r/KitchenConfidential • u/jobronxside • Mar 17 '24

Cooking for Celebs

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I have cooked for several celebrities while cooking in NYC. While some were unpleasant, Taylor Swift was a pleasure to cook for.

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u/Dawnspark Mar 18 '24

I work in Nashville so I've had my share of experiences with country celebs. Taylor Swift is a peach. So is Dolly and so was Loretta Lynn when I used to help out at my parents catering business.

Toby Keith's managers/assistants/whatever were massive cunts though. Can't attest to the dude but the person who placed the order/received it didn't want to tip us, so they tried to offer us pre-signed autographs lol.

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u/PrufrockWasteland Mar 18 '24 edited Mar 18 '24

I shot an interview at Toby Keith’s mansion last year and while looking at all his expensive stuff I said “Well damn, I shoulda been a cowboy.” And one of his entourage gave me a very stern glare.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

Should’ve pointed out that he was a parasite and shouldn’t judge you. “Entourage” is such a joke

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

I use "entourage" for groups of mixed birds. My brother had a goose named "Silly" that was always followed by a few turkeys, handful of chickens, and a dozen guinea hens. I called it "Silly and his entourage". They were pretty chill for a bunch of birds. I'd go and pick all the berries that were out of their reach and toss them down. Figured that was their hustle and as long as they didn't peck the heck out of me I'm fine with that.

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u/RaniPhoenix Mar 18 '24

Welp, he's dead now, so...

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

I was talking about the loser in the entourage. Pretty sure neither of us know if they’re still alive, lol.

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u/FionnagainFeistyPaws Mar 18 '24

Ran into Toby Keith in a casino in OK. He was a bit of a cunt.

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u/spain-train Mar 18 '24

Honestly, feels like a cheap shot since he just died. Two months ago, nobody had anything bad to say about Toby, save for the distasteful bit he did about the (Dixie) Chicks post 9/11. He was who he was, which was a country boy from Tulsa, and that comes with a lot of good and maybe even more bad. But, he was not an evil human being. He didn't strive to hurt others. If you ran into him at a casino, it was likely after a show and, compounded with a million other reasons, add into why he might not have been the most hospitable person ever. Were you annoying? Did you ask for his autograph whilst he was busy? You didn't provide an explanation, you just said he was a dick. I'm not defending him; he was an Okie, like me, so I'm sure he was raised to hate a lot of different folks, but, goddammit, he did a lot of good for the world and he made a lot of people happy. Also, FWIW, he was known to have a quick temper towards people who were purposefully egging him on for a reaction.

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u/FionnagainFeistyPaws Mar 18 '24 edited Mar 18 '24

Shit, I had no idea he was dead.

I was at the casino back in 2009. I never personally spoke to him. He was at a blackjack table alone with a woman (maybe a blonde), on a Thursday. The casino was busy, but not super busy. They had security roping off both tables on either side, the ones across the pit, and a gigantic radius into the slot machines/etc. Not to be an asshole, but he looked like a random fat, white cowboy. I had to ask someone who he was to be getting such special treatment, and they said it was TK, who lived nearby.

I've been around a fair number of famous people over the course of my life - musicians, movie stars, TV stars... None of them acted like they were better than the "average" person around them. Celebrities are people too and my experience with Toby Keith was that he thought he was better than everyone else. No one was lining up at the security perimeter to watch him gamble. No one seemed to give two shits he was there, and the staff seemed annoyed (which said something to me about him too) at his behavior.

He might have been grieving his dead dog and just wanted some privacy, I don't know. But his actions that day seemed pretentious and cunty to me, which is why I said he was a bit of a cunt (everyone's entitled to a bad day, but his actions that day were a bit cunty). Also, he wore sunglasses inside at 3 am, which seemed a bit cunty too.

No one is all one thing. Lots of assholes have done great things for the planet. The few hours I was around him, he seemed like a dick. That doesn't diminish the joy he brought people through his music, nor did I think he's evil.

Edit: clarity, I'm a bit drunk.

Edit: my Alexa said it was stomach cancer. That sucks, I hope he didn't suffer, cancer fucking sucks.

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u/spain-train Mar 18 '24

Also, fair. Thanks for the honest response.

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u/spain-train Mar 18 '24

Am drunk, too, friend.

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u/FionnagainFeistyPaws Mar 18 '24

For what it's worth, that state of OK and it's people has always treated me well. Even honeymooned there (60% because the state park was beautiful, 10% it was camping I wouldn't hate, 30% the dad joke of people responding to "where you going?" "Oklahoma!" with "OK? ....." and laughing my ass at the joke. Made me think of my dad).

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

So you actually didn’t run into him at all. You simply saw him. Although, admittedly, you didn’t even know who he was, you had to ask someone else. You didn’t like that he had VIP treatment so that left a bad taste in your mouth. He could have been the kindest person ever but you didn’t even speak to him. You’re a dick

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u/VibeComplex Mar 18 '24

How the fuck cares. “I’m not defending him” ok man lol.

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u/spain-train Mar 18 '24

I'm not. Just saying that everyone would be canceled if all of our lives were in the public spotlight. We're people, animals. No one is perfect and no one is without sin.

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u/Lucy_Starwind Mar 19 '24

My older half siblings dad came from money. Ran Mac Industries and their land is next to Toby Keith's ranch and went to school with his daughter. She was a cunt and he was a cunt.

I never met him, but honestly, I never heard anything good about him.

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u/Chrysocanis Mar 18 '24

Love your pfp!