Ghetto Gastro Presents Black Power Kitchen

Part cookbook. Part manifesto.

Created with big Bronx energy,Black Power Kitchencombines 75 mostly plant-based, layered-with-flavor recipes with immersive storytelling, diverse voices, and striking images and photographs that celebrate Black food and Black culture, and inspire larger conversations about race, history, food inequality, and how eating well can be a pathway to personal freedom and self-empowerment.

Ghetto Gastro Presents Black Power Kitchenis the first book from the Bronx-based culinary collective, and it does for the cookbook what Ghetto Gastro has been doing for the food world in generaldisrupt, expand, reinvent, and stamp it with their unique point of view. Ghetto Gastro sits at the intersection of food, music, fashion, visual arts, and social activism. Theyve partnered with Nike and Beats by Dre, designed cookware sold through Williams-Sonoma and Target, and won a Future of Gastronomy award from the Worlds 50 Best.

Now they bring their multidisciplinary approach to a cookbook, with nourishing recipes that are layered with waves of crunch, heat, flavor, and umami. They are born of the authors cultural heritage and travelsfrom riffs on family dishes like Strong Back Stew and memories of Uptown with Red Velvet Cake to neighborhood icons like Triboro Tres Leches and Chopped Stease (their take on the classic bodega chopped cheese) to recipes redolent of the African diaspora like Banana Leaf Fish and King Jaffe Jollof. All made with a sense of swag.

Ghetto Gastrois the Bronx-born culinary collective fromJon Gray,Pierre Serrao, andLester Walker. The group has defined its own lane, merging food, fashion, music, art, and design. Claiming both the beauty and grit from the streets with the aspiration and aesthetics of the finer things, Ghetto Gastros interdisciplinary approach celebrates the Bronx as a driver of global culture. The crew masterfully blends influences from the African diaspora, global South ingredients, and the pulse of hip-hop to create offerings that address race, identity, and economic empowerment.

Osayi Endolynis a James Beard Awardwinning writer, whose work explores food and identity. Shes been published in theNew York Times, theWashington Post, theLos Angeles Times, theWall Street Journal,Time,Eater,Food & Wine,Cond Nast Traveler,Travel + Leisure,and theOxford American. Shes a regular contributor to food-centered storytelling on various TV and audio platforms. Endolyn is the coauthor of the national bestsellerThe Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Foodwith Marcus Samuelsson.

Since launching in 2012, Ghetto Gastro has gone from hosting underground parties to spearheading large-scale brand campaigns and events with leading fashion designers, artists, and entrepreneurs. Their collaborators and partners include figures like Virgil Abloh, Nike, Cartier, the Serpentine, the Museum of Modern Art, and many more.

During the onset of the pandemic in 2020, Ghetto Gastro prioritized Bronx grassroots initiatives and mutual aid. In recognition for feeding their community, the group was nominated for the Basque Culinary World Prize. In 2021, Ghetto Gastrolaunched its namesake consumer goods brand of pantry items inspired by ancestral ingredients. The collective released acustom line of kitchen appliances, CRUXGG, across Target stores nationwide and a cookware line with Williams Sonoma. Follow along at @ghettogastro on Instagram.

• Publisher:Artisan (October 18, 2022)
• Language:English
• Hardcover:304 pages
• ISBN-10:1648290167
• ISBN-13:9781648290169
• Item Weight:1.74 pounds