33. Georgia

33. Georgia

We've all heard someone described as a 'Georgia peach,' and it's just about the loveliest sounding compliment in the world. I think I'd really love to meet someone who was a Georgia Peach. I bet Timothy Chalamut's character in 'Call Me By Your Name' would too (you either get that one or you don't, folks. Move on).

People in Georgia aren't driving around drunk as much as many of the other states (4th lowest? Way to go, you bunch of peaches), but they've got some poor average health. Donald Glover, can you please shine light on this topic on an episode of 'Atlanta?' I can help you write the episode! (Sorry. I'm always hustling.)

Statistics :

Adults drinking excessively: 16.8%- Alcohol-related driving deaths: 23.4% (4th lowest) - Adults in fair or poor health: 17.5% (16th highest) - Drunkest metro area: Athens-Clarke County, GA

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Did You Know...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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