Let's face it, there is no civil way of eating a rack of ribs, you have to roll up your sleeves and dive in headfirst. Get some barbecue on your cheek? Who cares. Your forehead? It means nothing except that you're an enthusiastic eater. Your hair? You can wash it out later, get to munching. These are the exact experiences for most who've ever gotten the opportunity to indulge in the deliciousness that is Kansas barbecue ribs.
There's been a statewide battle for who has the best barbecue between the states of Kansas, Tennessee, and Texas for decades now and while each state has their arguments and evidence as to who is the pitmaster capital of the nation, Kansas has edged out the competition when it comes to ribs. With specialty rubs, brines, and smoking processes, the end result of fall-off-the-bone ribs can take an entire day to properly prepare. With commitment like that, if you ever get the opportunity to try some of Kansas' famed barbecue ribs, do it.
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.