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People are waiting over an hour in NYC to get cheesesteaks from Bradley Cooper’s place

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The first Philly cheesesteak is credited to brothers Pat and Harry Olivieri, who ran a hot dog stand in South Philly in the 1930s. Tiring of the same old hot dog, one day they cooked up beef with onions instead and put that in the bun. But wait, isn’t there something crucial missing from the cheesesteak? Turns out it wasn’t until years later that an associate of the brothers added provolone, thus fulfilling the sandwich’s destiny. Nearly 100 years later and the Philly cheesesteak can be found in just about every town in America, with as many or little additional ingredients as you so desire. Philly native sons Danny DiGiampietro and Bradley Cooper desire to keep their version close to the original. They started Danny & Coop’s as a food truck that is now opening as a restaurant in NYC, and people are waiting over an hour in lines to order the one offering they serve: beef, Cooper Sharp cheddar, and onions served on a foot-long homemade sesame roll. They call it the torpedo. I’m sure Pat and Harry Olivieri would be proud.

A big cheese in the Big Apple: New York may no longer be just the city of bagels and elephant ear-sized pizza slices. While Philadelphia is known as the mecca for cheesesteaks, the Big Apple is on a roll with authentic offerings thanks to some City of Brotherly Love whizzes opening up shop here. The latest import is Danny & Coop’s, which drew 90-minute lines around the East Village block during a surprise second weekend opening last Saturday. “It’s a good cheesesteak, I waited about an hour and a half and I think it was worth it,” satisfied customer Richie Sunden told The Post.

Beefcake serves cheesesteaks: From Danny DiGiampietro of Angelo’s in Philly fame and movie star and Whiz-blooded native Philadelphian Bradley Cooper, the joint venture was teased in 2023 as a food truck pop-up, before the first buzzy soft-opening in December. Cooper, 50, was even seen slinging steaks during the last two outings, donning an apron and serving their foot-long beef and cheese torpedo to throngs of cheeseheads. Their version is drizzled with Cooper Sharp cheddar, intermingled with onions and bookended by a homemade sesame roll for $17. Cooper and DiGiampietro have remained mum on the opening of the brick-and-mortar location, which will take place sometime this month at 151 Avenue A near 10th Street.

Rave reviews: “I’m from the Philly area and I’ve had a lot of cheesesteaks but this one [is] very special,” Noah S. told The Post. “The best cheesesteak in Philly is now available in NYC,” declared another nosh-talgic on Yelp, who noted that quality was nearly identical to Angelo’s in Philadelphia. Another big fan added to the cheesesteak quake by declaring on X Saturday, “I went to Bradley Cooper’s new Philly cheesesteak spot in NYC last night, and let me tell you, it was the most unbelievable sandwich I’ve ever eaten in my entire life.” One Reddit user said they “waited 30 minutes to order, and another 45 minutes for the food to come out. … The place was packed and they sold out while I was waiting.”

[From NY Post]

“Waited 30 minutes to order, and another 45 minutes for the food to come out.” How does it take 45 minutes to make a cheesesteak?! I’m sure it doesn’t, in which case my next question is, why are they taking the orders so far ahead, then? I’m no restaurateur, but I feel like this is the kind of inefficient practice Robert Irvine would scold them for on an episode of Restaurant Impossible. The euphoric praise is awfully compelling, though, and I like that they’re keeping it simple with just the essential components. But this is a conundrum for me, because I love eating, but I loathe standing for long durations. Plus, judging from mouth-watering photos of the torpedo (which looks like the size of some studio apartments in the East Village neighborhood the restaurant is located in), I’m fairly certain I would pass out in a coma nap as soon as I was done eating. But damn, that is one beautiful sandwich. I suppose I really must make the sacrifice and haul my stomach down there! To anyone who’d like to do the same, make sure to check Danny & Coop’s Instagram, since it seems they’re not fully open yet. Great, now I’m hungry.

Bradley Cooper’s buzzy cheesesteak joint draws crowd — Is NYC the next hub for this Philly fare? https://t.co/lQKuDi65SP pic.twitter.com/vBDm4sLBeY

— New York Post (@nypost) January 14, 2025

I went to Bradley Cooper’s new Philly cheesesteak spot in NYC last night, and let me tell you, it was the most unbelievable sandwich I’ve ever eaten in my entire life pic.twitter.com/4c1bKX5Tbp

— Jason (@jasonosia) January 11, 2025

Insane line to get a cheesesteak made by Bradley Cooper pic.twitter.com/Wedci6oXQu

— Mr. Acosta (@MrAcosta89) January 11, 2025

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Carey Mulligan in Balenciaga at the Oscars: perfectly lovely?

