anything not to be in the projects. i grew up in one of the roughest neighborhoods in washington, d.c. now i m a master sommelier. one of less than 300 in the world, but i do it my way there is a lot in the wine industry to take seriously. the wine is one of them, i think. even though most kids like me don t have much of a chance, i got out. moved away to culinary school and left my old life behind me. this is my chefs table moment. but i wanted to come back to d.c. so this is like a very d.c. thing. that s what makes it delicious. to reconnect with my family. how many more eggs do you need? topaz mccoy, annoying me for 39 years. and seek out a side of the city just below its surface. that smell, huh? nothing like it in the world. i haven t been on this street in over ten years. this is nuts. am i the only person here from d.c., born and raised? it s a journey, man. i m excited how excited you are. i love eating great food. it s like a good old time. i m rea
moved away to culinary school and left my old life behind me. this is my chefs table moment. but i wanted to come back to d.c. so this is like a very d.c. thing. that s what makes it delicious. to reconnect with my family. how many more eggs do you need? topaz mccoy, annoying me for 39 years. and seek out a side of the city just below its surface. that smell, huh? nothing like it in the world. i haven t been on this street in over ten years. this is nuts. am i the only person here from d.c., born and raised? it s a journey, man. i m excited how excited you are. i love eating great food. it s like a good old time. i m ready. i m carlton mccoy, raised in inner city d.c., educated in kitchens around the globe. these days i make a living as a master sommelier. i m a nomad, driven to move in and out of different cultures, different worlds, to celebrate diversity by embracing what makes us both unique and the same. after all, we carry our travels with us to our ne
played music on the corner for 25 years. they demanded that he shut his music down. but why? because they didn t like it. they thought it was noise. so what? no one cares what you like. you don t get to tell me what to do in my neighborhood. well, they did. but we got 80,000 signatures from around the world for our petition from 94 different countries. thousands of people flooded the streets. that s a beautiful fu. it was the biggest fu. that s fantastic. and the music is still playing there today which is fantastic. fighting for your music is fighting for your neighborhood, it s fighting for your right to live in your space as an african american d.c. the way you desire to. in the nonwestern tradition, art is not something you look at the wall, it s the way you live your life. its food you eat. it s street art, it s music, it s clothing. it s the way you speak. it s the way you do your hair. it s the way you cook your food. we live culture.
i love it. i love it. that s very much on brand, because it s very much a neighborhood center. and there is a whole movement to sort of remember black d.c. s music and culture. there is a gentleman who is part of the go go economy, donald campbell sold go go tapes on the corner for 25 years. they demanded that he shut his music down. but why? because they didn t like it. they thought it was noise. so what? no one cares what you like. you don t get to tell me what to do in my neighborhood. well, they did. but we got 80,000 signatures from around the world for our petition from 94 different countries. thousands of people flooded the streets. that s a beautiful fu. it was the biggest fu. that s fantastic. and the music is still playing there today which is fantastic. fighting for your music is fighting for your neighborhood, it s fighting for your right to live in your space as an african