Tom Holland has been spending more time in the kitchen lately, but he is not doing it alone. Whenever fiancée Zendaya is tied up on set, his younger brother Sam Holland, who works as a chef, steps in with backup. Sam, 25, recently released his cookbook Kitchen Kickstart and has been sliding Tom easy recipes so dinner doesn’t turn into a disaster.
Tom explained that while he was in Boston with Zendaya, he took on most of the cooking while she worked. Speaking to The Times, Sam said he was especially proud of the plant-based section of his book. Since Zendaya follows a vegetarian diet, he made sure Tom had those recipes ready. According to him, Tom worked through them one by one and actually enjoyed the process.
Sam likes to joke about the cooking abilities of his famous brothers. He insists that his recipes are simple enough for even Tom, Harry, 26, and Paddy, 20, who he says are “probably a bit worse than beginner cooks.”
Tom, however, does not want to admit total defeat. On the Dish podcast with Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett last December, he said he enjoys cooking and has been trying more vegetarian meals. Some of his dishes turned out well, while others ended with a quick order-in.
Still, Tom gives Zendaya plenty of credit in the kitchen. He praised her “spicy vodka fusilli thingamajiggy” and called it “delicious.” Between Zendaya’s pasta, Tom’s attempts at veggie meals, and Sam’s step-by-step help, the Hollands seem to have their kitchen well under control.