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In the end, Maestro didn’t win much this awards season and it didn’t pick up even one award at the Oscars. I found it overwrought and poorly written, but Bradley Cooper did his best to hype it and Carey Mulligan dutifully campaigned. Carey has a real knack for looking lovely but not standing out, which is surely a choice she’s making. She continued that last night in a black Balenciaga strapless mermaid gown with a tulle hem. She paired it with black opera gloves. This is one of those classic gowns that’s not going to be on anyone’s best dressed lists but is phenomenal looking with impressive details. I love the scalloped slightly asymmetric bottom and how the gown hugs her curves perfectly. Carey’s husband Marcus Mumford was with her inside the ceremony and he looked so proud of her, it was nice to see.

Michelle Yeoh got the flashier Balenciaga, a sequin one shoulder number which she also accessorized with opera gloves. She was one of the Best Actress presenters, she introduced Sandra Huller, and you could tell she was having fun this year. Michelle is goals on so many levels and I love this gown. She looks phenomenal.

Bradley Cooper was looking coiffed and plucked in a Louis Vuitton suit. He brought his mother to the Oscars of course, and Kimmel made a little joke about them in his opening monologue, saying “How many times can a man bring his mom as his date before he is actually dating his mom?” I guess you know what you’re getting when you date Bradley Cooper, and Gigi Hadid gets the pap pics while his mom gets the red carpet.

Gabrielle Union was vision in a streamlined silver metallic Carolina Herrera look that was actually two gowns in one. I heard in the red carpet coverage that she asked to put the mini dress with that skirt, which was a smart choice. Gabrielle and Dwyane Wade were producers of the Oscar nominated short film The Barber of Little Rock.

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Bradley Cooper will ‘hard launch’ his thing with Gigi Hadid at the Oscar parties

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Bradley Cooper has been dating Gigi Hadid since the SAG-AFTRA strike last year. They haven’t really been hiding at all – I mean, the point of a stunt couple is to be seen and talked about, so there have been candid “street” photos of them out and about in New York this whole time. At the end of February, suddenly there was an influx of new candid photos too, which I’m including in this post. They were out together on consecutive days, in broad daylight, going out to lunch and stopping by each other’s places and hailing cabs and more. The point is that they’re together and they’re a real couple and this was never part of an Oscar campaign nor was it some stunt-queenery from either of them! And now our reward: Bradley will “hard launch” his relationship with Gigi at the Oscars.

Bradley Cooper is preparing to “hard launch” his relationship with Gigi Hadid at the Oscars, Page Six is told. Cooper — who’s nominated on Sunday for “Maestro” — is expected to attend the Vanity Fair party with his supermodel girlfriend, friends say.

The couple has kept a relatively low profile since they started dating in October. But things are heating up. One source who knows Hadid told us, “It’s definitely getting more serious, they are totally into each other.”

Other sources said that Hadid, 28, will join Cooper, 49, at the lavish Oscars after-parties, as another insider said, “I don’t know if they will walk the Vanity Fair carpet together, but they will join up inside.”

And don’t expect to see Hadid on the red carpet at Hollywood’s biggest night because Cooper always brings his beloved mom, Gloria Campano. Hadid has met Campano, however, as she joined Campano and Cooper after the Golden Globes in January for dinner at trendy eatery Giorgio Baldi in LA. And Campano has been spotted wearing a pair of sneakers from Hadid’s Guest in Residence range.

Although the star’s 6-year-old daughter Lea De Seine – who has a cameo in “Maestro” playing Bernstein’s young daughter – made her public debut at the film’s LA premiere in December, she won’t be attending the Oscars.

[From Page Six]

I’m not surprised that Lea isn’t going to the Oscars, she’s pretty young for all of that. I’m not surprised that Mama Gloria is his Oscar date again, and I can’t wait to see what she’s wearing. Will Gloria demand to go to the VF Oscar party? Imagine those visuals – Gloria on one side, Gigi on the other. Ah, well. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Bradley and Gigi do a “hard launch” at the VF party, actually – but just know that they’ve been soft-launching their coupledom for months and months already. How many launches does one stunt relationship need?

Photos courtesy of Cover Images, Backgrid.

