Fashion is ‘s first love. The Brooklyn-bred stylist, who has worked with the likes of , singer Kehlani, and actress Ryan Destiny, and starred in the VH1 reality spinoff , knows his way around a fashion closet. But those who have followed the sartorially savvy creative are aware that he also knows his way around the kitchen, too.
That’s why he’s releasing his first cookbook, . The man can do it all, and he says that ability is all a part of his . “My mom has eight sisters and brothers, and I grew up with all of them in the hair salon.
They’re Jamaican, so you have to know how to do everything. Cooking was one of the skills, as well as cleaning the house and rearing children, all of those things. And I just took to cooking.
” A fan of the Jamaican cuisine created in the kitchens of his loved ones, including in the countryside of the island nation during summertime visits, he learned a wide variety of talents that stayed with him. “I learned things from my grandmother. Different skills and how to properly do things, like sift flour and make coconut milk from scratch,” he says.
“Those are some of my fondest memories and really where I get my skillset from.” While his work as a stylist garnered him a following, Louie didn’t let his love for food sit on the back burner. Pun intended.
He started sharing recipes with the Internet via a separate page he created called on Instagram. His foray into being a beloved cook was very similar to the way he broke into fashi.