcase tips—including the “secret weapon” of cornflakes crunched and tossed with sugar, salt, and milk powder before being caramelized in the oven—on how to pull off her famous cornflake chocolate-chip marshmallow cookies, using one of her commercial kitchens as a backdrop.

Martha Stewart

No holiday slips past Martha Stewart, including St. Patrick’s Day. To honor the day, she recently demonstrated how to bake Irish soda bread (from a recipe featured in Martha Stewart Living’s March 2020 issue), filming from her farmhouse in Bedford, New York. With orange-y clay tagines on a shelf, chic glass jars housing various flours, and copper pots hanging above the island, this is an intimate glimpse at her cooking corner.

Massimo Bottura

Massimo Bottura, the owner of Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, recently launched daily cooking demos to help get foodies through quarantine by watching him make yummy treats such as chocolate sauce. Bonus: You can practice your Italian while you watch Bottura whip together milk, egg yolks, maple syrup, and cocoa powder with a wooden spoon.

Rachael Ray

Confusing times call for comfort food—which might include Rachael Ray’s chicken pot pie. With studio recordings of The Rachael Ray Show on hiatus due to COVID-19 (on April 6 she'll begin taping from her home kitchen), the host has been zooming through the steps with her husband, Johnny, shooting her moves, claiming he’s “no Scorsese.” Her space boasts subway-tile walls, butcher block countertops, and enough cutting boards to outfit a restaurant kitchen.

Rocco DiSpirito

Ideal if you are not a morning person but adore a hot breakfast, Rocco DiSpirito’s “shake and stir” and “set, set, set” steps to cooking an omelet in 22 seconds will make you wonder why you don’t make them more often. Based in New York City, Dispirito is a familiar face to any Food Network fan, returning to restaurant life for a spell last year to cook at The Standard Grill in the city’s Meatpacking District.

Geoffrey Zakarian

The perfect fridge staple—fresh pesto—adds pizazz to that bread you just pulled out of the oven or turns a filet of salmon or beef into a serious entrée. GZ, as Geoffrey Zakarian calls himself, claims this takes three minutes, and the video proves he’s right. Always wondered what his kitchen looks like? Now you know: traditional wood cabinetry, black countertops, and ivory-hued scalloped backsplash tiles.

Michael Symon

You might think you can perfect a grilled-cheese sandwich and bowl of tomato soup, but Michael Symon wants to dish out a few tips, from the comfort of his home kitchen, with the family dog running underfoot as he wears slippers and a Cleveland hoodie. While brushing up on your skills, check out his kitchen’s white subway tile, a serious range, rustic ceiling beam, and multi-pane window with black trim.

Chris Cosentino

With the news that federal guidelines call for another 30 days of social distancing, Chris Cosentino—the winner of Top Chef Masters, who owns three restaurants, including Cockscomb in San Francisco—unleashed a three-part cooking series on cavatelli, kale pesto, lemon, and chili. Midnight-blue shimmery backsplash tiles and gold drawer pulls are a stylish touch in his home kitchen, while glass doors on cabinetry show off a collection of colorful Dutch ovens.

Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest