August 10, 2026 • 24 mins
Kaiya Cenat On Being A Professor At Streamer University
Kaiya Cenat On How Brother Kai Cenat Inspired Her To Chase Her Dreams
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
What's up his way up with the Antela Ye and
the Brooklyn girlies out here today, Hias and that is here.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Thank you for.
Speaker 3 (00:06):
Joining me, thank you for having me.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
I'm looking to see if you bought some food with
you or anything.
Speaker 3 (00:11):
You know.
Speaker 4 (00:11):
I just got from Toronto last night, Okay. I had
to just go to glamb this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
And I'm so I didn't expect you to know, but.
Speaker 4 (00:18):
But I told Kayla this. I told I said, oh
my god, I really need to bring her food today.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
But but you know what, We're gonna let you come
cook at the house one day, yes.
Speaker 4 (00:25):
Whenever, okay, chef guy. And then don't you also have
like a podcast video?
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Well like people.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Were come to my house and cook all the time, okay.
And I am also trying to learn how to make
certain things, so.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
I enjoy what's your family background?
Speaker 1 (00:42):
I'm Black and Chinese. I'm Caribbean. I'm from Mancerat.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Period, so I can teach you a lot about Caribbean.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
I know you know how to make good jerk chicken.
Speaker 4 (00:49):
Jerk chicken, skliffish everything you name it. So I want
to I don't want to minimize myself to one category.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
I want to doing tacos and all that.
Speaker 4 (00:58):
I want to learn the Asian foods made shrimp and broccoli,
like you know, I want to. I want to be
able to be good at all areas African food, mixed
culture like I want everything. I want to your favorite
type of food though the Caribbean. Okay, my mom is
from daddy and my dadd's haation. Okay, what a great
food rise. Listen, I know y'all be having a time too.
(01:20):
And you know how I know you turning because your
attorney sister Nicki Minaj.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
You do not play about her.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Don't play about her.
Speaker 4 (01:26):
She's family. She's family. She comes from the same place
of where my mom is from. And also me looking
at her since the little girl and seeing her success
and all the complications you've been through, I understand a lot.
You know behind the scenes, what goes on behind the scenes,
and that's why my loyalty never switches up for her.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
You know, how was it for you that day when
you guys were streaming and when I met her.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Yes, I hate looking at the video of your.
Speaker 4 (01:55):
But but it was a whole some moment, like I
absolutely it was.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
It's like everything I manifested as the little girl. It
Lily came true. Like I can't make this up. I can't.
Speaker 4 (02:06):
I can't everything that I've seen for myself and and
meet me and Nikki and things like that.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
You know, it came true.
Speaker 4 (02:13):
So it's like you got a really like manifestation is
really like real, you know.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
I believe in that.
Speaker 4 (02:19):
I believe in when you have your mind on one thing,
like it will happen and good things will always come
back to you if you're doing good in life too.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
All right, So let's hear some more about Caius and that,
because I have to imagine. I mean, you're a twin
with your brother Kaius and I have.
Speaker 3 (02:34):
You met him before?
Speaker 2 (02:35):
I have never met him.
Speaker 3 (02:36):
I gotta tell him about you?
Speaker 2 (02:37):
Is that crazy?
Speaker 4 (02:38):
I mean, we grew up, but he knows that he
has to know exactly who you are. Your voice is unique,
you know what.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Probably I don't even want to do it because I
don't want to be on stream like who who is that?
Speaker 2 (02:48):
I don't know him doing that to me.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
I remember, we grew up listening to you in the morning.
I don't want to hear nobody talk about Angela in
the morning, you know. So it was just always like
stop to this day.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
But I'm glad that you came up here because I
know you know for you.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
I feel like, and you could correct me if I'm wrong,
but I feel like before all of this, you've been
more of a wanting to be behind the scenes kind
of person.
Speaker 4 (03:12):
Yes, well, I notice all of those things. Yes, I've
always been like behind the scenes. But being that I've
seen my brother's success grown so much, I have faith
now in my dreams and living up to my dreams.
You know, we live in the economy where like our parents,
they want us to be nurses and doctors and go
to school. I guess that, but when I see my
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brother did what he could do, I said, I have
to follow my dreams too.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
You know, well, let's talk about early on your entrepreneurial journey,
because behind the scenes you were still doing things and
having your own businesses.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
So tell me about.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Like a young Caius and not what you thought you
were going to be doing in your life before all this.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
So before anything, I want to say, first and foremost,
any job that I had, I was always a part
of a management team because I've always had great leadership skills.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
After that, during the pandemic.
Speaker 4 (04:02):
I wanted to have my own business, so I did
like a boutique because I love fashion, and I also
was an eyelash chech because I loved the beauty world,
you know. But you know, as time went by, I
just felt like when it comes to the supporters, I
feel like I was getting my space invaded being one
on one with them. So I felt like I was
also going through what every other twenty year old, young
twenty year old go through. Like I don't want to
(04:24):
say I did any crisis, but basically I ended any crisis.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Okay, No, that's fair, you know.
Speaker 4 (04:29):
Just because I wasn't used to the industry and all
of this. You know, I had to learn still, so
you know, I have to take a lot of time
off to like really understand look at everybody learn and
then be able to be ready to put myself out there.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
You know, I would say that's fair because I always
stress how I'm so glad I didn't have to come
up like in the public eye like that, because all.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
They knows your voice. I'm like, that's Angelo leque at least.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
So even before that, like when I first started in radio,
there wasn't no social media I was on Sirious first
before I came to iHeart, and so when I first started,
it wasn't like people could go on social media or
people were recording things and posting it up.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
It wasn't a TikTok and all of that.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
And so I was able to really like make mistakes
and grow behind the scenes without people criticizing me so much.
And I think it's so much harder now when everything
you do could end up like being on everybody's website
and being talked about.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Yes, so it's definitely hard.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
So, you know, with that, I feel like in the
midst of that, I think I developed anxiety and depression.
At first, I didn't really like talking about it, but
now I do because I feel like mental health is
very important and I'm like a pro advocate for that.
So anybody who is going through stuff when it comes
to mental health, identity crisis, anything like, definitely look for
the right person to talk to or even take time
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for yourself.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
How did you realize that?
Speaker 4 (05:54):
I realized that because I noticed I can't be everywhere,
be around anybody, you know, I don't know anybody attentions
because people, you know, I feel like, besides my mom
I'm like, being that we're twins, me and my brother Kai,
I feel like I'm the next thing that people look
looks after, you know, So it's like I don't know
everybody intentions.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
I had to experience to learn that. Damn.
