We ribbed Pitbull earlier on for mentioning Florida as often as he possibly can in his music, and so we have to do the same to Bruce Springsteen. If aliens monitored the Earth from space by listening to our radio stations, they would know that Bruce Springsteen was from New Jersey. 'The Boss' was born in Long Branch and still lives in the state today - albeit in the more glamorous location of Colt's Neck. He went to Catholic school as a child, although he didn't care much for the strict environment imposed on him by the nuns.
Springsteen's introduction to music was seeing Elvis Presley on television when he was seven. His mother rented him a guitar for six dollars a week, and the youngster began to teach himself how to play it. Subsequent school reports noted that he didn't want to engage with anyone or anything apart from the guitar. He's sold over sixty million records, with his biggest moment in the spotlight coming when President Ronald Reagan hilariously misinterpreted the lyrics of 'Born in the USA' in 1984.
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.