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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...

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 ...

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. go-go, 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. >> i love it. i love it. that's very much on...