Sunny Anderson always looks right at home in the studio that serves as the kitchen in The Kitchen, the easygoing ensemble cooking show on the Food Network. Once COVID-19 hit, and cast and crew needed to quarantine, the show adjusted by having its co-hosts shoot cooking videos from their own kitchens. Everyone, that is, except for Anderson. She continued to appear in the pandemic-altered episodes, just not in her kitchen. She did her cooking outside at home, even as the weather started to cool – then get downright cold (via Distractify). (Her Food Network bio says she lives in Brooklyn. We wonder if shes been tempted to relocate to Miami this winter.)
Anderson apparently has danced around the question of why she films her segments for The Kitchen outside, especially now that its cold. After all, you can only do so many things on an outdoor grill. A fan of The Kitchen who posted to Reddit a couple of months ago must have at least thought they heard Anderson say she was outside at the start of the pandemic because her kitchen was being remodeled. “The remodeling the kitchen excuse made sense to me at first but less so, eight months later,” the Redditor said.
Online sources, including the Food Network site, say that Anderson lives in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, but based on her Instagram posts she moved from the city to Pennsylvania a few years ago.
Sunny Anderson confides that she films The Kitchen outside due to her health
In November on Instagram, Anderson said she was unfazed by the cold. “I dunno about you, but I LOVE layer season,” she wrote. Once winter set in, Anderson still felt the need to reassure her fans that she wasnt getting too cold while cooking outdoors. In an Instagram post from January 9, Anderson pointed out an outdoor heater hidden behind a potted plant in a corner. “I was toasty when we shot this,” she wrote in her Instagram caption.
In the middle of January, back on Instagram, she said, “Im also still outdoors by choice because I felt most safe there.” By this time, as Distractify reported, production of The Kitchen had returned to the studio. Anderson came back to the studio, too, but she chose to film all her cooking segments on the shows outdoor set. In yet another Instagram photo showing Anderson cooking outside, from February 6, she gets more specific about why she wont film indoors. “I have autoimmune issues as well as my camera man,” she wrote in the comments under this post. “Outside is safer with less crew. Its about my health.” Which just goes to show that Anderson and her crew had a good reason for staying out of her kitchen all these months during the pandemic.
Sunny Anderson gave privacy as a reason for not filming in her home kitchen
Clearly, some fans of The Kitchen on Reddit were growing impatient with Andersons decision to remain outside, even during the cold winter. “Cooking everything on the grill is impractical in the north,” one commenter said. Another commenter was got a lot more personal and a lot less kind, saying they hit fast-forward every time Anderson comes on the show. “Just unwatchable, unlistenable, and doesnt want to use a KITCHEN, on the show called THE KITCHEN,” they complained.
Anderson is active on Instagram, and every time she posted something to promote a pandemic episode of The Kitchen, a fan in the comments would ask her why she was cooking outside. When she posted an to Instagram of the grilled chicken in a can she made for the show on August 22, she had this to say in response to the constant questions: “Although Im a public person, Im quite private,” she replied. “Never when taking this job/show was there a line about invading my home and sanctuary.”
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Who is sunny on ‘the kitchen’?
She’s currently a co-host on The Kitchen. Her cooking style combines classic comfort foods along with unique flavors inspired by her many travels. With an understanding of everyday life and the belief that real people deserve down-to-earth, delicious meals, Sunny offers real food for real life.
Where does Sunny Anderson Cook on ‘the kitchen’?
Your Fave on the Cooking Channel, and Easter Basket Challenge on the Food Network. Sunny Anderson always looks right at home in the studio for The Kitchen. But when she’s literally right at home filming, she cooks outside, not in the kitchen.
Why did Sunny Anderson leave ‘the kitchen’?
Sunny Anderson is undoubtedly a talented chef and a wonderful person who will be missed by the show’s fans. The Kitchen, a popular television show centered around cooking, had quite an ensemble cast. The personalities were bound to clash and it seems that was the reason behind Sunny Anderson’s exit from the show.
What happened to Sunny on ‘the kitchen’?
Fans of the show will remember her signature dishes, like her BBQ pulled pork, mac and cheese, and shrimp and grits, which helped establish her as one of the most beloved chefs on television. Despite her departure from The Kitchen, Sunny remains a fixture in the food world and is now focusing on new endeavors.