Selena Gomez might have moved out of her kitchen and into the restaurant scene but she still keeps it real.
In the actress’s new Food Network show Selena + Restaurant, which premiered on May 2, she explores buzzy Los Angeles restaurants and learns from their chefs. The six-episode series is a spinoff of her show, Selena + Chef, both of which are available to stream on Max.
On the May 9 episode, Gomez heads to Hollywood hotspot Lemon Grove to learn from Marcel Vigneron. PEOPLE has an exclusive look into the delicious dishes they create and the blunt comments that come with making them.
The Rare Beauty founder is joined by her longtime friend Raquelle Stevens in Vigneron’s kitchen. The pair are equipped with safety goggles — and the gear alone proves that the dishes on the new series will be less conventional than what she made on Selena + Chef.
Vigneron guides Gomez, who is also wearing gloves and an apron, to put blackberries into liquid nitrogen.
Selena Gomez and chef Marcel Vigneron. FOOD NETWORK
“Sel, I feel like you’re in a music video right now with the glasses and the smoke,” Stevens jokes.
After flash-freezing the berries, the Top Chef alum tells Gomez to put them into a plastic bag.
“Do I smash it? Because I really want to use this,” she says, picking up a meat pounder, and Vigneron confirms her suspicions.
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Selena Gomez and chef Marcel Vigneron. FOOD NETWORK
“What the hell?” Gomez repeats while Stevens excitedly exclaims, “Woah!”
In the series premiere on May 2, Gomez and Stevens learned a spicy seafood dish from Wolfgang Puck at his restaurant CUT Steakhouse in Beverly Hills.
According to a press release about the show, the “ultimate goal” will be for Gomez to create a dish “good enough to make each restaurant’s menu.”
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Later episodes will feature chefs like Shirley Chung, Andrew and Michelle Muñoz, Keith Corbin and Stephanie Izard. Just like Selena + Chef, the chefs will choose a charity to highlight and receive a donation from the show.
New episodes of Selena + Restaurant air at 7 p.m. ET/PT on Food Network and stream on Max.