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On this week's Foodie & the Beast — Molly Irani of Chai Pani Restaurant Group, DC Brau's Brandon Skall celebrating 15 years, Chef Jamie Leeds at Hank's Pasta Bar, and sommelier Che McKissic on rooftop cocktails.

This week's Foodie & the Beast is packed — four guests who have built something real in the food and beverage world, and every single one of them has a story worth hearing.

Molly Irani, Chai Pani Restaurant Group
Co-founder and Chief Culture Officer of the James Beard Award–winning Chai Pani Restaurant Group, Molly is out with her debut book Service Ready: A Story of Love, Restaurants, and the Power of Hospitality — the honest, warm account of how she and husband Meherwan Irani (James Beard Award-winning chef, founder of Spicewalla) took a leap of faith and built one of America's most celebrated restaurant groups.

Brandon Skall, DC Brau — 15 Years
Washington DC's first packaging brewery since 1956 is turning 15, and co-founder Brandon Skall is in studio. He's talking the brewery's sometimes rocky road to success, anniversary beers, and some standout NA options worth knowing about.

Chef Jamie Leeds, Hank's Pasta Bar
Twenty years of knowing her, 21 years of Hank's Oyster Bar, and now Hank's Pasta Bar in Old Town Alexandria. Chef Jamie Leeds is in with GM Clifton Brown — and they brought tastes.

Che McKissic, Syn Rooftop Bar & Lounge
Sommelier-certified beverage specialist and Complex Director of Food & Beverage at the Reston AC and Residence Inn (home to Seven Restaurant and Syn Rooftop Bar & Lounge). We're going rooftop, and Che brings the cocktail energy.

Tune in to the full episode here.