Celebrity Food Demands Part I
By: Andie Mitchell
Published: March 1, 2011

I'm sure you've heard a few of the outrageous demands listed on celebrity riders. JLo arrives at a venue, wants everything sparkling and white, and only sips her Evian at room temperature. Madonna absolutely needs 25 cases of pricey Kabbalah water. Van Halen requests M&Ms...brown only. From A-list to D-list, every star has food preferences. As someone who worked in showbiz for three years, I know that on a film set, the subtle difference between Trident Peppermint and Trident Wintermint can cause a meltdown of epic proportions. I also know that if you're going to stock the craft service table with almonds, they better be unsalted; no one needs bloating when the camera already adds ten pounds.  And if you dare bring bottled water? Come with still, sparkling, spring, and mineral. Lemon and lime wedges don't hurt either. Take a peek below to find out what some notable celebrities have requested! Christina Aguilera- soy milk, soy cheese, Echinacea, vitamin C, and Flintstones chewable vitamins Lady Gaga- 4 Coke Zeros, 4 bottles FUZE Slenderize, Quaker Weight Control oatmeal, dried fruit, guacamole,  1 kettle of organic ginger and lemongrass tea, Kashi Go Lean cereal, Red Bull (on ice), Yves Veggie Dogs

John Mayer- Organic fruit, soy milk, Altoids Tenacious D- Regular Oreos with 2% milk, deli meats, a loaf of "good quality high fiber bread," bananas, beer, Maker's Mark, 24 Diet Cokes M.I.A.- organic cheese tray with cave-aged Gruyere, Swiss, and sharp cheddar, organic berries, fresh (not canned) olives, Ferrero Rocher chocolates   Paul McCartney- Vegetarian catering   Mariah Carey- Cristal champagne, 1 box of bendy straws, tea service for eight, a Honey Bear pack of honey, vanilla protein drinks, melon Gatorade   Robbie Williams- NO alcohol, a melon platter, a fruit platter, Evian, peppermint drops, chocolate   The Police- Organic food, cough mixture Rolling Stones- HP sauce, shepherd’s pie Marilyn Manson- Haribo gummi bears, Doritos, microwave popcorn, bottle of Absinthe Lily Allen- A bottle of Jack Daniel’s, 4 bottles of champagne, 12 packets of Monster Munch (pickled onion flavor) Coldplay- Vodka and "nibbles" Charlotte Church- Steamed vegetables – asparagus, broccoli, carrots, English breakfast tea, Maltesers Keith Richards- Chicken sandwiches, Diet Coke, cigarettes Jools Holland- 50 clean pint glasses, 5 bottles of good quality champagne The Darkness- Absinthe, fruit smoothies Nirvana- Macaroni and cheese Photo by Flickr user Mr. Littlehand Sources: The Little Red Riders Book , TheSmokingGun.com

Comments:
Laura @MotherWo...
March 2, 2011

Some of the "demands" are truly just that - and whoever asks for absinthe, well we all know what they're about. But is Paul McCartney's desire to be a vegetarian really a "demand" in this day and age of sustainable living? And I'm not a veggie (though I enjoy vegetarian food), so this isn't about being doctrinaire.