Teyana Taylor has a new sense of joy now that she’s enrolled in culinary school.
In an interview with Marie Claire, the multi-hyphenate shared how excited she is to express another facet of her creativity.
“I’m so excited. Like, literally as soon as we get off this interview, I’m going straight to class. I’m putting on my coat, my uniform, and I’m getting to it,” Taylor said. “It’s always been a passion of mine. I’ve always loved to cook. It’s been very therapeutic for me.”
“I don’t have the time to do it, but I have the time to show up for me,” she continued. “It’s ‘work’ in the best way because it’s something that you’re doing for you. It’s a passion that you’re turning into purpose.”
Back in July, Taylor announced her plans to enroll in culinary school on social media and shared how cooking has always been one of her passions.
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“Since I was a little girl, I remember being glued next to whoever was in the kitchen while the other kids played around!” she wrote. “Lol, watching all the amazing women in my life cook all our favorite meals with so much love and joy. I must say I def got a cooking ass family lol That’s where it all started.”
Taylor said that she was known as “the ‘hood Betty Crocker’” as a teenager in Harlem for her baking skills around the neighborhood..
“Through every twist and turn in my life and career, the kitchen has been a safe space. So it was always a goal of mine to get my degree in Culinary arts & Pastry arts but I never got around to it due to my crazy work schedule, mommy life and simply life, life’nnnnnn lol but honestly finding my way back and going to school at this time is important because it’s the time where I get to show up for me,” she wrote. “No matter how hectic life gets, I find comfort in the rhythm of it all—the chopping, the stirring, the creating.”
On Aug. 22, Taylor released her fourth album, Escape Room, her first in five years.