Into the Fridge 💌

Kennedy Daniel on homemade crudo and her heating pad

I don’t have to tell you how epic she is

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Kennedy Daniel 💌

Kennedy is a Los Angeles based model and brand marketer who specializes in brand identity, representation, social impact, and how they all converge on social media. When she’s not working or making TikTok videos, she’s either collecting trinkets at local estate sales and hosting supper clubs. Kennedy is both a brilliant mind and a joy to be around, so I’m excited share a peek into her life.

*Kennedy also suffers from a chronic illness so her fridge/wellness philosophy is very much based on that.*

What is your fridge philosophy? 

Opening my fridge should feel like opening my makeup cabinet – colorful, random yet everything is perfectly placed.

Overall philosophy is to always keep a treat in your fridge, whether it's a yummy drink, a bar of dark chocolate, literally anything that brings you joy. Invest in the little fun things like olive oil, fancy butter, imported curry powder, whatever you need to inspire the best dishes.

Your fridge is always always always stocked with ____.

• Lime La Croix (I won’t drink any other flavors) and Pedialyte, lol. Having a chronic illness means needing to be prepared with random tools that can help stabilize your pain or help regulate your body – Pedialyte is that thing for me, haha.

  

Top condiment picks, go.

• Kewpie mayo

• Chili crisp

• Chick Fil A sauce

• Red Rooster hot sauce

• Hot honey

Fine, I’ll open it up to pantry too. Let’s hear your favorite snacks / pantry staples: 

• Trader Joe’s dark chocolates with caramel

• Spam (Caribbean favorite lol)

• Furikake

• Instant miso soup packets

There’s nothing better

A meal that’s on heavy rotation these days:

My mom and I go to the West Adams Farmer’s Market every week. There is an amazing fish vendor there that catches everything that morning. After weeks of chatting with him, he taught me how to prepare an incredible salmon crudo (see photo).

My doctors have recommended finding foods to combat my chronic symptoms, one of which being abdominal inflammation. Salmon is incredible for that.

… wow

wow x2

Let’s go a little deeper… 

What’s the mantra you keep coming back to?

“It’s a gift to exist”

What products / practices are part of your regular mental wellness habits? 

• A good book (currently re-reading The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin)

• Heating pad (chronic illness core)

• Blue light glasses

• Stretching before bed

• Laying on the floor

And your physical?

• Solawave once a week

• A313 once a week

• Baths everyday all day, whenever I need to, even when it’s not convenient

not to sound like a 3 year old, but I like the little face that the knobs make

What do you think is the most underrated part of wellness? 

SUNSCREEN OMG!

Picture this: you wake up one morning and feel like shit. What’s your next move: 

Huge batch of green tea or barley tea. Go for a walk to sweat out the bad vibes. Listen to Olivia Dean in the shower and give yourself a generous scrub. Pop a vitamin C pack and chug some water.

an ideal bath setup if I’ve ever seen one

Give us your ride or die wellness products:

• Beauty of Joseon Sunscreen

• Topicals Faded Eye Patches

• Barley Tea

• African exfoliating net

• Green Tea

One thing you do everyday that makes you the most YOU version of yourself: 

Do a little dance :)

Whose taste inspires you?! 

Aurora James

I told you — JOY

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Kennedy, as you can see, radiates warmth and I’m so grateful she shared a bit of it with us. You can follow her on Instagram and TikTok, and find her fridge favorites + more here.

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