Don't ever wash a cast iron skillet! Learn how to cook a New York strip the right way, Omar’s way. Founder of Fratello Cigars, Omar de Frias defines medium rare, reveals what food NOT to pair with cigars and recommends what cigar to smoke after a steak dinner. Recorded at Boveda HQ in Minnesota with Box Press host, Rob Gagner.

Minneapolis is home to the Juicy Lucy, a burger stuffed with molten melted cheese. Omar is intrigued to feature a Juicy Lucy on an upcoming episode of his YouTube cigar podcast, Imperfect Pairings.

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Highlights include:

00:00 Cold open

05:34 Trading the NBA for an MBA

06:54 Managing a $5 billion budget for 10% of the world's science

09:27 Working with two of the oldest cigar factories

10:09 What are you? The United Nations of cigars?

10:32 You don't choose your parents or your nickname

12:40 Top 3 Fratello Cigars to try

14:36 What cigar to offer after a steak dinner?

15:43 What's a good celebratory cigar from Fratello?

17:39 How are cigars and golf clubs similar?