Speaker 4 (06:13):
I really have to stay home and figure out a
lot of ways virtually, and then be in rooms that
I'm supposed to be in, you know. So when I
started to notice that, that's when I'm like, oh my god,
I don't know what to do. You know, my brother's
always working, so I'm not so much so much depending
on him, and you know, I got We're all responsible
for our own lives. So I definitely had to just
take some time off remove certain people out my life.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
It's the key.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
You have to have good people around you who's doing
things themselves.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
Oh my god.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
Absolutely anybody around me has to be productive. I can't
have the lack or people who just enjoyed living a
regular life or going to the lounge today just because
what do the celebrate.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
I haven't accomplished my all my goals.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
You know, people will tell you are who you hang
around with, of course, and I think that's gonna always
be like a lesson that you're going to keep on
learning because my god, sometimes you think somebody's cool and
then later on.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
People change every day, like our friend's family. It's a
normal thing. But we also grow out of people too,
and that's okay. Yeah, you know, so I'm starting to
learn that. I think I give a lot of myself
self therapy.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
A lot, like you know. And I went to college.
Speaker 4 (07:19):
I was in the nursing program, and that psychology class
I took helped me understand myself and others.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
Was took me a long way.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
Now I feel like, you know now what happens when
your brother's friends try to holler at you.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
They don't. They gotta respect. So my brother's real friends don't.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Do this, okay, but the other ones may.
Speaker 4 (07:35):
Yeah, I mean I've never I've never been through that situation.
But I know who my brother real friends are, and
then who think that whatever?
Speaker 3 (07:42):
You have respect? But you know, I know my brother
real friends and his real friends.
Speaker 4 (07:46):
Never never, And yeah, they're protective of you, very protective,
more like a sister brother relationship.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
You know, how is dating for you though?
Speaker 1 (07:52):
Because you have a bunch of people who are very
protective over you around?
Speaker 4 (07:55):
Oh, dating for me I don't really day, I don't
really date only because I would say, again, I don't
know people intentions when it comes to men in my lifestyle,
and like my brother like he makes sure, like you know,
I'm well taken care of.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
I don't need to be acting anybody for anything.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
So it's like I have standards for myself. Yeah, I
don't just want a regular guy. I want a guy
who's able to, you know, add to the table, because
I really know I'm able to add to the table.
But I want a guy who's able to add to
the table too and be secure about me. I've always
dealt with insecurity guys, so I definitely was I definitely
was say for my dating life, whoever I end up
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being with before we get into a relationship, we're definitely establishing.
Speaker 3 (08:42):
A friendship first.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
You know, what, are you twenty three?
Speaker 3 (08:44):
Now I'm twenty four.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Twenty four, okay, twenty five.
Speaker 3 (08:48):
I don't even think about that.
Speaker 5 (08:51):
Girl.
Speaker 4 (08:51):
Oh no, I you give me the twenty five rule.
After twenty five everything changes.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
You're having the best time of your life right now. Now,
let's talk about the cooking. Yes, okay, so you did
stream a university as.
Speaker 3 (09:04):
A person Mafiathon. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
Yeah, and he did my viatam first and then you
did Streamer University. And so what made you decide because
the family y'all rolled up and said, look, we need
to be in here. Callma tell me about what that
experience was like for you guys, just behind the scenes.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
I feel like.
Speaker 4 (09:24):
Besides the wont and Keller, I kind of had a
good lead way of getting then why because I didn't
make it to the first one. Last year, I was
booked in Canada, so I had a reason, like I'm
a new person. He wanted all new faces, so I
was additional new face. My two brothers they went last year.
So Kyle was like, you have to give me a.
Speaker 3 (09:40):
Good reason, you know.
Speaker 4 (09:41):
And then they gave the good reason, which is my mom,
so you know reason, but you know, and even with that,
he still gave them new positions, not the same position,
so it was I think it was fair enough. And
then I will also say for Streamer University, you know,
I wanted to be a professor.
Speaker 3 (09:58):
You know, I didn't really.
Speaker 4 (10:00):
I was very super nervous, but my brother made me
feel comfortable into doing it, like, you know, to be
a professor to provide a meal within forty five minutes
and to teach thirty students, streamers people. I don't think
people understand how challenging that was.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
I can't even imagine.
Speaker 4 (10:13):
And a lot of people was like, Oh, she's too
aggressive and she's taking it too serious.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
I have to because if I don't take.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
A serious who will serious? Why?
Speaker 1 (10:20):
Why did you take it seriously? This is my career
that people were having. Was not taking it seriously.
Speaker 4 (10:25):
Exactly, And I definitely say the outcome was so good,
Like everybody loved my class. My students cooked for themselves.
I didn't help them with anything. They got into groups
and cook each of their meals. Everybody left with a plate,
So ill judge them for cooking presentation?
Speaker 3 (10:41):
Little serious?
Speaker 4 (10:42):
No, I am very I've never even thought I would
be teaching a class like more what I was going
into the private catering right, But you know, everything happens
for a reason, you know. I also plan on going
back to school. I still want to learn the fundamentals
of cooking. I want to get license. I want everything
to be officiable.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
I like that.
Speaker 1 (11:01):
I know that's great because you also have to learn
the other things, like behind the scenes, your food handles,
very important. You see if Victoria Monette went to culinary school.
Speaker 3 (11:12):
Really do.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
Institute of Culinary Education?
Speaker 4 (11:17):
I yeah, oh I heard that that's one of the best.
That's the best in New York. Yes, so that's good.
Speaker 2 (11:22):
You need to that would be great, And it was.
Speaker 4 (11:25):
You know, the number one culinary school is in Paris.
I want to go to Paris.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
Okay, well I like that. Yes, what'd you say, Dan,
I want to go to citizens So he cooks at
home all the time.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
What do you cook? What's your favorite things to look?
Speaker 2 (11:41):
He's going to show you pictures. You can't wait.
Speaker 1 (11:43):
Yes, but you know what, some people make their place
look nice. But that don't mean the food is good good.
Speaker 4 (11:49):
I don't know, Dan, I would definitely say I have
the upper hand. I definite feel like I have the
upper hand being that my family is Caribbyan, so I
know flavor, Yes, I know flavor and tenrorism and things
to be cooked.
Speaker 3 (12:01):
Okay.
Speaker 4 (12:02):
I cook with the pressure, with with the with the
what's it called the silver pot pressure cooker pot?
Speaker 3 (12:09):
No, it's called something something.
Speaker 2 (12:11):
Like the slow cooker that you.
Speaker 3 (12:13):
The hottest pot with the best material.
Speaker 4 (12:14):
You know, the old Caribbeans use it. It's a luminum pot, right,
because I'm right now here, I'm just like, but yes,
I took that pot. Yeah, I look what amazing quality pots.
People don't know that to get a good outcome, you
need amazing quality. Yes, you do quality pots. And you
know Martha Stewart. Do you know Martha Stewart, that's the
best plots.
Speaker 3 (12:34):
You know in the game. When it comes to cooking.
Speaker 2 (12:36):
At your own pots? Have you thought about that?
Speaker 4 (12:38):
Of course, my own season is everything. But I'm trying
to take baby steps.
