Craig Melvin is sharing the one surprising food he absolutely can’t stand — and his Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie is in shock like the rest of us.
Melvin, 45, opened up about the one pantry staple he hates while the co-anchors chatted exclusively with Parade in a joint interview amid the release of the TODAY Loves Food cookbook, which features recipes from A-list chefs like Martha Stewart and Ina Garten, as well as the Today family’s Melvin, Guthrie, Dylan Dreyer, Al Roker, Carson Daly, Hoda Kotb and more.
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“There are certain things that I don’t like. I don’t like peanut butter,” he told Parade, adding that he hates the food “with a passion, like, deep in my soul.”
Melvin continued: “It’s probably the only thing I don’t like. Like, I can’t. Just the smell. [I] never have [liked it]. Crunchy, creamy, it’s like, it doesn’t matter the brand. Everyone in my house [likes it]. Cleary Savannah does!”
Despite not liking the spread, Melvin insisted he loves “peanuts and butter” separately. Guthrie, who called peanut butter the “perfect food,” jokingly said to Melvin: “I don’t think we could be friends anymore.”
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And while the pair will never share a similar stance on peanut butter, there is one thing Guthrie and Melvin can agree on food-wise: who the best Today chef is.
“Al Roker, easily. He’s a real foodie,” Guthrie said. “And he loves it. He cares about it. He curates it. I mean, Dylan’s a good little chef herself, but she’s more in the toddler food era.”
TODAY Loves Food: Recipes from America’s Favorite Kitchen is out now.
