Most people know Benny Blanco as the music producer and songwriter behind pop hits like "Teenage Dream" and "Diamonds." But over the years, Blanco has also established himself as quite the foodie. On TikTok, he's shared recipes for , re-created , and shared .
At one point Blanco even hosted a cooking show on YouTube called "Eat Out America." And so, it was only a matter of time before he came out with a cookbook. " ," which Blanco co-wrote with cookbook author Jess Damuck, features cheeky recipes and dinner party menu items like "lose your mind lobster rolls," "I wish I was an Italian grandma," and perhaps most famously, "'please marry me Martha Stewart' latkes.
" These latkes were actually the star ingredient in Blanco's , which has also become a hit on TikTok. The recipe was actually inspired by Blanco's "secret crush" on Stewart, who his co-author has worked with for over ten years. Unfortunately, Stewart herself has yet to try the latkes, despite a near brush when Damuck invited her over to Blanco's house.
"I was so nervous I went out and bought a tin of caviar the size of my head and the nicest champagne I could find, and she never showed up," Blanco recalls in his cookbook. "Jess said she's just playing hard to get." Regardless, Blanco still speaks highly of his recipe, claiming, "If you make these latkes, there is a 100 percent guarantee of a sexual experience.
" The recipe begins by peeling and grating russet potatoes and white onions. The next step is to let the potato.
