The Coronavirus outbreak has left food industry professionals scrambling for ways to survive, keep their staffs employed and continue bringing value to customers. We spoke with three guests — chef and restaurateur Danny Serfer, catering operations professional Adelee Cabrera, and the James Beard Award winner Norman Van Aken — about their experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic and their outlook on the future of the food and hospitality industry.

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The coronavirus has all but brought the restaurant industry to a nationwide halt. We sat down for a special episode to talk about how Mike Beltran and his restaurant group in particular have experiences and responded to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jorge Mas is the co-founder and chairman of MasTec, the chairman of the Cuban American National Foundation, co-owner of Major League Soccer's Inter Miami CF, and a regular at our host Mike Beltran's Coconut Grove restaurant, Ariete. Jorge joined Mike on Pan Con Podcast for a conversation about his experience teaming up with soccer superstar David Beckham to bring an MLS team to Miami, realizing his dream of taking a business public, dealing with the radical change that comes from growing a business from a team of a hundred or so employees to tens of thousands, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten is one of the world's most famous and decorated chefs. He's got James Beard Awards, Michelin stars, and hIs company operates 40 restaurants worldwide, employing about 5,000 people. He's also the author of one of the first cookbooks that our host Mike Beltran even purchased. Mike sat with Jean-Georges at The Matador Room, Jean-Georges' restaurant at the Edition Hotel in Miami Beach, to talk about food, business, Miami, South Florida frog legs, and processing negative restaurant reviews.

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Ed Reed calls himself a “park baby” because of the role that parks played in his life when he was growing up in New Orleans. Among other things, they helped him in the early stages of his journey to a legendary career in football. He’s a hall of famer at the high school, college and pro levels. His time at the University of Miami earned him a place in fans’ hearts as an all-time great Hurricane and his NFL career — most of which he played with the Baltimore Ravens — cemented his place in history as a legendary safety. Some say he’s the best to ever do it. Now, he’s back in Miami with a new job as Hurricane football’s chief of staff. And he’s giving back to kids who grew up like he did through the Ed Reed Foundation. Mike got into it all with Ed over a meal and cigars at Ariete. As soon as we wrapped up the interview, we had Ed Reed sign a football, which we’re auctioning to benefit the Ed Reed Foundation. 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the Ed Reed Foundation.

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In the days before Pan Con Podcast, Mike Beltran was the second Mike on another show called Tea Time! with Mike and Mike. In this episode of this podcast, that other podcast's founding Mike, Mike Ortiz, joins this podcasts's host, Mike Beltran, for a conversation between the two Mikes from Mike & Mike, except this time one Mike is just visiting the other Mike to hang out and drink tea. It's all very confusing, but still a worthwhile listen. The two talk about Mike Ortiz's passion for tea and tea culture, how he developed his palate, the impact he hopes to have in bringing tea to more Americans, and the baller move he pulled at a major tea competition. They also talk politics, sports, music, travel and other stuff.

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Marta Verdes Darby's blog, My Big Fat Cuban Family, is 13 years old. Marta, who lives in Los Angeles, was blogging long before being a food blogger was cool, and her recipes have helped introduce people to Cuban culture as well as strengthen people's connection to their Cuban roots when they have limited access to Cuban restaurants and traditional ingredients. She joined Mike Beltran to talk about Cuban culture, telling stories through food, and the business of food blogging.

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Matt Kuscher is a third-generation restaurateur who grew up around the doughnut business. Now he's at the helm of Kush Hospitality, the company behind Miami restaurants like Lokal, Kush, the Spillover, and Stephen's Deli. He joined Mike Beltran to talk about his the path he took to his current position in Miami's restaurant landscape, his anti-fast-food stances, and his feelings about hearing his restaurant playlists snubbed by Mike in a previous episode. Matt also explains the mission and adventures of Miami superhero Kaptain Kush.

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Look back on some of the major themes and the most recent guests of Pan Con Podcast so far. Michael Beltran reflects on his conversations and relationships with guests like Ani Meinhold, Eileen Adrade, Norman Van Aken, Michael Schwartz, Vanessa Garcia, Victoria Collado, Tyler Malek and Danny Serfer. We also talk Cuba and get into Mike's new restaurant Nave (although this was recorded just before the restaurant opened).

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When Danny Serfer opened his first restaurant, Blue Collar, he expected to see it fail and then use the experience as a stepping stone to his next job. Eight years later, the "stick-to-your-ribs comfort food" joint is a Miami favorite, along with Danny's other two restaurants, Mignonette and Vinaigrette. In this episode, Danny and Mike discuss restaurant openings, kitchen leadership styles, addiction, yo-yos, arcade games, kitchen pet peeves, and a whole bunch more.

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