On March 31, 2019, Hussle was fatally shot outside his store, Marathon Clothing, in South Los Angeles. As the hip-hop world and L.A. community languishes in devastation of philanthropic hip-hop icon Nipsey Hussle's untimely passing, fans are recollecting his noblest and sweetest memories he left with us.
One of those moments happens to be the last picture that the Victory Lap rapper took before his passing. Posed adorably with a child (reportedly of a fan), Nipsey is pictured in a white T-shirt, white durag and red shorts beside the young girl. The photo was taken in front of his Marathon Clothing store where he would later suffer gunshot wounds that he fatally succumbed to. While it's just one of several that Nipsey posed for with his supporters and fans of his Slauson Avenue neighborhood, many have now eulogized the photo as the truest physical resemblance of Nipsey the Great's spirit: a father, a community activist, and a leader of the people.
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.