Kareem Rahma Starts the Day With Dum-Dums

Kareem Rahma spent a week moving through cars for Brandcast and then premiered his series Keep the Meter Running, which follows New York City cabdrivers to their favorite spots. He produced the series independently and celebrated with a premiere at Metrograph and an after-party at Boom. Afterward, he returned to his Connecticut country house to preserve normalcy, noting that neighbors are older and do not recognize him. He maintains a consistent morning routine with a big hug for his daughter, a breakfast of a soft-boiled egg, cheeses, and half an avocado, sometimes with labneh, hummus, or feta. Coffee is made with a Moccamaster, and he prefers either bodega coffee or exceptional coffee, avoiding anything in between.

"Rahma chose to produce the series independently but still hosted a lavish premiere at Metrograph along with an after-party at Boom. He then immediately packed his bags and drove to his Connecticut country house, where he goes to preserve some level of normalcy. "All my neighbors are old, and they have no idea who I am," he says. "They don't have a take." Throughout one of the most eventful weeks of his life, Rahma comforted himself with many burgers (medium and medium rare), morning lollipops with his daughter, and his new favorite beverage: Guinness."

"I wake up, I look at my child, and I give her a big fat hug. I have the same breakfast every single day, which is one soft-boiled egg, an assortment of cheeses - Swiss, Gouda, something fancy and expensive - and half an avocado. Sometimes there's a little labneh or hummus, some chopped tomatoes on the side, some feta. It's like a modern-day meze platter. My wife, Karina, is usually up a half-hour before me, already chopping things up."

"We make coffee in this thing called a Moccamaster. It's like a pour-over except it's a machine that does the pour-over for you. I used to make a real pour-over every morning, but with the baby, I no longer have time. Karina drinks an oatmeal-caramel concoction, which I find disturbing. I've been into coffee since I lived in Minneapolis. I was early on what they used to call third-wave coffee. I like either the most normal thing in the world, which is bodega coffee, or a really great cup of coffee. I don't like anything in the middle."

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