GRIOTS REPUBLIC - An Urban Black Travel Mag - Jan 2016

FROM STAGE TO STOVE:
A CULINARY JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD
A weekend of cooking and reading and here's a review of my
favorite recipes from Kelis Rogers' "My Life on A Plate."
Besides her career in
music, Kelis is a Le
Cordon Bleu trained
chef with multiple
television cooking
specials, and a
burgeoning
entrepreneurial streak
with her Bounty & Full
organic sauce line.
© David Loftus.
It is no surprise in this
entrepreneurial age we live in, that
Rappers and Singers want to be
Actors and Actors want to be singers
(and sometimes Rappers). On
occasion these endeavors are
successful but rarely do you see any
of the above leaving the glam and the
glitz of celebrity to become an
accomplished chef or cookbook
author. Kelis Rogers is the exception.
The ex-wife of superstar rapper,
Nasir Jones a.k.a Nas, Kelis is quite
the accomplished musician herself.
She plays several instruments and is
probably best known for her hit,
“Milkshake.” Her recent labor of love,
however is far removed from that lifestyle.
“My Life On a Plate,” heralds her successful
ascendency into the ranks of the culinary
royalty.
My Life On a Plate is a global culinary
journey that tells the stories of a world
traveler who enjoys good food. Her
fondness of hole-in-the-wall eateries
combined with her Le Cordon Bleu
education is evident throughout the book
and clearly serves as her inspiration. She
adeptly captures the sights and sound of
exotic locales and provides the reader with
easy to follow instructions that allow you to
taste her journeys via her refined palate.
Foodies who travel will certainly
appreciate her cookbook and the recipes
will transport you there. This is a recipe
source that is sure to be used over and
over again. Two recipes of note that are
certain to be favorites of traveling
foodies, due to their taste and ease of
preparation, are Kelis’ Beef Sliders and
Shrimp Alcapurias.