Reviews
"Ghetto Gastro serves up vibrant recipes, interviews, paintings, and photographs. . . . Meals served up with ideals make this a dynamic and delicious cultural celebration." -- Publishers Weekly , Top 10 Cooking Food Books for Fall 2022 "My guys have always represented our hood with their fire meals. Shouts to Ghetto Gastro, my actual Bronx neighbors, for writing a book that lets the rest of y''all know the real foods, lifestyles, and people that make our borough the best of all the boroughs. AH AH AH BX ALL DAY." --DESUS NICE "Challenging assumptions and subversive enlightenment are foundational to Ghetto Gastro''s movement. Black Power Kitchen is a vibrant expression of creative brilliance, imagination, and the kind of cultural fluency that can be garnered only from participation, not observation." --STEPHEN SATTERFIELD " Black Power Kitchen is cookbook as manifesto, a look at the future of food through a perspective rarely given the platform it deserves. But don''t be mistaken: it''s also a fantastic culinary resource. The recipes are so delicious that I didn''t even realize many of them were vegetarian or vegan. I encourage everyone to dive deep, devour, enjoy, and learn from this book." --DAVID CHANG "The Bronx is the world and Ghetto Gastro is our higher authority. Black Power Kitchen is a first-class culinary journey full of the beauty of life. These are the stories and recipes we need." --MATTY MATHESON " Black Power Kitchen is an awakening of what Black food was, is, and can become while showcasing the pure joy and creativity Black folks have to offer. Amazing!" --MASHAMA BAILEY "Ghetto Gastro is a part of a movement redirecting the contemporary kitchen, tearing down walls, and breaking boundaries. Their book introduces us to a cuisine steeped in flavor; deep with power, pride, and identity; rich in history; and endowed with the power to unite people around the table." --MASSIMO BOTTURA "Jon, Pierre, and Lester understand that change happens through conversation, and the best way to get people talking is through good food. All the better when the plate is also nourishing, sustainable, and accessible. I admire that the recipes in this collection yield dishes that are both beautiful and subversive, encouraging people to think beyond the assemblage of ingredients that make a meal. Cooking from this book makes me feel inspired and motivated to keep learning." --DANIEL HUMM "Ghetto Gastro gives us incredible, unique recipes and an equal amount of powerful perspective on food philosophies. Homies are killing the game." --TONY HAWK " Black Power Kitchen is full of such compelling truths and it brings to light the real importance of food in our culture." --DOMINIQUE CRENN "The Ghetto Gastro boys from the Bronx have really interrupted the food game. They''re like a band, where each one is doing something different, and I''m inspired to see them." --MARCUS SAMUELSSON "Ghetto Gastro has their finger on the cultural pulse, and not just on the cutting edge of cuisine, aesthetics, fashion, and lifestyle. In their debut book, they face the issues confronting their community head-on, and tackle the inequalities of the manufactured food wasteland of America with unvarnished honesty." --DAVID GELB, "Ghetto Gastro serves up vibrant recipes, interviews, paintings, and photographs. . . . Meals served up with ideals make this a dynamic and delicious cultural celebration." -- Publishers Weekly , Top 10 Cooking Food Books for Fall 2022 " Black Power Kitchen is as much a cooking manual as it is a manifesto of Ghetto Gastro''s decade-long mission: Seeing eating as simultaneously a form of survival and a source of luxury, Black Power Kitchen frames food as a form of love, but also a weapon -- one that has long been wielded against communities like Ghetto Gastro''s in the Bronx." -- Eater "My guys have always represented our hood with their fire meals. Shouts to Ghetto Gastro, my actual Bronx neighbors, for writing a book that lets the rest of y''all know the real foods, lifestyles, and people that make our borough the best of all the boroughs. AH AH AH BX ALL DAY." --DESUS NICE "Challenging assumptions and subversive enlightenment are foundational to Ghetto Gastro''s movement. Black Power Kitchen is a vibrant expression of creative brilliance, imagination, and the kind of cultural fluency that can be garnered only from participation, not observation." --STEPHEN SATTERFIELD " Black Power Kitchen is cookbook as manifesto, a look at the future of food through a perspective rarely given the platform it deserves. But don''t be mistaken: it''s also a fantastic culinary resource. The recipes