From Law School to Full-Time Food Blogger with Mr. Eats 305

The Real Reel

Natalie Barbu

Education, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.8 • 982 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Episode 257: Feeling Hungry? You've come to the right place. This week, Nat's sitting down with George Arango, the creative force behind Mr. Eats 305, a food blog that's become a staple in Miami's dining scene and beyond. George gets candid about how his passion for Miami's cuisine transformed Mr. Eats 305 from a simple idea into a full-time career. With the introduction of Instagram Reels, George's platform exploded, allowing him to transition from a law school graduate to a celebrated food blogger. He shares the journey of growing his brand, the strategy behind his content, and how he's managed to keep his reviews positive, honest, and curated. George highlights the importance of authenticity, the impact of social media on food discovery, and offers advice to those looking to make their mark in the food blogging world. Follow George on Instagram @mr.eats305 and visit their website at www.mreats305.com Thank you so much for being a part of our podcast community! Please be sure to rate, follow, review, and of course, post to your highlight reel. Follow your host Natalie on Instagram @nataliebarbu and @therealreelpodcast. Thank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible. Check out these deals just for you: OUAI - Get on your OUAI to save for the holiday. Go to theouai.com for 15% off sitewide and enter promo code REALREEL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation. We're kind of like opposites where it's food first but the lifestyle is kind of second and travel that goes for fashion and hats or whatever maybe I try to incorporate that naturally within my content.
0:23.7	Yeah. So I'm always trying to rep, you know, a different sports team or my own
0:27.0	merch or you know wear different sneakers for the YouTube people you're watching and
0:32.3	just organically post about it so people can feel like they
0:36.0	know me more than just the food so they understand my travels they understand my
0:40.7	interest they understand what I look like what I sound like what you know what I wear
0:44.6	Yeah so feel like they know me and at the end day I want to come up on the news feed and feel like I'm just another friend that you're following on social media.
0:55.2	Welcome to the Real Real, where we go behind the highlight reel and go into the unfiltered.
0:59.7	I'm your host, Natalie Barboo, and let's get into it.
1:05.1	Hello everybody and welcome back to the real real podcast with me Natalie Barbu.
1:09.8	It has been a minute since I've done one of these intros because I feel like now I just jump into the meet of the episode when I have a guest or I will do a solo episode and that's where we'll get to catch up.
1:20.0	So keep in mind a solo episode is coming soon. I feel like I haven't done one in a little bit on the pod but it's coming
1:27.3	Anyways I wanted to do an intro for this specific guest because I didn't do the best job introducing him once the episode starts.
1:35.8	So his name is George, but you might know him by Mr. Eats 305, specifically if you live in Miami,
1:40.8	but even if you don't live in Miami, this is not an episode only for Miami people.
1:45.7	I wanted to talk to one of the biggest food influencers in Miami on how he built his business
1:51.0	and his brand, because he does this full time he's been doing it
1:54.4	full time for a few years and he has built a really successful brand off of
1:58.4	posting his favorite restaurants on Instagram and on social media and he is building this into a full-fledged business. So it's
2:06.4	super exciting because he's one of my favorite people to follow. I always get
2:09.7	great recommendations from him. Whether or not you live here, I think he's just like a fun
2:13.4	person to follow and if you're ever coming to Miami, definitely save his
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