The Untold Truth Of Martha And Snoop

For some time, there hasn't been a show on TV that has come as close to being as oddly perfect as "Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner" Party. On any given episode you might see Martha Stewart try on bling or Snoop crack a few weed jokes while making Cornish game hens. It was equal parts weird, educational, and hilarious. A well-known rapper pairing up with a famous homemaker might have seemed like a recipe destined for failure, but the opposite couldn't be more true.

The show, with its rotating list of celebrity guests like Lil Yachty and Rick Ross, proved to be a ratings blockbuster and a hit with critics, even getting an Emmy nomination. Though the show ended after two seasons, there's nothing wrong with a lil' nostalgia. Here's what you need to know about the very entertaining and one-of-a-kind cooking show that was "Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party."

Okay, let's get one thing clear, Snoop and Stewart are just friends. After all, there are about three decades of age difference between the two and Snoop is married. That's not to say that they don't admire each other's looks, though. When Stewart was asked if the pair's in-the-kitchen chemistry could ever bubble into more than a friendship, she quickly nixed any potential coupling up. 

"Snoop is younger than my daughter..." Stewart told "Good Day New York." "We have to have a professional relationship, don't we Snoop?" None of this means, however, that she can't admire Snoop for the dapper man that he is. "He is very attractive, I must say, he really is an attractive human being," Stewart said. "Everybody likes him. It's so nice that he's popular, and the guests really adore him and respond to him nicely. And he has a great sense of humor." 

If the two were a little closer in age and had met a few decades earlier when Stewart was a fashion model, who knows what could have blossomed? 

Saying that Snoop Dogg enjoys weed is as understated as saying that Michael Phelps is a good swimmer. The man isn't just playing a character either, he's very much the stoner buddy to his straight-laced sidekick and enjoys being high once the cameras start rolling.

"He comes onto the set pretty high, and leaves pretty high," joked Stewart, before making sure to clarify that Snoop's "not incompetent or incoherent at all. That's the way he lives" (via The Washington Post).

Cooking under the influence seems to almost be a necessary ingredient for Snoop's style of cooking. How else would one come up with the idea to include potato chips and a dash of Colt 45 in a fried chicken recipe? "Sometimes I may smoke one blunt, sometimes I may smoke 100 blunts," Snoop explained. For him it all comes down to "what's necessary for me to do what I'm doing." Fo shizzle.

Alright, so we've clarified that if Martha Stewart gets a secondhand-smoke-high, it's only by accident. Fair enough. So what about edibles then? With all that delicious food that Snoop and Stewart ate on the show, surely she was a little curious about indulging in a magic brownie or two, right?

TMZ caught up with the show host and didn't hold back about asking her if she'd try any edibles. Stewart jokingly said she may try them "for scientific purposes."  For now though, Stewart is more about making sure any brownies are baked properly. "She'll critique the brownies," Snoop told Jimmy Kimmel. "But she won't enjoy them."

So maybe we won't see a Snoop & Martha's edibles line flooding the market anytime soon, but it sounds like Stewart's at least a little curious about the cannabis treats. The show does have "pot" in its title, so it's only natural that a little bit of the green stuff occasionally finds it's way into whatever the pair is baking. 

"Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party" might have been more entertainment than educational, but that's not to say its stars didn't learn a few things. Both Stewart and Snoop constantly discovered new things about one another, both practical and completely trivial. (Like any friendship, really.)

How many 70-something women with residences in East Hampton, New York, can say they've had a lesson in the meaning of "all hood" and "ball til ya fall" from one of hip-hop's reigning icons? Not many, but Martha can. "I've learned a lot about music from Snoop and our guests," Martha told The Washington Post. "He's extremely knowledgeable, he's also very amusing." 

The education goes both ways, too. Snoop credits his friendship with her for helping him to refine his food etiquette and how to present a meal. "Martha you taught me preparation — the way you prepare a meal before you cook it and then, once it's done, how you prepare the table," Snoop told the Los Angeles Times.

Followers of Martha Stewart know that she can cook like nobody's business, but what about the Doggfather? If you ask Martha, he's very much capable of holding his own in the kitchen and brings a certain flair to his cooking that's all his own.

"I love his food, too," Stewart revealed in an interview CBS. "His Cornish game hens that he made yesterday were the best thing so far on this show."

Snoop admitted that particular recipe came from his mother, but was quick to point out that working alongside Martha only made him more confident in the kitchen. "She teaches me how to be [a] better chef, better prepared ... you know, preparation is key 'cause I love to cook with love!"

It's that sort of loving appreciation that comes through when the pair work together. "Martha taught me how to make a pizza," said Snoop. "I'm talking about from scratch!"

