KIA DAMON T R A E G E R
C O L L E C T I V E
It’s spring in the city, and New York is bursting with color. Through the din of a busy evening in Brooklyn,
the breeze carries a hint of grill smoke and something you can’t quite put your finger on, beckoning you further down the block. There on her front stoop, is Kia Damon, grilling meatballs on the Traeger and making conversation with the strangers who lean on the railing instead of hurrying on by. With a small chunk of real estate, eight cement steps to be exact, and a chef ’s heart for feeding people, Kia is stoking the fires of community when she offers a bite hot off the grill. After serving as Lalito’s executive chef and Cherry Bombe’s former culinary director, the Chopped champion who was named “The New Face of New York’s Food World’’ by Vogue, has a new dream to feed those in need right down the street.
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Photography: Gabriela Herman