Ele King Of The Kitchen

Women flock to STAR of the month Elephant Man not only for his reputed 'anaconda', but also for his skills in the kitchen.

Elephant Man explained, as THE STAR stopped by the Q45 studio on Burlington Avenue last Monday, "this is why all the ladies like mi. When they up in the morning and in their bed and I go bap bap in the kitchen, I'm the king of the kitchen."

The 'king of the kitchen' served rice and peas, fricassée chicken and vegetables, topped off with freshly made juice. For Elephant Man, who cooks at the studio on a regular basis, it was just another day in the kitchen with friends awaiting his well-prepared meal.

When THE STAR arrived at the studio, the artiste had already started cooking the rice and peas, he had seasoned the chicken and was preparing to fry the chicken.

He proudly said, "di man dem in di yard know seh mi a di top chef, two times a week dem beg mi fi cook, sometimes dem haffi pay mi." Ele chopped up the onions, potatoes, sweet peppers and the Scotch bonnet peppers while he gave THE STAR team a cooking lesson.

Scandal bag
"Yuh haffi put the scandal bag ova di rice to give yuh di real ting. If you're a real cook, yuh haffi know di last ting for the rice is to put di scandal bag ova it. Mi love steam fish, white rice, rice and peas and chicken. Rice and peas remind mi of a special Sunday ting growing up ... even if mommy caan find di money, she try find di rice and peas," he said.

Friends, including Lena British, stopped by to praise Ele's cooking skill. As THE STAR took a peek into the pot, Ele exclaimed, "wha, yuh a look if mi really can cook? Mi a di only artiste weh can cook rice and peas like dis." By the enticing scent emitting from the pots, it was obvious that Ele could hold his own in the kitchen.

He kept a close eye on the pot and when he was done, it was a soft and scrumptiously spicy chicken and rice and peas that was enjoyed by persons at the studio.

Source: Jamaica Star