Meghan Markle is honing her passion for food with a new lifestyle brand and new cooking show. Just a month after the Duchess of Sussex announced the launch of her lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard, Markle is producing her own cooking show, which will premiere on Netflix within months. It was revealed that
The show, officially announced by Markle and her husband Prince Harry’s company Archewell Productions, will “celebrate the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining and friendship,” Deadline reported. Leah Harriton, known for “Selena + Chef,” will serve as showrunner alongside Michael Steed, who directed episodes of “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction” and “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.” The series will be produced by Sony Pictures Television’s The Intellectual Property Corporation, which also produced Hulu’s “The D’Amelio Show” and A&E’s “Leah Remini: Scientology & the Aftermath.”
On Monday, the Daily Mail reported that Markle’s cooking show will not be filmed at her Montecito home, where she currently lives with Prince Harry and her two children, Archie, 4, and Lilibet, 2. , reported that it would be filmed at another house instead. A town in California has designated an outlet.
The name and release date of Markle’s show have not yet been announced.
As for Merkle’s American Riviera Orchard, the brand unveiled its first product on Tuesday: a jar of strawberry jam. The jam received positive reviews online from Markle’s close friends, including fashion designer Tracy Robbins and Argentine socialite Delfina Blaquier.
“Thank you for the delicious basket!” Robbins wrote on her Instagram Story, according to People. “I really love this jam so I don’t know who to share it with 🙂 @americanrivieraochard Thank you M! [white heart emoji] #Goodness of Montecito #American Riviera Chard. ” In a second post, Robbins offered a close-up shot of the product with the caption, “@americanrivieraochard breakfast, lunch, and dinner just got a little sweeter.” [white heart emoji]”
Blaquier had similar praise, writing in the caption, “Strawberry.” [strawberry emoji] Jam makes me happy.and me [red heart emoji] Your jam @americanrivieraochard. ”
An inside source told People earlier this month that Markle’s lifestyle brand “reflects everything she loves, including family, cooking, entertaining and home decor.”
“Meghan feels the name American Riviera Orchard is perfect. It feels authentic to her. She can’t wait for the website to go live,” the source added. . “She’s excited about her latest personal venture. This is something she’s wanted to do for a while. She’s excited about being able to share her personal style and what she likes. I’m excited about it.
Markle is also pursuing trademarks for exclusive rights to sell cosmetics, home decor, stationery, linens, small kitchenware, condiments, yoga supplies, garden supplies, pet accessories and more under the American Riviera Orchard name. There is.
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While Markle’s brand and recently released products have generally received the highest praise, some royal aficionados have criticized the brand for being “cheap” and poorly designed. Critics have criticized Markle’s calligraphy, a skill she learned and taught while working as an actor, which can also be seen on the jam labels. Some people claimed that the jam labels had come off the glass bottles.
“Has anyone else noticed that the labels on the promotional jam that Meghan Markle is sending to her ‘friends’ are literally peeling off? Not a good start,” wrote one social media user (formerly known as Twitter) I wrote it on a known platform). Another user wrote: “The cheap label is peeling off. Was this what people were waiting for?”
Markle’s new project, described as the “ultimate empathy grab,” is an opportunity for Meghan to correct her public persona after the drama and racism she faced during her brief stint as a member of the British royal family. This isn’t Markle’s first foray into the world of food and home entertainment. Markle previously ran a defunct lifestyle and food blog called Tig. She was also famously in the middle of preparing her “engagement roast chicken” for her husband when he proposed in November 2017.
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