Adam Sandler is a highly polarizing comedian and actor. People hate him for the same reason his fans love him; his style of comedy. His admirers find him hilarious, but his detractors find him sophomoric and dated, with some even calling his humor sexist and racist in places. Sandler has also developed a reputation for releasing truly abysmal movies; 'Jack and Jill' was a particular lowlight among a career full of them. Only Sylvester Stallone has racked up more nominations and 'wins' at the Golden Raspberry Awards.
For all the abuse he's taken for his perceived shortcomings, Sandler has worn it with good grace, even appearing on Jimmy Kimmel's show to read out mean Tweets that people have sent about him. It's also difficult to dislike a guy who donated $1m of his own money to support the Boys & Girls Club of America. Plus, even if you hate the rest of his films, you have to admit that 'Happy Gilmore' was pretty good!
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.