Ghost Kitchens - it sounds like a great name for a horror movie, but they could just be the future of BBQ. Shawn P. Walchef, founder of iconic California BBQ joint Cali Comfort BBQ is our guest on this incredible episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast. A serial entrepreneur, Shawn also happens to be one of the best BBQ Pitmasters not just in San Diego, but on the West Coast, and his barbecue smoked meat, including brisket burnt ends are the stuff of barbeque legend. But that's not it. He also loves digital media and fully believes that investing in digital technologies is essential to the longevity of barbeque businesses. His first foray into digital media was the award winning Behind the Smoke Podcast with friend and colleague Derek Marso. That show won Best Audio Series at the NBBQA Conference in 2019. At that point, Shawn founded Cali BBQ Media and the Behind the Smoke BBQ Podcast became the Digital Hospitality podcast. Then the world changed, and Shawn doubled down on the power of digital technology and has literally transformed Cali Comfort BBQ into something new and ready for the new world. In this Episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Shawn and I get into: His newest smoker, a Traeger (4:55) The $5,000,001 business pitch to Amazon (7:51) How Cali Comfort BBQ was founded (18:40) The story of the Behind the Smoke Podcast and how it evolved into the Digital Hospitality Podcast (27:08) How to set up a Ghost Kitchen (41:27) Tips for Business Pitching (49:54) Barbe Con is coming soon - stay tuned for the confirmation of the date in July. New to BBQ? Grab your free copy of our eBook 'The Beginners Guide to Real BBQ' at our website now: https://smokinghotconfessions.com

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