There are a lot of words to describe Ray Lewis, but if we had to narrow it down to just one it would be intensity. His presence on the football field can felt from anywhere, even when sitting home on the couch. His knowledge of the game and willingness to do whatever he had to succeed from the middle linebacker position is why he is considered the greatest Baltimore Raven to ever lace up a pair of cleats.
After earning All-America honors while playing his college ball at the University of Miami, Ray Lewis declared himself to the 1996 NFL Draft where he was drafted 26th overall in the first round by the Baltimore Ravens. Lewis would go on to play all seventeen years of his football career with the Ravens snatching accolades like Defensive Player of the Year twice (2000, 2003), being selected for the Pro Bowl thirteen times, and gaining an All-Pro First Team roster spot a total of seven times. Lewis' work also gained him two Super Bowl champions and Super Bowl MVP for his efforts in Super Bowl XXXV. He's the second linebacker ever to win Super Bowl MVP and first to earn the honor on a winning team.
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.