„Is „Food“ a guilty pleasure? Yes or no, so what!? This album is honest, heartfelt, soulful and disarming, retro and contemporary. Kelis treats us to a smokey backroom populated by jazz royalty and her decadent voice, which carries a tinge of growl like a high cocoa count chocolate dish. The food metaphor is loose; her major topics are love and friendship, frank and formative. It’s a leap into a world of brass beauty.“