Why This Epic Food Experience Has No Plates, No Servers, and No Rules

Welcome to Meat Carnival, a hands-on, no-frills, no-rules food experience where chefs serve you straight off the station and you eat it with your hands. In this episode, Tony Piombo interviews Itamar Abramovich about how this idea came to life, scaled fast, and built a cult following, without paid ads or a traditional kitchen setup.

If you’re a food entrepreneur, event creator, or just someone who wants to build community through experience, this one’s full of gold.

What’s Inside:

• Why Meat Carnival ditches silverware, and still sells out
• Turning a failed first event into a breakthrough brand
• The logistics of creating “controlled chaos” (without the chaos)
• Culture-building for kitchen teams that want to grow
• Marketing lessons from launching a food concept without ads

Whether you’re building a food brand or still dreaming one up, this convo is loaded with insights you’ll want to replay.


CONNECT WITH ITAMAR ABRAMOVITCH:
Website: https://meat-carnival.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meat.carnival/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meatcarnival.us


FOLLOW US BEHIND THE SCENES:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chef.x.founder
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chefxfounder
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chef.x.founder
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChefxFounder


CHECK OUT TONY'S WOOD-FIRED OVEN BUSINESS:
https://fornopiombo.com/

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction to the Chef Founder Podcast
00:02 Meet Itamar Abramovich: Culinary Journey and Meat Carnival
00:22 Humor in the Kitchen: The Importance of Lightheartedness
00:48 Creating a Positive Workplace Culture
06:57 The Essence of Meat Carnival
16:37 Challenges and Successes of Meat Carnival
22:12 Balancing Catering and Meat Carnival
24:14 The Entrepreneurial Spirit
28:20 Funny Music Moments
28:42 The Power of Music in Cooking
29:22 Live Music Challenges in Catering
31:44 The Fire Table Cooking Experience
36:33 Craftsmanship vs. Automation in Cooking
43:34 The Emotional Connection to Cooking
52:37 The Origin of the Pizza Oven Business
58:20 Faith and Personal Beliefs
1:03 Luck and Preparation