Speaker 1 (12:41):
You know what I think would be good for you
as a person who's very stylish, like some really cute
I've admits, of course, things like that. All the things
I want to say, I've had to buy stuff, and
I always like to buy things that are cute and different,
but it's hard to find me like.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
That's really look at that when you walked in.
Speaker 4 (13:01):
I've always been like, yeah, I want to step out
as a chef, Like I don't want to wear the
regular uniforms. I want to have every I have my
own stream University. I don't know if you've seen it.
I had a customer my own uniform for that, so
you know, I look at this like you know how
Spider Man has their own cake.
Speaker 3 (13:19):
Yeah, this is my this is mine. This is the mark.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
I'm making it onto the world when it comes to cooking,
that's my mark.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
Make some cute hair nets, yes, because you know.
Speaker 3 (13:29):
Much stuff I want to dive into. Ye see you
know Yeah?
Speaker 1 (13:33):
Now I like that for you because first of all,
I think that you are so cute you and I
really enjoy watching your part on streaming University. And I
like that you took it so seriously, like you literally
had to kick somebody out, but you did it so nicely.
Speaker 4 (13:47):
I had to tell my little brother, I don't care
your brother, Please respect me, please, because I don't think
anybody understand the challenges that it is to cook still
a meal and teach thirty people. I have went to
school to learn how to be a professor, so I
have thirty minutes to basically get this meal together with
you guys.
Speaker 3 (14:03):
Yes, I'm taking it very seriously.
Speaker 2 (14:05):
Where did you learn how to cook.
Speaker 4 (14:06):
So seven years old? It's a cultural thing, you know,
Caribbeans they put our only girl. I have three brothers,
so my mom, when she's a single mom, I had
to cook clean and that was my therapy since young
cooking and baking at least you like it, because I
want to be a chef and baker. I don't want
to be one and I want to be both.
Speaker 2 (14:23):
I feel like we need to hire her for like
some cateringers.
Speaker 3 (14:25):
I would love to.
Speaker 4 (14:26):
I would love to like I definitely would love to
see you more often do anything I do con contribute
to New York because, like I said, this is my
this is now me putting myself out there, you know.
So I'm just I'm really skeptical about everybody I work with.
I don't work with everybody, so you were definitely one
of the persons.
Speaker 1 (14:43):
I appreciate that because I was never to let my
first interview really, so I did get my friend an
email and they were like okay, and I was like,
I was like really, because I don't see you doing
interviews and I don't see you as a.
Speaker 3 (14:54):
Person, but I want to work with the right people.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
Well, I think that's great because I feel like, and
I appreciate what you said earlier about how difficult it
is to like want to put yourself out there, but
also knowing what you went through, because it's people take
it for granted that it's like easy. And also you
don't want people to be like, oh, that's Kay's and
my sister. That's the only reason bye bye bye.
Speaker 4 (15:15):
No, that's what I'm taking away from. I'm taking away
more about being Kay Senates sister and being Kaya Sene
or chef Kaya.
Speaker 3 (15:21):
Yeah, that's what I want to be.
Speaker 1 (15:23):
Yes, So what so ultimately you want to go back
to school and get your certification.
Speaker 3 (15:29):
Everything the legal way, the right way.
Speaker 4 (15:32):
So like when it's also and then I'm ready to
put out my caterings or eventually coming with a restaurant
in the next seven to ten years.
Speaker 3 (15:39):
I'll be established. Yeah, I know everything I need to know.
Speaker 2 (15:42):
Man, that restaurant business is tough. Now.
Speaker 4 (15:43):
Yeah, that's why I said seven to ten year. I
got to learn everything now.
Speaker 1 (15:47):
So now in New York, if you were going to
tell since somebody hit you up and they said, Kaya,
where should we go eat? Where would you tell somebody?
So if you have to name three restaurants that you
would send them to to get some good food, what
would you say?
Speaker 4 (16:00):
I would say, Daks. Shout out to Daks. Have you
ever heard about them?
Speaker 3 (16:04):
Daks? They're in the Bronx. All right, how did.
Speaker 1 (16:07):
Grow up in the Bronx. I'm just gonna pound out,
how about three borrows? Okay, three barrows?
Speaker 4 (16:11):
So Queens have always have the lounges, the go food,
Brooklyn always have the go food in Manhattan. Okay, So
can't you agree Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.
Speaker 1 (16:21):
That's a huge net though. That's like damn near every
barrow and you really like grew up in the Bronx.
You're not gonna no, Okay, I'm.
Speaker 3 (16:28):
Gonna keep it real with child.
Speaker 4 (16:29):
I'm keeping you know why, because Brooklyn has every Caribbean
living there.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
You know what I'm saying that it's more cultural in
those areas of Brooklyn and Queens.
Speaker 4 (16:39):
So that's why I said that, Sorry Brons, but Bronx
have the best Spanish food.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
What's the difference between Twiny food and Jamaican food Because
I think people think Caribbean food, they just say Jamaican
food all the time.
Speaker 3 (16:51):
So everybody have their own, like major dishes.
Speaker 4 (16:54):
I would say the in the Caribbean islands, I feel
like everything is basically the same, but everybody make their
things differently. With the twists, yeah, so training is more recognized.
For like our dishes are like curry roty double things
like that, and then Jamaica is mon So for drake chicken.
And then I've learned that drake chicken like drake chicken on.
(17:14):
Some of these dishes are like history our history, mate.
So it's just like everybody have their own, you know,
way of doing things, but a lot of the things
are the same thing.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
Do you like goat?
Speaker 3 (17:25):
Yes? Love curry goat?
Speaker 2 (17:26):
Okay?
Speaker 4 (17:27):
Yes, and then go I like free tie. Shout out
to Haitians. You know, grio is what they call goat. Yes,
when they fry it.
Speaker 1 (17:35):
Listen, my guy Robinson, he's always coming over. He's like,
I gotta make you guys, just Haitian rice.
Speaker 3 (17:40):
He comes to black rice.
Speaker 2 (17:41):
Yes, and he put on some kompa and we and
he cooked.
Speaker 3 (17:46):
Yes.
Speaker 4 (17:46):
The Haitian people are really good people. And if you
ask me, Haiti has.
Speaker 3 (17:50):
The best food in the Caribbean island. Wow.
Speaker 2 (17:53):
Yes, you put Haiti over every other Okay.
Speaker 4 (17:56):
I got to take you to a Brooklyn spot in
a Haitian spot.
Speaker 3 (18:00):
You know.
Speaker 4 (18:00):
My dad sations, so he takes me to every spot.
I can't even keep up with the names. Don't want
but if you want to get some good brook Hatian food.
It's in Brooklyn, and they're definitely more flavorful than everybody.
And their preparation. I don't think people understand the preparation
of haiti. Like they take a hot pot of water
(18:21):
and throw it on the meat before they start seasoning.
All the bacteria is out, so their their preparation and
their outcome of their dishes.
Speaker 3 (18:29):
Is really good.
Speaker 2 (18:30):
So you wash your chicken basically.
