We probably won't see a wide receiver as poised and great as Larry Fitzgerald is for a long time when he decides to hang up his cleats for good. As a youth, Fitzgerald studied Randy Moss and Cris Carter as a ball boy for the Minnesota Viking. Following his two season stint with the University of Pittsburgh, where he was Heisman Trophy runner-up in 2003, Fitzgerald declared himself for the NFL Draft where he was drafted third overall by the Arizona Cardinals in 2004.
Since then, Fitzgerald has been a problem for defensive coordinators due to his exceptional route running ability and soft hands. Fitzgerald is the youngest wide receiver to reach 1,000 receptions and the 11x Pro Bowler is currently second in all-time receiving yards only behind Jerry Rice, third in career receptions, and sixth in receiving touchdowns. With Fitz at the age of 36 and beginning to think about life after football, he is guaranteed to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but might have to face the reality of not being a Super Bowl Champion when it is all said and done.
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.