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Keith Lee Shares How Places Get On His Food Review List And The Journey That Led Him To TikTok Fame
Keith Lee Shares How Places Get On His Food Review List And The Journey That Led Him To TikTok Fame

If you’re a restaurateur and have been wondering how to get on Keith Lee’s list, we’ve got you covered. The popular internet food critic who has taken social media by storm over the last few years joined Blavity’s CEO and founder Morgan DeBaun during the final day of the 2025 Blavity Fest to discuss his rise to fame, how he gained more than 17 million followers on TikTok, how he manages being in the spotlight and more. Keith Lee and Morgan DeBaun speak on stage at 2025 Blavity Fest at Lee + White on June 1 in Atlanta. | Photo by Carol Lee Rose/WireImage How does Lee decide which restaurants he reviews? “It’s from a discernment place, right?” Lee said during the second installment of the event, which was being held for the first time in Atlanta. “So anywhere we go, I’ll make a post, and roughly, we’ll get 10,000 to 30,000 requests within the first, I would say, maybe hour from posting. And it’s very hard to go through 30,000 restaurants, especially when it’s a city that you’ve never...

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