Ardent home cook/baker and writer, Serena, recounts her conversion from skeptic to believer in this deliciously sarcastic piece. – Lori
I?ll probably get a lot of flak for this, but I?ll go ahead and say it anyway.
I cringe whenever I see anyone listing their primary occupation as a ?social media influencer.? Okay, no one in their right mind would turn down a US $250,000 paycheck for a single Instagram post, but I still shake my head whenever I see someone like Kendall Jenner or Gigi Hadid making the headlines for doing something as mundane as, I dunno, going braless and looking ?on fleek? while walking their pooch/beefcake/designer bag of the month.
Becoming a sought-after endorser once you?ve distinguished yourself in your chosen field is one thing. Having the same clout just because you grew up on a reality show and are really good at taking selfies is ridiculous, not to mention potentially harmful to your millions of followers. (I?m looking at you, Fyre Festival promoters.) So, despite being born into the millennial generation, I?ve shied away from all but one form of social media and its influencers. I haven?t got a Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, er, Twinstagramsnap account, and I wouldn?t have known of Chrissy Teigen had a friend of mine not mentioned her new cookbook.
After a quick Google search, I found out that Chrissy Teigen is a swimsuit model, TV personality, and oh, John Legend?s wife. I normally look askance at celebrity cookbooks, but I was intrigued wh...