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anything not to be in the projects. i grew up in one of the roughest neighborhoods in washington, d.c. now im 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 dont 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...

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. >> thats 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 havent been on this street in over ten years. this is nuts. am i the on...

Coming to the wharf to eat and pick crab is a birthright as a washingtonian and a celebration of our identity. >> the wharf changed. 1963, everything is changing. they didnt have all this stuff. everything down here is brand spanking new. see, everything down here at the wharf is more other people. when i go to get my crabs because everybody down the wharf know me since 1963. i just turned 69, and i keep myself active. >> no matter how broke we were, we always had money for crab. i mean, i had m...

>> crab all jimmy, absolutely d.c. legend. >> this is crazy, though. look at this. >> andy is not the typical sommelier. he looks like a beer-drinking old school punk rocker. but he is one of the greatest somms in the word, and he is the one who introduced me to wine. let me back it up a second. becoming a master sommelier is nearly impossible. hardest wine its an exam with a 5% pass rate. fewer than 300 people in the world have ever even done it. i didnt grow up in a place where i knew what a m...