Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg
We received a “Catalog of Favorites” in the mail the other day. Favorites? Well, the catalog was a clothing catalog and, frankly, I am about tapped out on clothes these days, at least until I cull previously termed favorite clothes out of my closet.
But there are other favorites that could be talked about here: favorite foods, TV shows, music, books, movies, sports, to name a few.
But thinking of favorites—foods and music in particular—here are some people you may have heard of and their food and music favorites. Some of these may surprise you!
Food:
John F. Kennedy: Tarragon Chicken
Barbra Streisand: Either pommes de terres soufflées and Steak Diane or a great Nathan’s hot dog and French fries
Frank Sinatra: Stuffed artichokes
Venus Williams: Cherry pie
Marilyn Monroe: Steak
Tony Bennett: Pasta
Paul McCartney: A vegetarian diet
Brian Wilson: Vegetables and salmon
Albert Einstein: A vegetarian diet
Richard Nixon: Meatloaf
Ruth Bader Ginsberg: Scottish smoked salmon (lox) and caviar
Neil Armstrong: Spaghetti with meat sauce, scalloped potatoes
Tiger Woods: Steak and potatoes
Music:
John F. Kennedy: Jazz
Barbra Streisand: Apparently, her own!
Frank Sinatra: Jazz
Venus Williams: Hip Hop
Marilyn Monroe: Jazz
Tony Bennett: Also, his own!
Paul McCartney: Anything by Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson: The Beatles, The Four Freshmen, George Gershwin
Albert Einstein: Mozart
Richard Nixon: Jazz and Country
Ruth Bader Ginsberg: Opera
Neil Armstrong: Country
Tiger Woods: Hip Hop
And my favorite food? Street tacos. Music? Anything by Stan Getz and, of course, the Beatles!
Ever thought about your favorite foods or music?