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The Story of Tarik Ryant From Bars to Brunches

How one man’s quest for self-improvement is bringing fantastic cuisine to Philadelphia and the surrounding areas

Meet The Chef

Meet The Chef

Affectionately known as Chef Reeky, south Philadelphia native Tarik Ryant, like many from his neighborhood, fell into some of the same traps and made some of the same mistakes that led too many of our young black men to incarceration. However, it would be the overcrowded state prison system that would lead this young entrepreneur into his future and out of a troubled past.