If you're regularly watching the show and salivating over Martha Stewart and Snoop's creations while frantically jotting down how to make "potato chip fried chicken," you're in luck. A cookbook from the duo could soon be on the way — although it probably won't contain any cannabis recipes. There's no shortage of cookbooks already on the market from celebrities, but who else is going to put out a cookbook that could potentially include both truffle pizza and pork chops with a malt liquor glaze? Nobody, that's who!

"We publish good, tested recipes," Stewart told the Los Angeles Times. "That's important to me." The show has proved that just about anything is possible with these two, so who knows what the future will hold. As Snoop might say though, we can all agree that a Snoop and Martha cookbook would be "off the hizzy."

Food and music have a way of bringing people together, so it's only natural that a show featuring one of the biggest characters in music and one of the biggest personalities in food would be a winning platform. Snoop and Martha Stewart were arguably one of the most lovable and oddest couples on TV, and their show was a standout example of unifying people from different backgrounds. It's the underlying message that we're not all that different that Stewart said she loved about the show.

"Well, I think that cultures can clash, and cultures can actually meld," she said.  "We all want to know things, we all want to know what's good — food, lifestyle, setting a table, making a drink" (via CBS News).

Guests on the show like Post Malone and Fat Joe might not have all that much in common with Stewart on the surface, but everyone seemed to have a good time, and Stewart readily admitted that the show pulled her outside of her bubble. "I'm wearing bling. I never wear bling!"

Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg may already have some of the lengthiest resumes in Hollywood, but that didn't stop them from adding a Halloween special to the list in October 2021 when their show "Snoop and Martha's Very Tasty Halloween" premiered on Peacock.

The competition baking show had teams create spooky and edible concoctions for the judges to critique, and along the way, there were, of course, plenty of moments that caused cackles. Snoop made a marijuana reference at seemingly every opportunity, and his love for the comedy niche (and weed) rubbed off on his co-host, as Stewart made her own cannabis cracks.

The show didn't go off without any awkward moments, though, as Snoop spent a small portion of it tasting a treat in a rather suggestive way, tempting viewers to exit the streaming service, or at least fast forward. One of the contestants was thrilled by Snoop's behavior, though, and shared that he's admired him since the mid-90's. We're glad someone was amused.

Fans are still waiting on Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg to collaborate for a cookbook, but until then, they'll have to settle for the stars' individual cookbooks. Stewart. being the lifestyle mogul that she is, has of course published dozens of books, specializing in various food categories like one pot meals, vegetables, and even grilling. There aren't many cooks who have quite as prolific a cookbook catalog as Stewart.

Snoop Dogg has his own cookbook, as well. The rapper published "From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg's Kitchen" in 2018.

And although Snoop has never mentioned receiving advice from Stewart on writing his cookbook, he did look to the expert when releasing his gin, Indoggo. "She knows how to set up a drink and I value her opinion, so I was excited for her to try it out," he told Wine Enthusiast, adding that they had a virtual toast when she first tried his spirit. Now that is a Zoom meeting we would love to be a part of.

Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart's star power is undeniable, and brands have taken notice. Both have had their share of individual endorsements, but there's something magical (and lucrative, we presume) about the two together, and they've starred in multiple commercials for some of the biggest brands in the United States.

Back in 2017, the pair worked with T-Mobile for a 30-second commercial that aired during the Super Bowl. In 2022, Snoop and Stewart resurfaced on the advertisement scene for a product they're both familiar with: a lighter. Working with BIC, the company smartly tailored the commercial script to highlight and hint at their respective preferred uses for the product — Stewart's being grilling and Snoop's being smoking.

Perhaps their best appearance was in 2020 when Stewart and Snoop filmed an advertisement for Tostitos products. The commercial pointed out exactly how we all feel about this duo: "They're good apart, but even better together."

By now, everyone knows about Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg's friendship, but most are still in the dark about how, exactly, this relationship took root. Stewart recently pulled back the curtain on the origins of the duo's unlikely friendship. During a 2023 interview with Sports Illustrated to promote her cover of the magazine's swimsuit edition, the lifestyle guru said she initially took to the rapper because of his laugh. 

"Well, Snoop came on my show, and what was really charming about Snoop, first of all, was his giggle. He giggles in a very, very nice way," Stewart recalled. "And his quest for learning! He is a real student, and that's what really appealed to me."

The two solidified their friendship further when they both appeared on the "Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber" in 2015. "We sat next to each other for hours [...] All he did was smoke, and everybody was in such a good mood and we were all roasting each other," the media mogul recounted. "And luckily, Snoop's secondhand smoke really kind of eased the pain for me a lot, and it was hysterical because I just felt, 'Okay! I'll go with the flow here.' After like six billion views around the world, it turned out to be one of the best things—and it cemented my relationship with Snoop."