Bradley Cooper can add restaurateur to his already stacked resume!
The Maestro The actor has teamed up with Danny DiGiampietro, owner of the beloved Philadelphia pizzeria Angelo’s, to open the first brick-and-mortar store of their new food venture, Danny & Coop’s, in New York City’s Alphabet City neighborhood in January 2025.
But people can try the restaurant during its grand opening on Dec. 20, 21 and 22 — at 151 Ave. And in a lively location facing Tompkins Square Park. During those dates, the store serves only one meal: the Philly cheesesteak.
Danny & Coop’s made its first post on its Instagram page on Dec. 20, announcing a soft opening and letting hungry cheesesteak fans know they’re open Friday and will reopen at 3 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday — until they start with steak and cheese.
Well, of course, me too, as the local cheesesteak and Cooper fan, went to the new location Friday night to experience Danny & Coop’s in person.
Gigi Hadid eats a cheesesteak prepared by Bradley Cooper during an appearance at the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival
To begin with, the restaurant was run by a family, with DiGiampietro’s daughter and niece at the cash register taking orders. I was told that the line was an hour long before they opened at 6pm, although by 6:45 it was mostly gone.
Online content creators documented Cooper hard at work in the kitchen, with Mike Chau writing, “Coop was on the line out of sight of the dining room, preparing these prime cheesesteaks.”
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Knowing there would be an open line, I tried to avoid the wait by arriving at 7pm and, to my surprise, the room was empty. Cooper greeted me before jumping back into the kitchen. There was only one option on the menu — a hearty, classic Philly cheesesteak — and within minutes I had my order in a nice to-go box emblazoned with the company logo.
Eager to eat, I hurried home and pulled out what looked like a meter long sandwich. Still warm, the bread was filled to the brim with “Cooper Sharp and Onion,” that is, a mixture of cheese and onions. At first bite I was obsessed: the gooey texture melted perfectly and the steak was perfectly cooked. What more could a girl want on a rainy Friday night?
Cooper’s girlfriend, model Gigi Hadid, also promoted the soft open on her Instagram Stories the same day.
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Bradley Cooper makes cheesesteaks; girlfriend Gigi Hadid eats a cheesesteak at BottleRock Napa Valley in May 2024.
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This isn’t the first time Cooper has taken the beloved Philadelphia delight to the city. A year ago, in December 2023, Cooper joined DiGiampietro at a pop-up food truck in the West Village, dishing out $18 cheesesteaks.
DiGiampietro said Philadelphia Inquirer at the time, the two had been looking for a permanent place to call home for their cheesesteak venture for two years, but rental prices proved to be an obstacle. “You know what they want in this neighborhood for 700 square feet?” DiGiampietro said. “Eighteen thousand a month!”
A year later, the duo found a home for Danny & Coop’s.
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