are so delicious that I didn''t even realize many of them were vegetarian or vegan. I encourage everyone to dive deep, devour, enjoy, and learn from this book." --DAVID CHANG "The Bronx is the world and Ghetto Gastro is our higher authority. Black Power Kitchen is a first-class culinary journey full of the beauty of life. These are the stories and recipes we need." --MATTY MATHESON? " Black Power Kitchen is an awakening of what Black food was, is, and can become while showcasing the pure joy and creativity Black folks have to offer. Amazing!" --MASHAMA BAILEY "Ghetto Gastro is a part of a movement redirecting the contemporary kitchen, tearing down walls, and breaking boundaries. Their book introduces us to a cuisine steeped in flavor; deep with power, pride, and identity; rich in history; and endowed with the power to unite people around the table." --MASSIMO BOTTURA "Jon, Pierre, and Lester understand that change happens through conversation, and the best way to get people talking is through good food. All the better when the plate is also nourishing, sustainable, and accessible. I admire that the recipes in this collection yield dishes that are both beautiful and subversive, encouraging people to think beyond the assemblage of ingredients that make a meal. Cooking from this book makes me feel inspired and motivated to keep learning." --DANIEL HUMM "Ghetto Gastro gives us incredible, unique recipes and an equal amount of powerful perspective on food philosophies. Homies are killing the game." --TONY HAWK " Black Power Kitchen is full of such compelling truths and it brings to light the real importance of food in our culture." --DOMINIQUE CRENN "The Ghetto Gastro boys from the Bronx have really interrupted the food game. They''re like a band, where each one is doing something different, and I''m inspired to see them." --MARCUS SAMUELSSON "Ghetto Gastro has their finger on the cultural pulse, and not just on the cutting edge of cuisine, aesthetics, fashion, and lifestyle. In their debut book, they face the issues confronting their community head-on, and tackle the inequalities of the manufactured food wasteland of America with unvarnished honesty." --DAVID GELB, "My guys have always represented our hood with their fire meals. Shouts to Ghetto Gastro, my actual Bronx neighbors, for writing a book that lets the rest of y'all know the real foods, lifestyles, and people that make our borough the best of all the boroughs. AH AH AH BX ALL DAY." --DESUS NICE "Challenging assumptions and subversive enlightenment are foundational to Ghetto Gastro's movement. Black Power Kitchen is a vibrant expression of creative brilliance, imagination, and the kind of cultural fluency that can be garnered only from participation, not observation." --STEPHEN SATTERFIELD " Black Power Kitchen is cookbook as manifesto, a look at the future of food through a perspective rarely given the platform it deserves. But don't be mistaken: it's also a fantastic culinary resource. The recipes are so delicious that I didn't even realize many of them were vegetarian or vegan. I encourage everyone to dive deep, devour, enjoy, and learn from this book." --DAVID CHANG " Black Power Kitchen is an awakening of what Black food was, is, and can become while showcasing the pure joy and creativity Black folks have to offer. Amazing!" --MASHAMA BAILEY "Ghetto Gastro is a part of a movement redirecting the contemporary kitchen, tearing down walls, and breaking boundaries. Their book introduces us to a cuisine steeped in flavor; deep with power, pride, and identity; rich in history; and endowed with the power to unite people around the table." --MASSIMO BOTURA "Jon, Pierre, and Lester understand that change happens through conversation, and the best way to get people talking is through good food. All the better when the plate is also nourishing, sustainable, and accessible. I admire that the recipes in this collection yield dishes that are both beautiful and subversive, encouraging people to think beyond the assemblage of ingredients that make a meal. Cooking from this book makes me feel inspired and motivated to keep learning." --DANIEL HUMM "Ghetto Gastro gives us incredible, unique recipes and an equal amount of powerful perspective on food philosophies. Homies are killing the game." --TONY HAWK " Black Power Kitchen is full of such compelling truths and it brings to light the real importance of food in our culture." --DOMINIQUE CRENN "The Ghetto Gastro boys from the Bronx have really interrupted the food game. They're like a band, where each one is doing something different, and I'm inspired to see them." --MARCUS SAMUELSSON
