Anne Hathaway’s favorite dinner right now takes just three ingredients and zero culinary wizardry. The Devil Wears Prada actress recently shared her go-to meal with Vogue, putting a spotlight on branzino — a Mediterranean fish many Americans recognize from restaurant menus but rarely cook at home.
It’s the latest food moment from Hathaway, who has a track record of turning casual comments about what she eats into full-blown viral sensations. Remember when her cupcake hack went viral? It’s been hard to forget!
What Anne Hathaway Said About Her Go-To Meal
“My favorite meal right now is branzino with potatoes and a really good cooked green,” Hathaway shared with Vogue.
She offered one upgrade for anyone looking to take the dish further. “Also, if there could be some roasted tomatoes in there, I think it’s really delicious,” she added.
Branzino is the Italian term for European seabass, a delicate, flaky white fish found throughout the Mediterranean and parts of the northeastern Atlantic. It’s a staple in Mediterranean cooking thanks to its light, subtly sweet flavor and mild profile, which makes it a great choice even for those who aren’t typically fans of seafood.
Restaurants often serve it whole, typically roasted or grilled with simple ingredients like olive oil, lemon, garlic and fresh herbs. Nutritionally, branzino is a lean source of protein with moderate levels of omega-3 fatty acids.
How Anne Hathaway’s Cupcake Hack Broke the Internet
Hathaway’s food opinions have gone viral before. In March 2022, she appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show and demonstrated her unconventional way of eating cupcakes.
“I didn’t realize that this was that unusual until I was at my friend Steph’s 40th birthday and it got omicron-ed. So we couldn’t have a cake, so we did cupcakes,” Hathaway explained.
“So I took my cupcake and we sat there and we were having a conversation and I did this thing and it stopped the party,” she said. “Now I have stopped parties before, but never for a good reason. And this was a good way to stop a party.”
The technique: “You take it and you pull it apart and then you flip it,” Hathaway explained. “And then you have a sandwich and don’t get frosting up your nose.”
“I’m gonna be honest with you, I’ve never seen anyone do this,” Clarkson said before taking a bite of the cupcake sandwhich, which she compared to a whoopie pie.
What Is Anne Hathaway’s Dessert Philosophy?
Hathaway returned to The Kelly Clarkson Show two years later, and Clarkson revealed the cupcake segment had taken on a life of its own. “The cupcake hack that we talked about, that was in passing by the way, that was just a fun little cute thing, [it] ended up being the most-streamed thing on my show,” Clarkson said.
When asked about the importance of dessert, Hathaway didn’t hold back.
“It’s everything,” she replied. “I actually game my entire day around dessert. Dessert is so important.”
She credited her friend for recognizing the cupcake hack’s potential. “I actually have to throw it back to my friend Steph who was the person who observed me do that and she said, ‘That’s TikTok.’ She was so right, so thank you, Steph.”
Her ordering strategy drew applause from the studio audience. When Clarkson asked if she ever experiences order envy — wishing she’d picked what a friend got — Hathaway was definitive.
“No, I order both. Dessert is not the time to say no,” Hathaway said.
She also shared a restaurant red flag. “If a restaurant does not have good bread don’t bother with a cake,” Hathaway said.
Clarkson, who is from Fort Worth, Texas, said she has a similar test rooted in her Tex-Mex upbringing: if the chips, queso and salsa don’t deliver from the start, the rest of the meal won’t either.
“You’ve got to have solid chips and salsa. Why are you even here? Why did you open a restaurant?” Clarkson said.
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