Tony Atlas can be described as physical perfection. The chiseled muscles, the minimal body fat, and the ability to manhandle his competition in the ring helped him earn a roster spot on the biggest stage in professional wrestling. Tony Atlas is one of the strongest men to ever enter the ring after he earned the nickname 'Mr. USA' after winning the nation's highest bodybuilding title on three separate occasions.
Throughout his decorated wrestling career, Tony Atlas was known as a tag team specialist alongside his partner Rocky Johnson, in which the two formed the 'Soul Patrol.' The Soul Patrol was the first-ever Black-American duo to earn the WWF World Tag Team Championship belts in 1983. Later in his career, Atlas wrestled as a solo act and had a couple of shots at the WWF Intercontinental Title, but never quite made it over the hump. Fortunately, his services in the pro-wrestling realm were rewarded when he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006.
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.