Lady Gaga Releasing Italian Cookbook with Papa Gaga

Lady Gaga is an influencer of many artistic mediums from music to fashion to film. Now the woman of many talents can add culinary author to her resume. The pop icon will soon release a cookbook with her father.

Before she was Lady Gaga, she was Stefani Germanotta, daughter of Joe and Cynthia. Joe's made a name in his own right as owner and operator of Joanne Trattoria on New York's Upper West Side. Joe wrote a cookbook, Joanne Trattoria Cookbook: Classic Recipes and Scenes from an Italian American Restaurant, a collection of recipes and anecdotes from the father of Mother Monster, who has written a forward for the book.

The book will be available November 22, just in time for Christmas.