Cold Friends Kitchen

Cold Friends Kitchen is a contemporary food truck and restaurant operating in Pittsburgh with locations at Velum Fermentation on the South Side and at New Amsterdam in Lawrenceville. Founded by Gabriel Knecht and Thomas Bango, the business serves innovative comfort food including smash burgers, pork belly bites, and globally-inspired dishes. Cold Friends Kitchen operates a Pay It Forward program supporting people in recovery and commits to locally-sourced, sustainable ingredients with goals toward zero-waste operations.