Cooking for love: Tom Holland uses his chef brother's recipes to impress fiancée Zendaya

Tom Holland is making sure his fiancée, Zendaya, is well fed, and it's all thanks to his brother, Sam Holland. 

In a recent interview, Sam, who is a chef and will soon be releasing his debut cookbook, said that he sends Tom tailor-made plant-based recipes for him to cook for his busy wife-to-be.

"I’m especially proud of the veggie section. Zendaya has a plant-based diet, and I sent those recipes Tom’s way as he was on dinner duty while she was making a movie in Boston.

"He went through them one by one and really enjoyed them," Sam told the magazine.

Sam, who often helms the family’s Christmas dinners, insists that his recipes are easy and meant for any level of cook, even the "Spiderman" star. 

He said his brothers, including his twin Harry, their younger brother, Paddy, and Tom, could manage to make decent versions of these meals, even though "they are all probably a bit worse than beginner cooks".

Taking to Instagram, Sam shared: "'Kitchen Kickstart' is full of simple, delicious recipes to help anyone feel more confident in the kitchen. From meal prep tips to speedy dinners and fakeaway favourites, this book is all about making great food without the faff.

"No fancy ingredients, no complicated techniques, just good food that fits into real life."

However, back in December on the "Dish" podcast, the "Spider-Man" actor shared that he enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, particularly with vegetarian meals.

He added that he is a "fine cook".

"I'm starting to like, venture into a lot of vegetarian cooking. My girlfriend's vegetarian. I've been in Boston these past few weeks and she's been working, so I've been doing a lot of the dinners,” Tom explained at the time.

Still, he admitted that not every dish was a win: "They haven’t been great. There’s been a few like, 'Let’s just order in'."

During the interview, Tom was asked about his favourite dish. He shared: "I actually love Zendaya’s spicy vodka fusilli thingamajiggy that she does. It's delicious."

Tom, who proposed to Zendaya in 2024, also credited his brother Sam for elevating the Holland family’s culinary traditions.

"My brother Sam is a chef, and each Christmas dinner is getting better and better and better. It’s something that I always look forward to ... Bless him, it’s a big undertaking, but he’s getting great at it."

Watch snippets of the podcast below.