{"id":1741,"date":"2026-01-16T23:05:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T23:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2026-01-16T23:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T23:05:18","slug":"teyana-taylor-reveals-she-started-culinary-school-its-real-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1741","title":{"rendered":"Teyana Taylor Reveals She Started Culinary School: &#8216;It&#8217;s Real Work&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">Teyana Taylor shares that she has been enrolled at the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts since the summer of 2025.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">The entertainer is juggling her acting career, awards shows, and taking classes all at the same time.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">She has aspirations to open up her own restaurant down the line.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">We\u2019ve long known Teyana Taylor as a multi-hyphenate to be reckoned with. She truly does it all\u2014singing, dancing, acting, parenting\u2014and she knows good food when she sees it, too (honestly, anyone who sneaks Chick-fil-A into the Met Gala is immediately my best friend, even if they don\u2019t know it). Apart from starring in numerous hit TV shows (<em data-node-id=\"2.3\">All\u2019s Fair<\/em>) and movies (<em data-node-id=\"2.5\">One Battle After Another, The Rip<\/em>), all coming out in succession lately, Taylor is getting her hands dirty in a whole new way\u2014at culinary school.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/teyana-taylor-golden-globes-breakout-year?\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/teyana-taylor-golden-globes-breakout-year?\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Vanity Fair\" data-node-id=\"3.1\" class=\"body-link css-1i7jlb0 emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"3.1.0\">Vanity Fair<\/em><\/a>, the entertainer shared that she\u2019s currently taking classes at the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts and has been enrolled since July 2025. Not one to sit around twiddling her thumbs, Taylor refers to her new hobby as a \u201cdouble life,\u201d turning in assignments one day, and walking red carpets at awards shows the next. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cYou have an assignment due on Thursday. Your premiere is on Thursday, I&#8217;m like in the car doing schoolwork, headed to my premiere in the full-blown gown, like it\u2019s real work. And I take pride in making sure I get my shit in the same day everybody else gets their shit in, if not sooner, you know?\u201d she details to the magazine. <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-1fm2v8u e94w1mj9\">\n<h6 class=\"css-18s47pf e94w1mj7\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p0\"\/><span class=\"css-8lle59 e94w1mj5\">Related Story<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h6>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Taylor embraces her role as a student, stepping up to challenges in the kitchen. \u201cI\u2019m actually getting more and more comfortable with cooking with physical onions,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd I know it may sound stupid and small, but that\u2019s a big thing,\u201d at least, to Taylor. She shares that she\u2019s working on broadening her palate to new tastes and flavors at school. \u201cOne thing about me is I am a student, baby. I turn into SpongeBob SquarePants, because I\u2019m just soaking it all up,\u201d she shared in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1427163\/golden-globes-2026-teyana-taylor-in-culinary-school\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1427163\/golden-globes-2026-teyana-taylor-in-culinary-school\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"E! News\" data-node-id=\"7.1\" class=\"body-link css-1i7jlb0 emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"7.1.0\">E! News<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The entertainer has big aspirations, too\u2014she shares that she hopes to open up her own restaurant one day. We can only hope the restaurant-to-be will be streaming all her work on big screens, too.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-fcvumo e94w1mj1\"\/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teyana Taylor shares that she has been enrolled at the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts since the summer of 2025. The entertainer is juggling her acting career, awards shows, and taking classes all at the same time. She has aspirations to open up her own restaurant down the line. 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