This is Chef’s Staples, where professional chefs dish on the gear they couldn’t cook without. This week: Chefs Pierre Serrão and Lester Walker of Ghetto Gastro in New York, NY.
Ghetto Gastro is a supergroup of Bronx-based chefs who work “at the intersection of food, design and art,” according to founding member Jon Gray, who hosted a TED Talk on his home borough last year. Ghetto Gastro has hosted pop-up dinners and events from Paris to Tokyo for a laundry list of well-known clients and brands.
Although Ghetto Gastro’s focus is on food, the group’s mission is the creation of lasting and meaningful interpersonal relationships. Ghetto Gastro aims to influence the nation’s food scene, boosting up the underrepresented. The collective recently partnered with Rethink Food NYC to feed those in need amid the coronavirus pandemic. We asked two of Ghetto Gastro’s founding members, chefs Pierre Serrão and Lester Walker, to share their most beloved kitchen essentials. From a Sharpie and blue tape to a sculpture-esque speaker, these are their everyday staples.
Pierre Serrão
Great Jones Pots and Pans
Great Jones“The ethos of my artistic practice starts with style while layering flavors and keeping the vibes eternal. The Great Jones cookware is perfect for even distribution of heat.”
