Recanati-Kaplan Talks

Ghetto Gastro: Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao, and Lester Walker in Conversation with Sophia Roe

Jul 26, 2023

Join the culinary collective behind the critically acclaimed cookbook Black Power Kitchen, Ghetto Gastro — Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao, and Lester Walker — for a conversation about the relationship between food, ancestry and the narratives that shape cultural landscapes across the globe. They’ll be joined by James Beard Award winning chef Sophia Roe. From bodegas to fine dining, the collective centers their identity around the Bronx’s diverse culinary scene, while tapping into cooking traditions of the African diaspora, Asia and South America to captivate palates worldwide. Their use of cultural collision broadens the aperture of conversations centered around food and its inherent impact on America’s social fabric. Hear Gray, Serrao, Walker with Roe in a dialogue about what food can teach us about inclusion and access, identity and more.

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