HBO Max’s “Selena + Chef,” created by Aaron Saidman, is an unscripted cooking show hosted by Selena Gomez, who was inspired during quarantine to start cooking at home more often. In this show, the acclaimed actress and singer collaborates with various professional chefs and tries out new dishes.
In addition to recipes, they also cover other essential factors that come with cooking, such as specific tips and tricks and how to handle the various types of disasters that can occur in the kitchen.
Just as each chef designs food to their taste for their episode, they also come up with a charity of their choice, often food-related. The show then donates a hefty $10,000 to that particular charity.
Fans of Selena and cooking shows, in general, are bound to gravitate to this show as they get to witness the star with knives and kitchen utensils in her hands instead of a microphone. Besides, the clean and beautiful kitchen area of Selena’s home makes you wonder where the cooking show is filmed.
Where Was Selena + Chef Series Filmed?
Selena + Chef is filmed entirely in California, specifically in Los Angeles County. Since the show was inspired by Selena’s own experience during quarantine, the show’s creators wanted to document the series in a very real, unscripted, and unrehearsed way.
In addition, strict health and safety protocols are followed throughout the shoot, no crew member is present in the kitchen with Selena.
Crew members are regularly tested for the virus, wear masks at all times, and do not come into direct contact with her or anyone who is in quarantine with the singer. Now, know about Selena + Chef filming locations.
California
All key sequences for “Selena + Chef” are shot in Los Angeles County, the most populous county in California and the United States. During the first three seasons, Selena and the rest of the production team camped out at their Los Angeles home, located at 4600 Encino Avenue.
Once owned by the late rock star Tom Petty, this home’s kitchen, with its aesthetic white-tiled walls and plenty of storage, is the perfect location for filming cooking shows like “Selena + Chef.”
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For the fourth season, the cast and crew embarked on a change of scenery as they traveled to Malibu, a beach town in the Santa Monica Mountains of LA County.
They especially took advantage of the luxury Malibu mansion at 30760 Broad Beach Road. Many of you may know the house from the famous series “Hannah Montana” because it is the same house where Miley Stewart and her family lived.
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The setting of this particular house sort of pays homage to Selena’s guest appearance on the Disney show as pop star Mikayla, Hannah’s rival. Some outdoor scenes were also shot between Los Angeles and Malibu as Selena and others drove to the new house for season 4.
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