Drinking Pig BBQ's chef Raheem Sealey hasn't "been so pumped about food in a long time."

Miami chef Raheem Sealey has an impressive résumé, with his most recent restaurant gig as the executive chef at Kyu being the one he’s best known for. Raheem parted ways with Kyu — which he’d helped open about six years ago — a month before this recording. These days, he says he’s as excited about food as he’s ever been. He’s got projects in the works that he wasn’t ready to talk about publicly. One thing he did say, though: he’s on the hunt for permanent home for Drinking Pig BBQ, the unassuming smoked meat popup that, according to Infatuation editor and past Pan Con Podcast guest Ryan Pfeffer, has “evolved to become the best barbecue in South Florida.” In this conversation with Michael Beltrán, Raheem talks about his favorite foods, his upbringing in St. Croix, why he chose to move out of the Virgin Islands, and some of the lessons he’s learned about the restaurant business over the years. In a special Patreon-only extended cut of this episode, Mike and Raheem talk doughnuts, fried fish, and cookies.

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