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
december 5th, 1989. it was a cold night in dredden, east germany. and it would change the course of vladamir putin s life. the berlin wall had just fallen. all over east germany, angry crowds roamed the streets, lashing out at symbols of communist rule. that night in dresden, they found a target. a local kgb headquarters. a mob surrounded the building. as the hour grew later, the crowd grew larger. inside peering through the curtains was a young kgb lieutenant colonel named vladimir putin. he was terrified that they were going to storm the building. putin was a junior officer, but the boss was away. he was in charge. the berlin wall had come down. police weren t going to help, and he called for instructions. desperate for help, putin dialed kgb headquarters in moscow over and over again. finally one official told him simply moscow is silent. and i think it felt like a deep betrayal to him. vladimir putin was on his own. he went down into the bowels of the buil
paul, topaz, ian, and andy. all had a hand in shaping a kid with no direction and helping him to become a master somelliere. but even with their support, i couldn t wait to leave to prove i have what it takes to succeed in this world. i felt like i could go anywhere and lay down a foundation. over time, you become a culmination of your experiences. and now, i can t stop moving. the following is a cnn special report.