Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Elli Benchimol. Elli is the owner of Apero and La Boheme – she is an Advanced Sommelier - and most recently a RAMMY winner for best wine program of the year!

Join us for a delightful and delicious conversation about caviar, wine and champagne, automatic gratuity, the restaurant biz, and the importance of staying joyous!

Check us out at www.lunchwithshelley or wherever you get your favorite podcast, and in the meantime Peace, Love and Lunch!

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with our super special guest Lynda Erkiletian. Lynda is a mother of four, the founder and CEO of THE Artist Agency, and was famously a Bravo star on the Real Housewives of DC. She is an avid philanthropist, a lifelong entrepreneur and a really joyful and engaging person!

Join us at the always fabulous Café Milano for a fantastic LUNCH conversation that covers her fascinating life, her experiences on Bravo, her thoughts on fashion in DC and in general, love and loss, and much much more.

Check us out at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcasts and in the meantime Peace, Love and Lunch!

Welcome to a very special Lunch with Shelley podcast featuring my Dear Ole Dad – who just turned 95 years old! My father is my hero – my mentor – one of my favorite people on the planet – and the greatest Dad and Poppy in the world!

He is also a decorated vet, an accomplished and successful businessman and entrepreneur, a philanthropist, a father of 3, a grandfather of 5 and beloved by so many!

Join us as we discuss lessons learned, his views on the state of the world, and his advice for every generation.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with Barbara Langley, the Director of the Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment at CIPE, the Center for International Private Enterprise.

Barbara and I have a wonderful time discussing the importance of Gastro Diplomacy, which is a super cool way to connect with other cultures through food, her incredible experiences supporting and promoting democracy abroad, the import of being active and participatory in our own democracy at home, exotic lunches and much more!

It’s another beautiful day outside at Et Voila so pull up a seat and join our discussion at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcast and in the meantime Peace, Love and Lunch!

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with our special guest Darrell Henry. Darrell has sincere and historical experience with all thing’s Convention, so during a lovely outdoor lunch at the delicious Claudio’s Table, we go into a deep dive on the importance of conventions in general, some very funny memories, and of course the lay of the land for Milwaukee and Chicago!!

We’re talking about the Superbowl of Politics, so grab some bruschetta and join us as we get the inside scoop on the parties taking place, the security situations, what you might want to eat and where, and lots more!

Check us out at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcast and, in the meantime, Peace, Love and Lunch!

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley featuring Susan Page - journalist, biographer, political commentator, Washington DC Bureau Chief for USA Today and author of the fabulous NYT best seller Rule Breaker, the Life and Times of Barbara Walters.

Susan is an incredible woman who writes about incredible women – so join us at the always delicious Peacock Café as we discuss all things Barbara Walters, plus sexism, journalism, politics, food and much more!

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Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley featuring our very special guest Beth Solomon – founder of the Georgetown Dish and author of the very fun read Dishy Dollups from the World’s Most Important Neighborhood. Along with Claude we’re at the iconic Martin’s Tavern tucked into the Madeleine Albright booth, and we have a very joyous lunch to share with you!

Pull up a seat and try some bubbling Welsh Rarebit as we discuss all things Georgetown, travel, the importance of friendships and even a love story!

Check us out at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcast, and in the meantime, Peace, Love and Lunch!

Welcome to the 2nd Mother’s Day episode of Lunch with Shelley! It’s one of my very favorite episodes of the year, and to celebrate this special holiday we have my beloved son Sam for his second appearance on the show, our fabulous producer and friend Claude, and making his debut we’ve included the wonderful and always entertaining Jerry the dog to ‘dine’ with us! It’s hard to say who had the most fun during this episode!

Pull up a chair at our sunny outdoor table at the always delicious Et Voila as we chat about sports, the many attributes of DC, Chipotle, fond memories and new endeavors!

Check us out at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcast and in the meantime Peace, Love and Lunch!