Anybody thinking Sounders midfielder Harry Shipp sizzles on the pitch hasn’t seen him away from it.
Shipp can bake, grill, poach and broil when handling his cast iron cookware and assorted kitchen gadgets. He hails from a close-knit Chicago-area family, where his mother’s side was Italian and encouraged large family meals. Shipp, 25, with help from some professional cooking classes, learned to handle himself in the kitchen as adeptly as when he’s outfoxing opponents with a soccer ball.
That came in handy last season after his hometown Chicago Fire traded him to Montreal, a city where Shipp spent lonely months isolated in his apartment by cold weather and a language barrier.