Entering the Reckless Breakfast pop-up at R Kitchen in West Ashley feels like walking into your friend’s house.
The coffee is brewing and fresh orange juice is on the table. Chef Chris Seley is there to greet you and make you feel like you’ve known him for a decade. With high energy and joy, Seley and his chef friends immediately bring their warm presence and warmer dishes to the front of the brunch service.
“It’s okay to not be okay” reads the chalkboard in front of the R Kitchen house. “That’s for Katie, she is the one who came up with the name for this place. I do so much of it for her,” said Seley. About a year ago, his sister Katie and two of her children died in a flash flood in Pennsylvania. After the tragedy, he said he felt like he couldn’t keep the pop-up going.
In the weeks following her death, Seley’s friends hopped in to cook at Reckless Breakfast and lend a hand. Chefs Justin Knies and Jillian Self regularly cook alongside Seley as they did on the Sunday that Dish got to experience the Reckless Breakfast feast…