Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones practically invented every single cliché we now know about being in a rock and roll band, from the bad behavior to the lavish spending and the party lifestyle. He's a little calmer now he's in his mid-70s, but he still has all the trappings of his wealth and fame. We suspect he used to use Mustique Island, off Venezuela, for his own entertainment and amusement. Now he rents it out to families for $30,000 per week.
Jagger doesn't quite own all of Mustique Island, but he does own enough of it for the definition not to matter. Crucially, his share of the land includes Pelican Beach, which is the most attractive part of the land. The price people pay for rental includes the services of a chef, a gardener, and a butler. If you're lucky, you might even see Jagger there - he's retained a small property for his own personal use next to the beach for when he's not touring the world as a performer.
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.