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Bradley Cooper ‘didn’t even know’ if he really loved his daughter when she was a baby

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Bradley Cooper knows that there’s no chance in hell that he could win an Oscar for Maestro, but I’ve enjoyed watching his attempts to campaign like he has a real shot. This man has been doing the most, from making sure everyone knows he’s dating Gigi Hadid to crying with Leonard Bernstein’s family in an interview to doing an Armchair Expert interview. Bradley and Dax Shepard have known each other for years and they talked a lot about fatherhood on the podcast. Bradley got “real” about the fact that he didn’t really feel connected to his daughter Lea when she was a baby. Some highlights:

He wasn’t sure if he loved Lea when she was a baby: “The first eight months — I don’t even know if I really love the kid. It’s dope. It’s cool. I’m watching this thing morph. That’s my experience. Fascinated by it. Loved taking care of it. But would I die if someone came in with a gun?”

Later, he realized that he did love his daughter: Cooper went on to explain that he underwent a realisation a few months into her life, recalling that “all of a sudden, it’s like no question”.

Now fatherhood is his reason to live: “I’m not sure I’d be alive if I wasn’t a dad. I don’t know. I just needed someone to say, like, ‘We’re gonna drop this massive anchor. I’m like, ‘Why? We’re speeding! I just got an upgrade on the boat, and I know where the wind’s coming in.’ They’re like, ‘No, no, no, there’s a tsunami coming in, and you need an anchor and we’re gonna drop it.’ Because this is gonna dictate everything you do from now on. Your DNA is going to tell you that there’s something more important than you.”

Whether Lea will end up with a man like him: “I think about that a lot, in terms of how does my relationship with my daughter impact her growth and the journey that she’s going to be on? And specifically romantically in life, wherever intimacy finds her. I’ve clocked that she’s going to be 7 in March. You know my relationship with my dad, [I didn’t ] spend a lot of time with him. I think I’ve already logged more hours with my daughter than I did with my dad his entire life. So that alone is bonkers.”

[From People & The Independent]

There are a lot of people criticizing Bradley for talking about not feeling connected to his child, but isn’t that a somewhat common experience for first-time parents? Granted, usually it doesn’t take eight months to feel the connection, but the disconnected feeling is pretty common. Besides, there are always photos of Bradley out with Lea in New York – he absolutely adores his daughter, he’s a hands-on father and you can tell that they’re very connected now.

Photos courtesy of Cover Images.

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Vanity Fair’s annual Hollywood Issue is here, how did they do this year?

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Vanity Fair’s annual Hollywood Issue used to be so good, back in the day. Like, in the 1990s, the Hollywood Issue was the bomb. Over the course of twenty years, it’s not the bomb. Bad editorial decisions, bad choices for cover stars, and a near-constant reminder that a major magazine like Vanity Fair simply does not want to put people of color on their covers.

This year’s Hollywood Issue cover features: Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman, Pedro Pascal, Colman Domingo, Jodie Comer, Lily Gladstone, Greta Lee, Charles Melton, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Jenna Ortega, and Barry Keoghan. Many of those people had breakout years and/or got some big awards or nominations. I’m totally fine with Barry, Greta, Charles, Da’Vine, Pedro, Colman and Lily. Jenna Ortega’s breakout happened more in 2022, so they’re kind of late on that (plus it’s Beetlejuice 2 promo). Lily should have been in the first panel of the cover. Natalie Portman was good in May-December but that film was mostly shut out of the awards season. Bradley Cooper should not be included in this group, I don’t care if he scammed another Oscar nomination. Enough. And what has Jodie Comer even done in the past year? She’s a wonderful actress, no doubt, but her inclusion is random as hell!

I mean, if I was in charge, I would have kept most of these people but I would have put more of a focus on Lily, Greta, Da’Vine and probably Barry too. I don’t know. I’ll probably do some breakout stories once I read all of the cover interviews!

Presenting the 30th annual #VFHollywood Issue, our cheekiest yet, starring Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman, Pedro Pascal, Colman Domingo, Jodie Comer, Lily Gladstone, Greta Lee, Charles Melton, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Jenna Ortega, and Barry Keoghan.

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— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) February 21, 2024

Lily Gladstone has had quite the busy dance card—but the ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ star remains grounded. For #VFHollywood, she reflects on her Montana upbringing, her relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio, and her love of bees.

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— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) February 21, 2024

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Bradley Cooper spent six years ‘learning’ how to conduct an orchestra for ‘Maestro’

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Having seen many of the big Oscar-bait films and potential “Best Actor” performances, I really do believe that the Best Actor race will come down between Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers) and Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer). While Leo DiCaprio was good enough to get an Oscar nom for Killers of the Flower Moon, he wasn’t good enough to be a real contender this year. There are other men in the mix – hopefully Jeffrey Wright in American Fiction – but I think we can safely say that Bradley Cooper is the dude who wants it the most. He wants to be nominated for Maestro and he wants to win. He’s doing everything he can to get nominated, to put himself in the Oscar conversation. Well, everything but turn in an Oscar-worthy performance in a good film. All he’s got is a hilariously offensive fake nose and claims that he spent years learning how to conduct an orchestra just like Leonard Bernstein:

Much of the buzz around Bradley Cooper‘s “Maestro” so far has revolved around his shocking physical transformation into famed conductor Leonard Bernstein, but the actor-director-writer’s prep for the role might also blow some people away. Speaking at a recent Los Angeles screening for the film in a conversation moderated by “Hamilton” Tony-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cooper revealed that he spent a whopping six years learning how to conduct just over six minutes of music in the style of Bernstein himself so he could record a crucial scene in “Maestro” live on set.

