Beyoncé's musical reinvention has reached its peak with the release of her eighth album, Cowboy Carter. The Single Ladies singer dives headfirst into the roots of country and rides through the history of the African-American heritage that permeates the most popular genre in the United States. On her website, the artist displays several images that reveal details about the inspiration behind the track list and album cover and, unexpectedly, the gastronomic influence manifested itself through two desserts that captured the attention of fans. .
The singer shared the image of a warm banana cake accompanied by Kahlúa coffee ice cream and the famous fried milk, made with vanilla custard and salted caramel. Both dishes are the work of chef Ariana Quant and belong to the menu at Uchi, a Japanese cuisine restaurant with a large presence in the southern United States.
The establishment has offices in West Hollywood, Miami, Austin, Denver, Dallas, Scottsdale and Houston (Beyoncé's hometown). The singer also posted a photo of herself drinking what appears to be whiskey and an image of a bottle of sake, the traditional Japanese alcoholic beverage.
Her appearance on Beyoncé's website took the Uchi team by surprise. Those responsible for the restaurant revealed that the singer was at the West Hollywood location and requested a private room, paying for both her dinner and that of the group that accompanied her. Additionally, they noted that the photos appear to have been taken by Beyoncé herself, as they are not part of any official menu or Instagram post from the restaurant.
“No big deal, just Beyoncé at Uchi for the second act of Cowboy Carter,” the restaurant posted ironically on its Instagram account along with photos of the singer. “We always knew fried milk was a star, but we're glad Queen B thinks so too,” she added.
The album Cowboy Carter became number one on the Billboard Hot 200 list and is currently the most important release of 2024. It ranked first on the Top Country Albums list and Beyoncé has become the first African-American female artist. in marking this milestone. It is the best-selling country album since the release of Speak Now (Taylor's Version) published in July 2023.
Cowboy Carter is one of the most intimate albums Beyoncé has ever released. With the title she pays tribute to her family names, both the family she was born into and the one she formed with her husband Jay-Z (Shawn Carter).
Beyoncé's name was a mystery for a long time until her mother revealed in an interview that it is actually the (misspelled) surname of her maternal family. Originally, her mother's family name was Beyincé and that is how it appears written in one of the promotional images for the new album.
Beyoncé's mother didn't understand why it hadn't been corrected, and her grandmother told her that she had tried to do so, but then she was told to be glad she had a birth certificate, since at that time African Americans did not get those types of certificates. . For this reason, Tina Knowles decided to name her first daughter Beyoncé, in honor of her family name.