Speaker 3 (18:31):
Yeah, you have to wait.
Speaker 4 (18:33):
Hold on, that's an argument people way. I don't care
if you see the butcher I don't care if you
see the butcher washing your chicken.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
I know.
Speaker 5 (18:47):
Scientifically you don't have to do it.
Speaker 4 (18:49):
It's a myth, all right, scientifically, But the air quality
when you when it comes to the surroundings of the meat,
when it comes to preparation of like cutting boards, you
don't know how clean those are, so you're.
Speaker 2 (19:02):
Putting food on it.
Speaker 5 (19:03):
I mean, for one, you got to clean your cutting boards.
But also you dry the meat, whether it's chicken, beef,
whatever it is, you dry it before you bring it
to the cutting board, if you know what you're doing,
because if it's not dry and not going to get
a good seer, so you dry it, you bring it
to the cutting board. You should be using a wood cutting.
Speaker 3 (19:17):
Board because plastics.
Speaker 2 (19:18):
Yeah, that's okay.
Speaker 5 (19:21):
And if you actually wash the chicken and then what's
happening is all the germs in the bacteria when it
hits the water from the faucet, it's spinning all over
your sink. So really all you're doing is spreading. But
you're just spreading bacteria. So if you take the dirty
chicken to the cutting board and then you prep it
and then you.
Speaker 2 (19:38):
Cook it, we not eating at Dan's house, all right?
Speaker 4 (19:40):
No?
Speaker 3 (19:42):
Do you only eat chicken?
Speaker 4 (19:44):
No? I usually red meat, so everything, Yes, okay, this
one doesn't. I feel like he cooks good.
Speaker 3 (19:51):
But sorry, clime and vinegar.
Speaker 2 (19:59):
Wastive and green some ingredients. I'm into it.
Speaker 4 (20:02):
Actually, you know, you know, a butcher guy could like
literally give you the meat after he do just digged
his nose and put it on your meat, like you.
Speaker 2 (20:09):
Know, he said that ass flavor.
Speaker 3 (20:12):
Oh okay, it did I say that? You understand what
I'm saying to hear?
Speaker 4 (20:20):
So I understand what you're saying, because it is true
you don't necessarily have to cleaning meat. But I don't
trust the any you know, anybody, So I still have
to be that everything.
Speaker 5 (20:33):
Getting a whole back to Yeah, but that's also where
you get it, is you know exactly where you get it.
But then do you put vinegar in your water when
you wash out your produce? Sorry? No vinegar? Baking soda?
Speaker 4 (20:45):
Yeah, certain baked for certain produces. I've always rent with
water or baking soda, like.
Speaker 3 (20:51):
You soak it in baking soda.
Speaker 5 (20:52):
Yeah, okay, then you have it because then you're because
then if you're doing it for the chicken and the
meats and like you have to do.
Speaker 3 (20:59):
Of course.
Speaker 4 (21:02):
They know there were like let us and strawberries literally
have bugs in it. Yes, everybody, romain, let us open
it up. You're gonna see bugs as we eat. But
I don't want to talk about this no more.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
I don't want to talk about it.
Speaker 3 (21:16):
But let's crazy.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
It is crazy.
Speaker 1 (21:20):
No, But okay, So you have this whole plan and
I love it, and I'm gonna be watching you and
seeing how this is all gonna go. But I love
your outfit today and I'm happy to see you really
stepping out there and finally saying like, Okay, I'm ready
to go on my journey and do these interviews.
Speaker 3 (21:35):
And I hope I could do more interviews.
Speaker 4 (21:36):
But like I said again, like I don't think you
probably know the influence you hold. But as a little girl,
like I would have never thought I'm here with Angela
Lee Angela.
Speaker 3 (21:46):
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
Speaker 2 (21:48):
It's okay. Everyone does it.
Speaker 4 (21:51):
It's okay here, Like I don't understand, like I'm a
person that I'm not a morning person.
Speaker 3 (21:57):
So I need to hear you on the radio.
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Oh good, you know, And I'm glad I'm still here and.
Speaker 4 (22:04):
Off into your own lane, like I love that, Like
you know, I want to go anywhere you go.
Speaker 1 (22:09):
Well, thank you, Berklen. You know how Berklyn girls do
you know? I want to ask you this. You mentioned
your father take you to all these restaurants, but your
mom was a single mom for you guys growing up,
So what was that dynamic, like, you know, as like
going to see your dad, he still was present.
Speaker 3 (22:24):
Yeah, so it was.
Speaker 4 (22:25):
It was complicated because my dad eventually stopped living in
New York and he has seven kids, So trying to
be there for seven kids is a lot and then
starting to still get.
Speaker 3 (22:34):
Your life together right, you know.
Speaker 4 (22:35):
So it caused a lot of me missing out on
my dad, especially during my teenage years, Like those are
the most important parts. But being that since I was
a little girl, I had a good bond with my dad,
it never bringwashed me to not thinking that, you know,
I didn't have a dad, or like it's been complicated.
I'm running it in my adult world too. Everybody, every
household go through it. Or like sometimes my parents can't
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show for us how they want to because they're still
trying to get themselves together.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
Right, Why you have so much grace for that, I like.
Speaker 4 (23:01):
Because I had to take all the time. I will
take nine months off the social media and talking to
nobody just to really have a good understanding that everything
you know, and like, by the grace of God, I
think he gave more sense to like just understand. And
you know why, you know why I'm talking like this.
It is true when they say not till you turn
twenty threes, when your frontal brain is developed, And I
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think that's really what happened. I have a better understanding
of life, point blank period.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
And you know, it has to be nice to grow
up with a twin.
Speaker 3 (23:31):
It does. It's a blessing. I think it's a blessing.
Speaker 1 (23:33):
Y'all are so cute together. But do you feel like
you guys are similar?
Speaker 2 (23:38):
I feel like you have.
Speaker 3 (23:39):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (23:39):
Like my brother could woke in the room and by
his face, bel I know what he's thinking. Like it's
like a special I think it's a special twin thing
we have. We're very close and yes, shut out to guy.
Speaker 2 (23:50):
All right, what kayah, Well, thank you for coming through.
Speaker 3 (23:53):
And I hope to see you soon again.
Speaker 2 (23:57):
I'm telling you we're gonna do some things.
Speaker 1 (23:58):
Yeah, I'm excited way that I can like support, I'm
watching were following.
Speaker 4 (24:03):
Yes, and maybe sometimes I just stop buying and get like,
give you guys, catering to you.
Speaker 3 (24:09):
I just have known you guys schedules, but I said
we could.
Speaker 2 (24:11):
Do so you got to come to the house and
cook a really nice kitchen.
Speaker 3 (24:14):
Okay, okay, okay, thank you. This means so much to me.
I don't think you understand.
Speaker 2 (24:18):
It's a lot to me too. I want to tell
you I'm honored, so thank you.
Speaker 3 (24:21):
I'm honored, thank you so much. It's the pleasure to
be here with you.
