Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with our special guest Shawn Townsend, President and CEO of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington.  Claude and I tucked into our favorite table at Et Voila to meet Shawn for the first time, since LUNCH is always perfect for meeting a whole spectrum of acquaintances, and in this case to make a new friend!

Clearly Shawn runs an organization that is dear to our hearts, so join us as we discuss the DMV restaurant scene, how its doing and why it’s so important to continue to support it.  We also delve into some of Shawn’s very interesting previous jobs, including one of my favorites as DC’s Director of the Office of Nightlife and Culture, so we definitely dive into some stories about that!

Add in a little romance while we hear a great story about Shawn’s pretty recent nuptials, and we serve up a really fun, interesting and informative LUNCH episode to dig into.  Give this a listen at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcast, and in the meantime Peace Love and Lunch!!