When I arrive to see Corre Larkin — the popular home-cook content creator known to legion of followers as Coco — she’s putting the finishing touches on a croque monsieur, which she’s turning into a madame with a flawlessly fried egg. “In a perfect world, this would be gruyere,” she explained into the camera, “but it’s an imperfect world so I’m using a really good cheddar.” She says that her approach to cooking is to “use what you have.”
This, at its heart, is the philosophy of Larkin’s work. Her spontaneous, relatable and personal approach to cooking has propelled her from a niche content creator to a full-time media star. Her videos are shot in her own home in Newport Beach, using her own phone and dishware (stunning pieces she has found over the years, be it from a vintage London sh