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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 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...

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...

World. >> i'm getting in. >> yeah. can i have some wine? >> yes. >> i mean we know traditionally we'd be drinking like cheap-ass cold beer, but i do have an affinity for, but we'll drink wine. chaco lee is like cheap beer. it's one of my favorite wines. it's crisp, it's clean. >> good to see you. >> a little bit of sap top. do you struggle with people expecting you to fulfill like the stereotype of what a sommelier looks like? >> yeah. >> i remember coming out of the office and you had a slayer t-shirt on and tattoos. this is the sommelier? >> i felt super weird. and i was afraid i was going t...

The wharf was the original fish market in d.c. d.c. actually has a very long history, especially of like black fishermen. black people have had a really big stake in the fishing-crab industry. this is, in my opinion, one of the great seafood markets in the u.s. we think of seattle and the guys throwing. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> this is as iconic, but for blue crab. >> seattle turned into it a show. >> this is traditions. if you come or go. >> that good? >> oh, my. >> oh, now we're talking. thank you. all right. >> that smell, huh? there is nothing like it in the world. >> i'm getting in. >> yea...