--- description: In an interview with The Guardian, singer-turned-chef Kelis revealed that she's never made a milkshake. title: Apparently, Kelis Has Never Made a Milkshake image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Apparently, Kelis Has Never Made a Milkshake  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 24, 2016 4:43 PM CUT  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 24, 2016 4:43 PM CUT Remember “Milkshake,” the provocative, euphemism-laden track from the early-aughts by [singer Kelis](http://time.com/4065067/kelis-cookbook-food-interview/ "undefined")? It forever linked the sweet drink to the line “my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard,” and basically solidified [Kelis’ mainstream popularity](http://time.com/69746/kelis-food-album-review/ "undefined") with its catchy beat and just-barely radio appropriate innuendos. If you need a reminder on why this song was great, here’s a refresher, complete with a lesson from Kelis on how to eat a cherry seductively and a nice little cameo by [Kelis’ former boo, Nas](http://time.com/3637544/nas-south-africa-racism/ "undefined"). In the 13 years since “Milkshake” was released, Kelis put her musical career on pause, became a certified chef by way of Le Cordon Bleu, and has released a cookbook entitled, _My Life on a Plate: Recipes From Around the World_. Despite her bossy new culinary prowess, however, one thing Kelis won’t be serving is the very drink that launched her career. When asked by the [_Guardian_ ](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/23/kelis-i-never-made-a-milkshake-forgotten-fields-kendal-calling "undefined")what would go in a “Kelis milkshake,” the singer-turned-chef revealed, “I don’t think I’ve ever made a milkshake.” She did, however, concede that she makes a mean smoothie — but do you think boys would really come to someone’s yard for a smoothie instead of a milkshake? Mmmhmm. That’s what we thought. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4346386/kelis-has-never-made-a-milkshake/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4346386/kelis-has-never-made-a-milkshake/"},"headline":"Apparently, Kelis Has Never Made a Milkshake","datePublished":"2016-05-24T16:43:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:40.162Z","description":"Everything you know is a lie","url":"https://time.com/4346386/kelis-has-never-made-a-milkshake/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4346386/kelis-has-never-made-a-milkshake/","name":"Apparently, Kelis Has Never Made a Milkshake"}}]}] ```