A restaurant is being opened in Tupac Shakur’s honor as we remember the legendary rapper who died 20 years ago.
The musician had quite an imagination in multiple industries, including music, visual art, drink mixing and even cooking. Fresno, Calif.-based restaurant will open The Powamekka Cafe on Tuesday, a pop-up restaurant with a slate of items that honor the Tupac’s legacy.
His culinary vision is being immortalized in the restaurant, which evolved from a logo and a burger-themed creation — with plenty of alcohol in its food items — that he hoped would one day come to be. Now, his home state is making Tupac’s dream a reality.
Some of Powamekka Cafe’s items include the Mac-and-Cheeseburger, Hennessey Apple Butter chicken wings, a California Love Chicken Sandwich, and even Thug Passion cake pops, consisting of champagne cakes with Alize buttercream frosting.
The opening of the restaurant is at 7 p.m. PT today, and it will also include a variety of Take 3 creations. Bringing the concept into reality took two industry experts–market mastermind Sam Hanses along with Desirae Washington-Reed, the owner of Take 3 burgers.
2016 has seen plenty of innovation in the food industry, including Panera‘s (NASDAQ:PNRA) decision to make its products cleaner and healthier as parents request that fast-food and fast-casual restaurants focus more on making its menu have a positive nutritional content.
Meanwhile, Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is expanding its tea business by introducing a variety of exotic products in China, where there is a $9.5 billion tea market.
