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Just when you thought Teyana Taylor<\/a> couldn\u2019t possibly add more to her plate, it turns out that the actor, director, model, and musician is currently training to become a chef. Taylor has been attending culinary school since July \u2014 a milestone she memorialized with a video on Instagram<\/a> \u2014 but she recently opened up about her cooking journey to Oscar Isaac during Variety\u2019s \u201dActors on Actors\u201d<\/a> series.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s side quest to become a chef came up during their conversation and Isaac appropriately asked her how she has the time to do that, given her loaded schedule. \u201cIt\u2019s actually the thing that gives me a few, to just be quiet and cook,\u201d she told him, adding that the work keeps her grounded. \u201cIt\u2019s an art.\u201d<\/p>\n Apparently, culinary school isn\u2019t just about perfecting homemade pizza. Taylor says that what she\u2019s learned from her program along with the skills she\u2019s picked up from working with her One Battle After Another director, Paul Thomas Anderson, have prepared her for her own upcoming directorial debut. \u201cCulinary school and working with PTA really geared me up. I feel like I\u2019m going to be a great director,\u201d she said. \u201cIt might sound weird, like, All this from learning how to make a steak?\u201d Really, where does she find the time?<\/p>\n To that, Isaac said, \u201cI think you\u2019re the coolest person I\u2019ve ever met in my life,\u201d adding that she\u2019s \u201cso astounding\u201d for having \u201call the energy to do this.\u201d Someone cast her in the next season of The Bear, please.<\/p>\n Stay in touch.<\/p>\n Get the Cut newsletter delivered daily<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n