Ghetto Gastro

The chefs behind cooking collective Ghetto Gastro — Jon Gray, Lester Walker, Malcolm Livingston II, and Pierre Serrao — are rethinking everything about the art of catering.

Instead of serving a basic chicken piccata, their menus include plant-focused recipes with names like “chopped stease” (a play on chopped cheese) and “36 Brix vegan gelato.”

But they serve more than just good food and great style.

“We view the work we do as gastro-diplomacy, using food and finesse to open borders and connect cultures,” said Ghetto Gastro founder Jon Gray of his Bronx-based culinary collective during his recent TED Talk.

The Fearless Ones Collection this season celebrates the impact of the AJI through communities and collaborators and pushes it forward.