The Breakfast Club INTERVIEW: Breakfast At Patti LaBelle's For Christmas Eve With The Breakfast Club
Dec 24, 2025
In a delightful Christmas Eve gathering, iconic singer and entrepreneur Patti LaBelle shares her passion for cooking, rooted in family traditions. She reveals the secret behind her famous potato salad and mac and cheese while teasing a friendly cook-off with her son. Patti also discusses her food brand's success, ensuring quality and representation in major retailers. With stories of her musical journey, she reflects on mentoring younger artists and her excitement for her upcoming birthday tour. Plus, she takes a stand against AI in music and hints at a documentary on her life.
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Cooking From The Heart
- Patti LaBelle cooks from the heart and still loves preparing large holiday meals despite touring and tiredness.
- She treats cooking as a gift and often gives food away rather than thinking of it as a business at first.
Use Your Brand As Trust Currency
- Patti uses her face and reputation as a trust signal, deliberately putting herself on product packaging to connect with buyers.
- She believes that personal branding increases consumer trust and sales for her food line.
Approve Your Product Personally
- Patti insists on tasting and approving every product iteration before it reaches stores to protect quality.
- She and her team repeatedly refine recipes until they match her standards, sometimes doing ten rounds.