Everyone has heard of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania - it is one of the most famous dormant volcanos in the world. The volcano has not but three different volcanic cones called Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. There are other interesting statistics regarding the place, such as the fact that it is the highest mountain range in all of Africa, making it an important achievement for mountain climbers that are visiting Africa.
The peak of Kilimanjaro measures 4,900 meters (which is about 16,100 ft.) from its base, or if you count it from the sea level, that makes its peak stand 5,895 meters tall (19,341 ft.). The first explorers to reach the peak of the summit are Hans Meyer, Yohana Kinyala Lauwo and Ludwig Purtscheller in 1889. Today, the mountain is part of the Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major climbing destination for travelers from the whole world.
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.