Speaker 2 (24:24):
All right, this way up
What's up his way up with the Antela Ye and
the Brooklyn girlies out here today, Hias and that is here.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Thank you for.
Speaker 3 (00:06):
Joining me, thank you for having me.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
I'm looking to see if you bought some food with
you or anything.
Speaker 3 (00:11):
You know.
Speaker 4 (00:11):
I just got from Toronto last night, Okay. I had
to just go to glamb this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
And I'm so I didn't expect you to know, but.
Speaker 4 (00:18):
But I told Kayla this. I told I said, oh
my god, I really need to bring her food today.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
But but you know what, We're gonna let you come
cook at the house one day, yes.
Speaker 4 (00:25):
Whenever, okay, chef guy. And then don't you also have
like a podcast video?
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Well like people.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Were come to my house and cook all the time, okay.
And I am also trying to learn how to make
certain things, so.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
I enjoy what's your family background?
Speaker 1 (00:42):
I'm Black and Chinese. I'm Caribbean. I'm from Mancerat.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Period, so I can teach you a lot about Caribbean.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
I know you know how to make good jerk chicken.
Speaker 4 (00:49):
Jerk chicken, skliffish everything you name it. So I want
to I don't want to minimize myself to one category.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
I want to doing tacos and all that.
Speaker 4 (00:58):
I want to learn the Asian foods made shrimp and broccoli,
like you know, I want to. I want to be
able to be good at all areas African food, mixed
culture like I want everything. I want to your favorite
type of food though the Caribbean. Okay, my mom is
from daddy and my dadd's haation. Okay, what a great
food rise. Listen, I know y'all be having a time too.
(01:20):
And you know how I know you turning because your
attorney sister Nicki Minaj.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
You do not play about her.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Don't play about her.
Speaker 4 (01:26):
She's family. She's family. She comes from the same place
of where my mom is from. And also me looking
at her since the little girl and seeing her success
and all the complications you've been through, I understand a lot.
You know behind the scenes, what goes on behind the scenes,
and that's why my loyalty never switches up for her.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
You know, how was it for you that day when
you guys were streaming and when I met her.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Yes, I hate looking at the video of your.
Speaker 4 (01:55):
But but it was a whole some moment, like I
absolutely it was.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
It's like everything I manifested as the little girl. It
Lily came true. Like I can't make this up. I can't.
Speaker 4 (02:06):
I can't everything that I've seen for myself and and
meet me and Nikki and things like that.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
You know, it came true.
Speaker 4 (02:13):
So it's like you got a really like manifestation is
really like real, you know.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
I believe in that.
Speaker 4 (02:19):
I believe in when you have your mind on one thing,
like it will happen and good things will always come
back to you if you're doing good in life too.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
All right, So let's hear some more about Caius and that,
because I have to imagine. I mean, you're a twin
with your brother Kaius and I have.
Speaker 3 (02:34):
You met him before?
Speaker 2 (02:35):
I have never met him.
Speaker 3 (02:36):
I gotta tell him about you?
Speaker 2 (02:37):
Is that crazy?
Speaker 4 (02:38):
I mean, we grew up, but he knows that he
has to know exactly who you are. Your voice is unique,
you know what.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Probably I don't even want to do it because I
don't want to be on stream like who who is that?
Speaker 2 (02:48):
I don't know him doing that to me.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
I remember, we grew up listening to you in the morning.
I don't want to hear nobody talk about Angela in
the morning, you know. So it was just always like
stop to this day.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
But I'm glad that you came up here because I
know you know for you.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
I feel like, and you could correct me if I'm wrong,
but I feel like before all of this, you've been
more of a wanting to be behind the scenes kind
of person.
Speaker 4 (03:12):
Yes, well, I notice all of those things. Yes, I've
always been like behind the scenes. But being that I've
seen my brother's success grown so much, I have faith
now in my dreams and living up to my dreams.
You know, we live in the economy where like our parents,
they want us to be nurses and doctors and go
to school. I guess that, but when I see my
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brother did what he could do, I said, I have
to follow my dreams too.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
You know, well, let's talk about early on your entrepreneurial journey,
because behind the scenes you were still doing things and
having your own businesses.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
So tell me about.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Like a young Caius and not what you thought you
were going to be doing in your life before all this.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
So before anything, I want to say, first and foremost,
any job that I had, I was always a part
of a management team because I've always had great leadership skills.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
After that, during the pandemic.
Speaker 4 (04:02):
I wanted to have my own business, so I did
like a boutique because I love fashion, and I also
was an eyelash chech because I loved the beauty world,
you know. But you know, as time went by, I
just felt like when it comes to the supporters, I
feel like I was getting my space invaded being one
on one with them. So I felt like I was
also going through what every other twenty year old, young
twenty year old go through. Like I don't want to
(04:24):
say I did any crisis, but basically I ended any crisis.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Okay, No, that's fair, you know.
Speaker 4 (04:29):
Just because I wasn't used to the industry and all
of this. You know, I had to learn still, so
you know, I have to take a lot of time
off to like really understand look at everybody learn and
then be able to be ready to put myself out there.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
You know, I would say that's fair because I always
stress how I'm so glad I didn't have to come
up like in the public eye like that, because all.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
They knows your voice. I'm like, that's Angelo leque at least.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
So even before that, like when I first started in radio,
there wasn't no social media I was on Sirious first
before I came to iHeart, and so when I first started,
it wasn't like people could go on social media or
people were recording things and posting it up.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
It wasn't a TikTok and all of that.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
And so I was able to really like make mistakes
and grow behind the scenes without people criticizing me so much.
And I think it's so much harder now when everything
you do could end up like being on everybody's website
and being talked about.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Yes, so it's definitely hard.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
So, you know, with that, I feel like in the
midst of that, I think I developed anxiety and depression.
At first, I didn't really like talking about it, but
now I do because I feel like mental health is
very important and I'm like a pro advocate for that.
So anybody who is going through stuff when it comes
to mental health, identity crisis, anything like, definitely look for
the right person to talk to or even take time
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for yourself.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
How did you realize that?
Speaker 4 (05:54):
I realized that because I noticed I can't be everywhere,
be around anybody, you know, I don't know anybody attentions
because people, you know, I feel like, besides my mom
I'm like, being that we're twins, me and my brother Kai,
I feel like I'm the next thing that people look
looks after, you know, So it's like I don't know
everybody intentions.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
I had to experience to learn that. Damn.
