10 Fictional Chef Boyfriends Who May Not Know How To Love But Know How To Cook
Whether it's Gabriel from Emily In Paris or Nate from The Devil Wears Prada, these fictional chef BFs live in our heads rent-free.
Whether it's Gabriel from Emily In Paris or Nate from The Devil Wears Prada, these fictional chef BFs live in our heads rent-free.
Gabriel's Parisian charm and culinary talent make every moment feel romantic, but his inability to choose or fully commit turns love into a constant question mark.
Nate is the comforting chef boyfriend who believes love should be simple and homemade. He shows up with warm meals and genuine care, but struggles when the person he loves starts growing beyond the life he imagined.
Though a dedicated chef, Victor teaches you an important life lesson – don’t make your work your entire life, or you may let the love of your life slip away.
Carmy is a chef wrapped in anxiety, ambition, and unhealed wounds. He loves through effort rather than words, pouring everything into his craft while struggling to let people in. Being with him feels meaningful, but also emotionally exhausting.
Linguini isn’t smooth or confident, but that’s his charm. He stumbles through kitchens and relationships alike, but his heart is always in the right place. Except that he did lie about being a pro chef, so trust issues are bound to come up.
Choi Hyun-wook believes discipline makes great food, and emotions can wait. At first, he comes across as distant and more focused on perfection than people. But beneath the controlled exterior is someone deeply loyal, expressive in quiet gestures, and capable of loving with a steady intensity that reveals itself over time.
Adam Jones is a boyfriend you think you can fix, but he loves food the way he loves life – obsessively, recklessly, and with little room for error. Toxic, much?
Nick Palmer is a talented sous-chef with a calm presence who believes food should comfort rather than intimidate. Unlike the high-pressure kitchen around him, Nick brings patience and genuine care into both cooking and love, making him feel like the rare chef who actually knows how to nurture a relationship.
Calm and quietly romantic, On Jung-sun believes food should carry intention and care. His love isn’t rushed or loud, but steady and sincere, the kind that grows through respect and warm meals shared without pressure.
Luke may be good at making coffee and burgers, but his poor communication skills and stubbornness can give a start to a rocky relationship. But when it comes down to it, he's a soft teddy at heart – loyal and devoted.