Glen Powell Opens Up About ‘Particular’ Cause Why He Loves Dwelling in Texas (Unique)

Glen Powell is blissful to be again residence! 

Forward of the launch of his new condiment line, Smash Kitchen, the actor, 36, opened as much as PEOPLE about how he’s feeling virtually one yr after he moved again to his residence state of Texas. Powell says there’s one main cause why he wished to return to the Lone Star State after dwelling in Los Angeles for greater than 15 years. 

“My life and profession to date, it is by no means felt proper until I’ve had my household alongside for the trip,” he tells PEOPLE. “So I feel the enjoyable half for me is that I’ve my mother and pop there, each of my sisters and their households, and it is simply been actually particular being again across the household.”

Powell — who grew up in Austin and is presently ending his faculty diploma on the College of Texas at Austin — provides that being again in Texas “simply feels comfy and it feels proper,” particularly as a result of he will get to be there for all his members of the family’ massive milestones. 

Itemizing a number of the “loopy household occasions” he was blissful to be current for, he factors out his youthful sister Leslie Powell’s wedding ceremony, which simply occurred in Dallas on the finish of March and was additionally attended by his Anybody However You co-star Sydney Sweeney. One more reason he’s glad to be house is as a result of he’s a proud uncle, and his older sister Lauren Powell is anticipating her second set of twins “any day now.”

Whereas it’s been particularly significant for him to help his household, he’s additionally grateful that they bought to play a giant position within the improvement of Smash Kitchen. 

“The enjoyable half about even launching Smash is, with my household, they have been part of the trial and error strategy of tasting totally different flavors and ideas and issues like that, which has been actually cool,” he says.

Powell additionally revealed how his household and residential state impressed him to create his new condiment line, which formally launched on Wednesday, April 2. 

“The Powells like to eat, however we additionally love making our personal sauces,” he says. “We have been at all times messing round and experimenting within the kitchen,” including that his household likes to whip up their very own sizzling sauce and barbecue sauce collectively. 

He remembers how his grandmother “instilled this love of meals in all people” within the household, and it positively contributed to his “want to create” his personal sauces and finally his personal condiment line. 

Not solely did his household assist drive his ardour for meals, however additionally they helped him provide you with the identify for the model. 

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“After dinner events, the household at all times has this phrase like, ‘Rattling, that was a smash,’ which simply signifies that we killed it. We killed the feast,” he says, noting that the road’s identify additionally stems from “smashing expectations” with regards to high quality merchandise being too costly. 

The actor provides, “I am simply so blissful about it as a result of my household loves it, my buddies like it, and I actually assume it is going to change folks’s lives. I am very excited that we are able to change the best way folks eat with out having to sacrifice style.”

To study extra about Smash Kitchen merchandise, go to smashkitchen.com.