Old School. Biblically Independent.
By Emma Chance | Celebrity | December 7, 2023
Pennsylvania’s favorite boy, Bradley Cooper, has teamed up with Danny DiGiampietro of Angelo’s Pizzeria in South Philadelphia on a new food truck venture: Danny & Coop’s Cheesesteaks.
The truck made its debut in New York’s Greenwich Village on Wednesday, and customers lined the block to get their hands on the $10 sandwiches, including Cooper’s ex, Irina Shayk, who popped by with their daughter, six-year-old Lea De Seine, as well as his latest flame, Gigi Hadid, who was seen enjoying Cooper’s cheesesteak alongside actress Laura Dern, a phrase I never thought I’d write.
The business partners are calling the truck a pop-up, and plan to donate all proceeds to charity.
DiGiampietro told the Philadelphia Inquirer that he and Cooper have been looking for a location for a cheesesteak shop in New York for two years, but admitted that the market has been challenging. “You know what they want in this neighborhood for 700 square feet? Eighteen thousand a month!” he said. He said the truck was Cooper’s idea because he wanted “to see if people want cheesesteaks in New York.”
The two met in 2019 when Cooper mosied into Angelo’s. When an employee recognized him, DiGiampietro gave him his number.
“And you know, then we just became friends,” he said.
The handful of people (hi, Mom!) who read my article about Bradley Cooper being hot will remember that my day job boss is a big fan, so I texted her for her take on this story.
“Quick, give me a joke about Bradley Cooper selling cheesesteaks,” I said.
“Okay this is dumb potty humor because my mind is usually there,” (she has two children under the age of five), “but something about how Bradley Cooper is so hot he can cut the cheese as much as he wants.”
And that, dear reader, is all she wrote.