The scene in question recreates Bernstein’s famous conducting of the London Symphony Orchestra at the Ely Cathedral in 1976. The sequence is the film’s most rousing, as it fully showcases Bernstein’s musical genius and shows off Cooper’s staggering performance in all its full-bodied glory.

“That scene I was so worried about because we did it live,” Cooper said at the event (via IndieWire). “That was the London Symphony Orchestra. I was recorded live. I had to conduct them. And I spent six years learning how to conduct six minutes and 21 seconds of music.”

“I was able to get the raw take where I just watched Leonard Bernstein [conduct] at Ely Cathedral with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1976. And so I had that to study,” Cooper added, while also thanking “wonderful teachers” such as Metropolitan Opera director Yannick Nézet-Séguin for helping him fine-tune the performance.

“Nézet-Séguin made videos with all the tempo changes, so I had all of the materials to just work on.” Cooper said. “It was really about dialing exactly what I wanted cinematically and then inviting them into then inhabit that space and trusting that they have all done the work. Because I think that I knew I was terrified, absolutely terrified that if I hadn’t done the work then I wouldn’t be able to enjoy myself in these scenes. And everybody did.”

[From Variety]

It took him six years to learn how to fake-conduct an orchestra for six minutes? I’m sorry but Lydia Tar did it better. The fact that Maestro came out one year after Cate Blanchett’s incredible turn as the fictional Lydia Tar is hilarious to me – Cate’s conducting scenes were brilliant and she didn’t spend months bragging about any kind of tortuous, years-long process to get into character.

Bradley Cooper shared his concerns about filming the scene featuring Leonard Bernstein conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. He mentioned, “That scene I was so worried about because we did it live… I was recorded live. I had to conduct them. And I spent six years learning… pic.twitter.com/KPfFgBOTW0

— Screenplayed (@Screenplayed) December 29, 2023

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Bradley Cooper’s set rules as a director: no chairs & no video village

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Bradley Cooper’s Oscar campaign for Maestro is just as over-the-top as his campaign for A Star Is Born back in 2018-19. If anything, I’m sort of more offended this time around, given Cooper’s insistence on casting and directing himself as Leonard Bernstein, complete with a comically offensive prosthetic nose. Not only that, but Bradley Cooper is bragging about his “set rules” as a director and they’re completely awful.

Bradley Cooper has a unique set of rules while he’s directing, including “no chairs” on set.

“For me, it was such a natural transition, once I had the courage to write and direct a movie. But when I direct, I don’t watch playback. There’s no chairs,” Cooper, 48, told Spike Lee about filming Maestro in an interview for Variety published on Wednesday, December 14. “I’ve always hated chairs on sets; your energy dips the minute you sit down in a chair.”

Considering filming can typically consist of 12 to 16-hour days, Cooper’s commitment to keeping his actors in the moment certainly seems intense, which he understands. He admitted he “changed” during the process of filming, and he wasn’t surprised if his film wasn’t loved by all viewers.

“I will say this about Maestro: I grew up on this movie,” he continued. “It changed me as an artist. And people may not like it. I’m sure they won’t.

In addition to no chairs, the American Hustle actor also noted that “there’s no video village” on set, which alludes to him doing away with the monitors that usually surround the director while filming.

[From Us Weekly]

*looks at that fake nose again* Maybe if he was watching scenes as he was filming them in a video village, he would have seen that the prosthetics weren’t working? Seriously, I’ve heard bad things about directors who don’t leave the video village and I’m sure that’s a problem too, but you’re literally directing a film and you want to see if the setup works and you want to foster collaboration with your cinematographer, director of photography, etc. “No video villages” isn’t a flex.

As for no sitting… I usually don’t go to “that’s ableism,” but it is. Not every person is physically capable of standing for hours. It’s also not a moral failing for actors or workers to want to sit down in between scenes or setups. It also seems like not allowing seats on set would be a huge legal liability. What if someone faints, etc. Bradley Cooper sounds like such a f–king douche.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, screencap from ‘Maestro’ trailer.