The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Ghetto Gastro - Food to Nourish the Mind, Body & Soul

Episode Date: October 16, 2022

“We break bread to build bridges.” Bronx-based culinary collective founders Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao, and Lester Walker – otherwise known as Ghetto Gastro – discuss making high vibrational dishes, using food as a vehicle to tell stories, and why conscious cuisine is the future of food.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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You know, mainly we're using our creative energy to uplift black and brown communities. I love that. Yes. I love it. And the way you do it, the way you do it, the way you do it, is by leveling up, I've eaten your food, and I mean, not even gassing you up, you remember this. I ate the food, and I was like, th. th. th. th. th. the the the th. th. th. the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the thi. th. the th. the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, they. M. M. M. M. M. And, they. And, they. And, th. And, thee. And, toooooooooo. t t t together, t together, together, t together, th th th they. And, they. And, they. And, the world. I've eaten your food and I mean not even gassing you up, you remember this. I ate the food and I was like, man, New York has the best food in the world and I was like, New York has the best food in the world. And then I stumbled on a few places, I was like, these guys tricked me because their food was ulate. You know, you take food and you create a story from it. Why do you think it's so important to do that?

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It's a crook book. It's a crook book? I like that. Okay. Okay. Then. It deserves a different name because it contains every, you expect the recipes, right? You don't expect what they'll be, but you expect recipes. But this book contains art.

You have beautiful images by artists who've shaped, you know, hip-hop and communities around America and the world. It feels like you've infused more than just the food, but the people that would engage around the food. And that, that in and of itself was an interesting choice. Why involve others in your arts? When you think about food, think about nourishment. It's really about nourishing the mind, body and the soul. So we have to combine these, the arts, the music,

the design aspect, you know, the fashion, the flea. And for us, you know, it's community builds immunity. So we like to work with, you know, our peers peers, our peers, the peers, their, their, their, to, their, their, their, to, their, their, their, and, and, their, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, their, their, and, their, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and....................... the. the the. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. the th. th. th. th. thin. th. th. So we like to work with our peers and people that we love and that we trust to create pieces of art like this that'll last and stand a test of time. You do that with your food as well. You've never been afraid of sparking conversation. You've never been afraid of using your food to comment on what's happening in society.

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We want to create worlds where the food deserts don't define our diets. You know, you've chosen to go with health, you've chosen to go with a lot of vegetable based diets. You've really chosen to speak to something. I love to know why those recipes. cuisine like Pee mentioned earlier and we don't call it a food desert we call it food apartheid because it's not a natural occurrence you know this is social engineering areas that have been underestimated underinvested in and exploited so it's a reason why people don't have access to fresh food but we want to show examples of how we can make it culturally relevant push it forward and making nutritious stealth health as well.

Do you find... culturally relevant, push it forward, and making nutritious and delicious. Stealth health as well. Do you find, do you find you're able to break through, you know, there's this idea sometimes of what a black man should eat? I have half of my friends who, if I give them a plate of salad or something, be like, sa-Barrif there's no meat, I'm not eating that, it's just some bullshit. Do you find that your recipes break through? Well, the future of food is plant bait. It's conscious cuisine, you know,

it's taking accountable calories. And we really want to highlight that, especially in the neighborhoods that we're from, that is suffering, and desperation of healthy food. Right. Yeah, we want to change the sort of connotations and the context around the food in our communities and what we eat. So like you're talking about what black men should be eating.

And we want to show our community what we should be eating. If you want to perform at a high level, you've got to take things in, they're going primary source of protein. So you want to talk about protein, you know, eat some kale, some keenwa, some sweet potatoes, you know, some chickpeas come and talk to me. And we still got some twea jerk chicken in there too. That's what I like. So it's it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. So it's the balance. It's the balance. It's the balance. It's the balance. It's the balance. It's the balance. It's the balance. It's the balance. It's the balance. It's the balance. It's the balance. the balance. the balance. the the balance. the. the. the. the. the. the. So. So. So. So. So. So, the. So. jerky, you got the black pile of waffle, you know what I'm saying? Using African grain, soy gum, millet, amaran.

So we really want to have this continental cultural collision, looking at the ingredients of the Americas, the ingredients of Africa, the ingredients of Asia, and creating this combustion of something brand new. You've also taken it to another level because you're not just creating on the streets, you're not just infiltrating the the the the the the the the the in the in the in the in inf inf inf inf inf inf inf inf inf infiltrating the a the a the a the a their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the, their, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the..........e...e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e. th. the. the.e.e.e.e.e. their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, taken it to another level because you're not just creating on the streets, you're not just creating in communities, you're also infiltrating areas that haven't generally been infiltrated by faces like yours. You know you have a line of cookware that's out there and some you know some of the biggest brands. You make you got, you've got to know, waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. You've got it. I'd love to know to know to know to know to know to know to know to know to know to know, you. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. W. W. W. W. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle mix. Waffle. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the.'t slip on the drip. Actually, I think you guys are, you're giving everyone in the audience waffle mix, right? I was watching the between the scenes.

You are, right? No, for real. You know, you get it out. We were watching the between the scenes when Oprah and I'm like, hold up. Hold up. Hold on. We can't let the big go. You just joke it. You got some wavy waffle mix, so get your fix, you know? This is what I'm told.

Every guest of my needs to bring something for the people. Can I just say, it has been a joy knowing you, it's been a joy seeing the journey. Congratulations on every moment, every success. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. You got a gift from a little little gift from a little, little silk city, a little silky.

You got a crown. Oh, do you got my, you got my, do-rag? Let me crown you, you got my du-rag? Oh, you got my du-rag and everything. You got the d'ra-dea-a-dea-a, everything. Let the string it tonight. Don't let the people know. You gotta get the brain back. Black Pound Kitchen. It's available to free-on, everybody. Make sure you get it.

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