Speaker 4 (06:13):
I really have to stay home and figure out a
lot of ways virtually, and then be in rooms that
I'm supposed to be in, you know. So when I
started to notice that, that's when I'm like, oh my god,
I don't know what to do. You know, my brother's
always working, so I'm not so much so much depending
on him, and you know, I got We're all responsible
for our own lives. So I definitely had to just
take some time off remove certain people out my life.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
It's the key.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
You have to have good people around you who's doing
things themselves.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
Oh my god.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
Absolutely anybody around me has to be productive. I can't
have the lack or people who just enjoyed living a
regular life or going to the lounge today just because
what do the celebrate.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
I haven't accomplished my all my goals.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
You know, people will tell you are who you hang
around with, of course, and I think that's gonna always
be like a lesson that you're going to keep on
learning because my god, sometimes you think somebody's cool and
then later on.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
People change every day, like our friend's family. It's a
normal thing. But we also grow out of people too,
and that's okay. Yeah, you know, so I'm starting to
learn that. I think I give a lot of myself
self therapy.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
A lot, like you know. And I went to college.
Speaker 4 (07:19):
I was in the nursing program, and that psychology class
I took helped me understand myself and others.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
Was took me a long way.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
Now I feel like, you know now what happens when
your brother's friends try to holler at you.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
They don't. They gotta respect. So my brother's real friends don't.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Do this, okay, but the other ones may.
Speaker 4 (07:35):
Yeah, I mean I've never I've never been through that situation.
But I know who my brother real friends are, and
then who think that whatever?
Speaker 3 (07:42):
You have respect? But you know, I know my brother
real friends and his real friends.
Speaker 4 (07:46):
Never never, And yeah, they're protective of you, very protective,
more like a sister brother relationship.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
You know, how is dating for you though?
Speaker 1 (07:52):
Because you have a bunch of people who are very
protective over you around?
Speaker 4 (07:55):
Oh, dating for me I don't really day, I don't
really date only because I would say, again, I don't
know people intentions when it comes to men in my lifestyle,
and like my brother like he makes sure, like you know,
I'm well taken care of.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
I don't need to be acting anybody for anything.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
So it's like I have standards for myself. Yeah, I
don't just want a regular guy. I want a guy
who's able to, you know, add to the table, because
I really know I'm able to add to the table.
But I want a guy who's able to add to
the table too and be secure about me. I've always
dealt with insecurity guys, so I definitely was I definitely
was say for my dating life, whoever I end up
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being with before we get into a relationship, we're definitely establishing.
Speaker 3 (08:42):
A friendship first.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
You know, what, are you twenty three?
Speaker 3 (08:44):
Now I'm twenty four.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Twenty four, okay, twenty five.
Speaker 3 (08:48):
I don't even think about that.
Speaker 5 (08:51):
Girl.
Speaker 4 (08:51):
Oh no, I you give me the twenty five rule.
After twenty five everything changes.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
You're having the best time of your life right now. Now,
let's talk about the cooking. Yes, okay, so you did
stream a university as.
Speaker 3 (09:04):
A person Mafiathon. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
Yeah, and he did my viatam first and then you
did Streamer University. And so what made you decide because
the family y'all rolled up and said, look, we need
to be in here. Callma tell me about what that
experience was like for you guys, just behind the scenes.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
I feel like.
Speaker 4 (09:24):
Besides the wont and Keller, I kind of had a
good lead way of getting then why because I didn't
make it to the first one. Last year, I was
booked in Canada, so I had a reason, like I'm
a new person. He wanted all new faces, so I
was additional new face. My two brothers they went last year.
So Kyle was like, you have to give me a.
Speaker 3 (09:40):
Good reason, you know.
Speaker 4 (09:41):
And then they gave the good reason, which is my mom,
so you know reason, but you know, and even with that,
he still gave them new positions, not the same position,
so it was I think it was fair enough. And
then I will also say for Streamer University, you know,
I wanted to be a professor.
Speaker 3 (09:58):
You know, I didn't really.
Speaker 4 (10:00):
I was very super nervous, but my brother made me
feel comfortable into doing it, like, you know, to be
a professor to provide a meal within forty five minutes
and to teach thirty students, streamers people. I don't think
people understand how challenging that was.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
I can't even imagine.
Speaker 4 (10:13):
And a lot of people was like, Oh, she's too
aggressive and she's taking it too serious.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
I have to because if I don't take.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
A serious who will serious? Why?
Speaker 1 (10:20):
Why did you take it seriously? This is my career
that people were having. Was not taking it seriously.
Speaker 4 (10:25):
Exactly, And I definitely say the outcome was so good,
Like everybody loved my class. My students cooked for themselves.
I didn't help them with anything. They got into groups
and cook each of their meals. Everybody left with a plate,
So ill judge them for cooking presentation?
Speaker 3 (10:41):
Little serious?
Speaker 4 (10:42):
No, I am very I've never even thought I would
be teaching a class like more what I was going
into the private catering right, But you know, everything happens
for a reason, you know. I also plan on going
back to school. I still want to learn the fundamentals
of cooking. I want to get license. I want everything
to be officiable.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
I like that.
Speaker 1 (11:01):
I know that's great because you also have to learn
the other things, like behind the scenes, your food handles,
very important. You see if Victoria Monette went to culinary school.
Speaker 3 (11:12):
Really do.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
Institute of Culinary Education?
Speaker 4 (11:17):
I yeah, oh I heard that that's one of the best.
That's the best in New York. Yes, so that's good.
Speaker 2 (11:22):
You need to that would be great, And it was.
Speaker 4 (11:25):
You know, the number one culinary school is in Paris.
I want to go to Paris.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
Okay, well I like that. Yes, what'd you say, Dan,
I want to go to citizens So he cooks at
home all the time.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
What do you cook? What's your favorite things to look?
Speaker 2 (11:41):
He's going to show you pictures. You can't wait.
Speaker 1 (11:43):
Yes, but you know what, some people make their place
look nice. But that don't mean the food is good good.
Speaker 4 (11:49):
I don't know, Dan, I would definitely say I have
the upper hand. I definite feel like I have the
upper hand being that my family is Caribbyan, so I
know flavor, Yes, I know flavor and tenrorism and things
to be cooked.
Speaker 3 (12:01):
Okay.
Speaker 4 (12:02):
I cook with the pressure, with with the with the
what's it called the silver pot pressure cooker pot?
Speaker 3 (12:09):
No, it's called something something.
Speaker 2 (12:11):
Like the slow cooker that you.
Speaker 3 (12:13):
The hottest pot with the best material.
Speaker 4 (12:14):
You know, the old Caribbeans use it. It's a luminum pot, right,
because I'm right now here, I'm just like, but yes,
I took that pot. Yeah, I look what amazing quality pots.
People don't know that to get a good outcome, you
need amazing quality. Yes, you do quality pots. And you
know Martha Stewart. Do you know Martha Stewart, that's the
best plots.
Speaker 3 (12:34):
You know in the game. When it comes to cooking.
Speaker 2 (12:36):
At your own pots? Have you thought about that?
Speaker 4 (12:38):
Of course, my own season is everything. But I'm trying
to take baby steps.
Speaker 1 (12:41):
You know what I think would be good for you
as a person who's very stylish, like some really cute
I've admits, of course, things like that. All the things
I want to say, I've had to buy stuff, and
I always like to buy things that are cute and different,
but it's hard to find me like.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
That's really look at that when you walked in.
