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
she is a pioneer of don t mute d.c., an organization dedicated to keeping black culture alive in the city. the thing about half-smoke, it s ground more coarse. there is a lot more texture and it s smoked. it s super unique to here. how do you have something this delicious and nobody knows about it. and nobody knows about it. that s part of the beauty of the chocolate city, i think. one of those things that is a delicious, chocolate bubble that is d.c. i was very much raised in a black culture bubble. and you know, go go was like the sound of our streets. and for those of you have never heard of d.c. gogo, it s an experience like nothing else in the world. its beats can be found in rap and hip-hop hood, but its origins started in d.c. i hear you were in a go go band too. yeah. which one? we named it after our neighborhood. yeah. it was 41st street.
tumeric. everybody is hungry? very much. it smells insane. the spice crusted chicken with smoked ratatouille, and then we have a little redfish for you as well. thank you. thank you, chef. it s stupid simple, but stupid simple has to be a high-wire act, right? every vegetable is cooked perfectly. i m excited how excited you are. i love eating great food. our fourth course is a master class in both decadence and restraint. ultra marbled kirogi beef with a cherry condiment. and of course, this is eric ziebold. so a generous shaving of black truffles. the whole room smells like truffles right now. most truffles are really expensive crim mean any mushrooms. these are insanely aromatic. you can tell the color is dense. d.c. s food and wine scene doesn t get the credit deserves. the meals like these are the reason it should. d.c. holds its own.
over ten years. like this is nuts. this is not like this. where y all coming from? kitchen cray. kitchen cray. right there on the corner. shrimp. all right. d.c. is becoming a city focused on balancing the old and the new in order to improve itself. and i m proud. hands to the sky, show me that you re mine come seek the royal caribbean [upbeat music] [sound of tape application] i just need you to sign option three. [cheering] [upbeat music] for everything we need. for everything we want. for everything we do. [cheering] we re all better off with an ally.