Speaker 4 (13:01):
I've always been like, yeah, I want to step out
as a chef, Like I don't want to wear the
regular uniforms. I want to have every I have my
own stream University. I don't know if you've seen it.
I had a customer my own uniform for that, so
you know, I look at this like you know how
Spider Man has their own cake.
Speaker 3 (13:19):
Yeah, this is my this is mine. This is the mark.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
I'm making it onto the world when it comes to cooking,
that's my mark.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
Make some cute hair nets, yes, because you know.
Speaker 3 (13:29):
Much stuff I want to dive into. Ye see you
know Yeah?
Speaker 1 (13:33):
Now I like that for you because first of all,
I think that you are so cute you and I
really enjoy watching your part on streaming University. And I
like that you took it so seriously, like you literally
had to kick somebody out, but you did it so nicely.
Speaker 4 (13:47):
I had to tell my little brother, I don't care
your brother, Please respect me, please, because I don't think
anybody understand the challenges that it is to cook still
a meal and teach thirty people. I have went to
school to learn how to be a professor, so I
have thirty minutes to basically get this meal together with
you guys.
Speaker 3 (14:03):
Yes, I'm taking it very seriously.
Speaker 2 (14:05):
Where did you learn how to cook.
Speaker 4 (14:06):
So seven years old? It's a cultural thing, you know,
Caribbeans they put our only girl. I have three brothers,
so my mom, when she's a single mom, I had
to cook clean and that was my therapy since young
cooking and baking at least you like it, because I
want to be a chef and baker. I don't want
to be one and I want to be both.
Speaker 2 (14:23):
I feel like we need to hire her for like
some cateringers.
Speaker 3 (14:25):
I would love to.
Speaker 4 (14:26):
I would love to like I definitely would love to
see you more often do anything I do con contribute
to New York because, like I said, this is my
this is now me putting myself out there, you know.
So I'm just I'm really skeptical about everybody I work with.
I don't work with everybody, so you were definitely one
of the persons.
Speaker 1 (14:43):
I appreciate that because I was never to let my
first interview really, so I did get my friend an
email and they were like okay, and I was like,
I was like really, because I don't see you doing
interviews and I don't see you as a.
Speaker 3 (14:54):
Person, but I want to work with the right people.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
Well, I think that's great because I feel like, and
I appreciate what you said earlier about how difficult it
is to like want to put yourself out there, but
also knowing what you went through, because it's people take
it for granted that it's like easy. And also you
don't want people to be like, oh, that's Kay's and
my sister. That's the only reason bye bye bye.
Speaker 4 (15:15):
No, that's what I'm taking away from. I'm taking away
more about being Kay Senates sister and being Kaya Sene
or chef Kaya.
Speaker 3 (15:21):
Yeah, that's what I want to be.
Speaker 1 (15:23):
Yes, So what so ultimately you want to go back
to school and get your certification.
Speaker 3 (15:29):
Everything the legal way, the right way.
Speaker 4 (15:32):
So like when it's also and then I'm ready to
put out my caterings or eventually coming with a restaurant
in the next seven to ten years.
Speaker 3 (15:39):
I'll be established. Yeah, I know everything I need to know.
Speaker 2 (15:42):
Man, that restaurant business is tough. Now.
Speaker 4 (15:43):
Yeah, that's why I said seven to ten year. I
got to learn everything now.
Speaker 1 (15:47):
So now in New York, if you were going to
tell since somebody hit you up and they said, Kaya,
where should we go eat? Where would you tell somebody?
So if you have to name three restaurants that you
would send them to to get some good food, what
would you say?
Speaker 4 (16:00):
I would say, Daks. Shout out to Daks. Have you
ever heard about them?
Speaker 3 (16:04):
Daks? They're in the Bronx. All right, how did.
Speaker 1 (16:07):
Grow up in the Bronx. I'm just gonna pound out,
how about three borrows? Okay, three barrows?
Speaker 4 (16:11):
So Queens have always have the lounges, the go food,
Brooklyn always have the go food in Manhattan. Okay, So
can't you agree Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.
Speaker 1 (16:21):
That's a huge net though. That's like damn near every
barrow and you really like grew up in the Bronx.
You're not gonna no, Okay, I'm.
Speaker 3 (16:28):
Gonna keep it real with child.
Speaker 4 (16:29):
I'm keeping you know why, because Brooklyn has every Caribbean
living there.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
You know what I'm saying that it's more cultural in
those areas of Brooklyn and Queens.
Speaker 4 (16:39):
So that's why I said that, Sorry Brons, but Bronx
have the best Spanish food.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
What's the difference between Twiny food and Jamaican food Because
I think people think Caribbean food, they just say Jamaican
food all the time.
Speaker 3 (16:51):
So everybody have their own, like major dishes.
Speaker 4 (16:54):
I would say the in the Caribbean islands, I feel
like everything is basically the same, but everybody make their
things differently. With the twists, yeah, so training is more recognized.
For like our dishes are like curry roty double things
like that, and then Jamaica is mon So for drake chicken.
And then I've learned that drake chicken like drake chicken on.
(17:14):
Some of these dishes are like history our history, mate.
So it's just like everybody have their own, you know,
way of doing things, but a lot of the things
are the same thing.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
Do you like goat?
Speaker 3 (17:25):
Yes? Love curry goat?
Speaker 2 (17:26):
Okay?
Speaker 4 (17:27):
Yes, and then go I like free tie. Shout out
to Haitians. You know, grio is what they call goat. Yes,
when they fry it.
Speaker 1 (17:35):
Listen, my guy Robinson, he's always coming over. He's like,
I gotta make you guys, just Haitian rice.
Speaker 3 (17:40):
He comes to black rice.
Speaker 2 (17:41):
Yes, and he put on some kompa and we and
he cooked.
Speaker 3 (17:46):
Yes.
Speaker 4 (17:46):
The Haitian people are really good people. And if you
ask me, Haiti has.
Speaker 3 (17:50):
The best food in the Caribbean island. Wow.
Speaker 2 (17:53):
Yes, you put Haiti over every other Okay.
Speaker 4 (17:56):
I got to take you to a Brooklyn spot in
a Haitian spot.
Speaker 3 (18:00):
You know.
Speaker 4 (18:00):
My dad sations, so he takes me to every spot.
I can't even keep up with the names. Don't want
but if you want to get some good brook Hatian food.
It's in Brooklyn, and they're definitely more flavorful than everybody.
And their preparation. I don't think people understand the preparation
of haiti. Like they take a hot pot of water
(18:21):
and throw it on the meat before they start seasoning.
All the bacteria is out, so their their preparation and
their outcome of their dishes.
Speaker 3 (18:29):
Is really good.
Speaker 2 (18:30):
So you wash your chicken basically.
Speaker 3 (18:31):
Yeah, you have to wait.
Speaker 4 (18:33):
Hold on, that's an argument people way. I don't care
if you see the butcher I don't care if you
see the butcher washing your chicken.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
I know.
Speaker 5 (18:47):
Scientifically you don't have to do it.
Speaker 4 (18:49):
It's a myth, all right, scientifically, But the air quality
when you when it comes to the surroundings of the meat,
when it comes to preparation of like cutting boards, you
don't know how clean those are, so you're.
Speaker 2 (19:02):
Putting food on it.
Speaker 5 (19:03):
I mean, for one, you got to clean your cutting boards.
But also you dry the meat, whether it's chicken, beef,
whatever it is, you dry it before you bring it
to the cutting board, if you know what you're doing,
because if it's not dry and not going to get
a good seer, so you dry it, you bring it
to the cutting board. You should be using a wood cutting.
Speaker 3 (19:17):
Board because plastics.
Speaker 2 (19:18):
Yeah, that's okay.
Speaker 5 (19:21):
And if you actually wash the chicken and then what's
happening is all the germs in the bacteria when it
hits the water from the faucet, it's spinning all over
your sink. So really all you're doing is spreading. But
you're just spreading bacteria. So if you take the dirty
chicken to the cutting board and then you prep it
and then you.
Speaker 2 (19:38):
Cook it, we not eating at Dan's house, all right?
Speaker 4 (19:40):
No?
Speaker 3 (19:42):
Do you only eat chicken?
Speaker 4 (19:44):
No? I usually red meat, so everything, Yes, okay, this
one doesn't. I feel like he cooks good.
Speaker 3 (19:51):
But sorry, clime and vinegar.
Speaker 2 (19:59):
Wastive and green some ingredients. I'm into it.
Speaker 4 (20:02):
Actually, you know, you know, a butcher guy could like
literally give you the meat after he do just digged
his nose and put it on your meat, like you.
Speaker 2 (20:09):
Know, he said that ass flavor.
Speaker 3 (20:12):
Oh okay, it did I say that? You understand what
I'm saying to hear?
Speaker 4 (20:20):
So I understand what you're saying, because it is true
you don't necessarily have to cleaning meat. But I don't
trust the any you know, anybody, So I still have
to be that everything.
Speaker 5 (20:33):
Getting a whole back to Yeah, but that's also where
you get it, is you know exactly where you get it.
But then do you put vinegar in your water when
you wash out your produce? Sorry? No vinegar? Baking soda?
Speaker 4 (20:45):
Yeah, certain baked for certain produces. I've always rent with
water or baking soda, like.
Speaker 3 (20:51):
You soak it in baking soda.
Speaker 5 (20:52):
Yeah, okay, then you have it because then you're because
then if you're doing it for the chicken and the
meats and like you have to do.
Speaker 3 (20:59):
Of course.
Speaker 4 (21:02):
They know there were like let us and strawberries literally
have bugs in it. Yes, everybody, romain, let us open
it up. You're gonna see bugs as we eat. But
I don't want to talk about this no more.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
I don't want to talk about it.
Speaker 3 (21:16):
But let's crazy.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
It is crazy.
Speaker 1 (21:20):
No, But okay, So you have this whole plan and
I love it, and I'm gonna be watching you and
seeing how this is all gonna go. But I love
your outfit today and I'm happy to see you really
stepping out there and finally saying like, Okay, I'm ready
to go on my journey and do these interviews.
Speaker 3 (21:35):
And I hope I could do more interviews.
Speaker 4 (21:36):
But like I said again, like I don't think you
probably know the influence you hold. But as a little girl,
like I would have never thought I'm here with Angela
Lee Angela.
Speaker 3 (21:46):
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
Speaker 2 (21:48):
It's okay. Everyone does it.
Speaker 4 (21:51):
It's okay here, Like I don't understand, like I'm a
person that I'm not a morning person.
Speaker 3 (21:57):
So I need to hear you on the radio.
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Oh good, you know, And I'm glad I'm still here and.
Speaker 4 (22:04):
Off into your own lane, like I love that, Like
you know, I want to go anywhere you go.
Speaker 1 (22:09):
Well, thank you, Berklen. You know how Berklyn girls do
you know? I want to ask you this. You mentioned
your father take you to all these restaurants, but your
mom was a single mom for you guys growing up,
So what was that dynamic, like, you know, as like
going to see your dad, he still was present.
Speaker 3 (22:24):
Yeah, so it was.
Speaker 4 (22:25):
It was complicated because my dad eventually stopped living in
New York and he has seven kids, So trying to
be there for seven kids is a lot and then
starting to still get.
Speaker 3 (22:34):
Your life together right, you know.
Speaker 4 (22:35):
So it caused a lot of me missing out on
my dad, especially during my teenage years, Like those are
the most important parts. But being that since I was
a little girl, I had a good bond with my dad,
it never bringwashed me to not thinking that, you know,
I didn't have a dad, or like it's been complicated.
I'm running it in my adult world too. Everybody, every
household go through it. Or like sometimes my parents can't
(22:57):
show for us how they want to because they're still
trying to get themselves together.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
Right, Why you have so much grace for that, I like.
Speaker 4 (23:01):
Because I had to take all the time. I will
take nine months off the social media and talking to
nobody just to really have a good understanding that everything
you know, and like, by the grace of God, I
think he gave more sense to like just understand. And
you know why, you know why I'm talking like this.
It is true when they say not till you turn
twenty threes, when your frontal brain is developed, And I
(23:24):
think that's really what happened. I have a better understanding
of life, point blank period.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
And you know, it has to be nice to grow
up with a twin.
Speaker 3 (23:31):
It does. It's a blessing. I think it's a blessing.
Speaker 1 (23:33):
Y'all are so cute together. But do you feel like
you guys are similar?
Speaker 2 (23:38):
I feel like you have.
Speaker 3 (23:39):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (23:39):
Like my brother could woke in the room and by
his face, bel I know what he's thinking. Like it's
like a special I think it's a special twin thing
we have. We're very close and yes, shut out to guy.
Speaker 2 (23:50):
All right, what kayah, Well, thank you for coming through.
Speaker 3 (23:53):
And I hope to see you soon again.
Speaker 2 (23:57):
I'm telling you we're gonna do some things.
Speaker 1 (23:58):
Yeah, I'm excited way that I can like support, I'm
watching were following.
Speaker 4 (24:03):
Yes, and maybe sometimes I just stop buying and get like,
give you guys, catering to you.
Speaker 3 (24:09):
I just have known you guys schedules, but I said
we could.
Speaker 2 (24:11):
Do so you got to come to the house and
cook a really nice kitchen.
Speaker 3 (24:14):
Okay, okay, okay, thank you. This means so much to me.
I don't think you understand.
Speaker 2 (24:18):
It's a lot to me too. I want to tell
you I'm honored, so thank you.
Speaker 3 (24:21):
I'm honored, thank you so much. It's the pleasure to
be here with you.
Speaker 2 (24:24):
All right, this way up
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