LUNCH! with Shelley

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with this week’s special guest Tim Ebner.  Tim is a food and travel writer who has been featured in The Washington Post , Eater , Thrillist , and Edible DC among others.  He is also one of the authors of a fabulous new book called “EaterLand – Recipes and Stories from Across the United States” that explores regionally renowned foods and the role...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with our superstar special guest Congresswoman Elise Stefanik.  Elise proudly represents New York's 21st District and is the most senior elected Republican in New York. She is also the author of the number one best seller “Poisoned Ivies",  which is an incredible read that I highly recommend!  Elise made history as the youngest woman ev...

Welcome to the latest and very celebratory Mother’s Day episode of Lunch with Shelley, featuring my beloved son Sam.  This is of course one of my favorite episodes of the year because I get to have lunch with my son during the week, and we always have fun reminiscing about old times and musing on new ones. We are also joined by our dog Jerry, who is a very good boy!  There’s an old saying that goe...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Bob Cusack.  Bob is the Executive Editor of the Washington Examiner, where he helps guide editorial strategy and coverage during a very politically intense time.  Bob has been reporting from DC on policy and politics for decades now, having led political coverage at the Hill newspaper, and as a reporter and editor at In...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Brittany Thune Lindberg.  Brittany is a fantastic and very accomplished songwriter and singer -- which she is focused on full time now after spending many years in Washington DC. as a passionate advocate for the insurance industry, as well as a great supporter of helping to elect right leaning women to elected office an...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Shahab Farivar.  Shahab is the co-owner, along with his brother Maziar, of the very famous and beloved Peacock Café, nestled in the heart of Georgetown in Washington DC.  Anyone who has eaten here or even walked by the restaurant has seen Shahab’s smiling face -- since he is the front of the house for the restaurant --...

Welcome to the second part of our first-ever two-part series of the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with our fascinating guest Sir Martin Sorrell.  Sir Martin is the Founder and Executive Chairman of S4 Capital PLC, a new age, purely digital advertising, and marketing services business, for global, multinational, and millennial-driven influencer brands.  He was also the Founder and CEO of WPP...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with our terrific guest Sir Martin Sorrell.  Sir Martin is the Founder and Executive Chairman of S4 Capital PLC, a new age, purely digital advertising, and marketing services business, for global, multinational, and millennial-driven influencer brands. Sir Martin was also the Founder and CEO of WPP for 33 years, building it into the world’s large...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Gerry Gunster, Founder and CEO of Gunster Worldwide.  Gerry is one of the preeminent strategic and tactical minds in issue advocacy and is particularly well known for his successful work on Brexit in the UK.  He is often referred to as the Nigel whisperer, since he continues to work closely with Nigel Farage, and is als...

Welcome to the Lunch with Shelley podcast with today’s very special guest Jennifer Condon.  Jennifer is the Executive Vice President of America250, the nonpartisan organization charged by Congress to lead the commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Jennifer delightfully describes everything you will want to know about America250 and the incredible plans about to come to fr...

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Emily Lampkin!  Emily is the Founder of the Women Leadership Series, a sought-after speaker and advisor, and the author of the new book “Duct Tape and White Lies.” Join us at the always fabulous Café Milano as Emily and I chat about how she came to DC and why, the impetus behind the Women Leadership Series, ho...

Welcome to the first episode of Lunch with Shelley in 2026!  To celebrate this fun occasion, we have the great Tom Sietsema, the renowned food critic for 25 years at the Washington Post, as our first guest.   I have been a devoted reader and a great admirer of Tom’s for his entire tenure at the Post, and he even exceeded my expectations at this truly wonderful lunch!  Upon leaving the Post in Dece...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Skye Marinda.  Skye is a tarot reader, life coach, and event curator here in DC. She views tarot as a fun and creative tool for self-reflection and guidance, and her talents have been featured in The Washington Post, Axios, WTOP, and The Washingtonian.  Since 2020 – Sky has given over 2,000 tarot readings and led worksh...

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Todd Gray.  Todd is the Co-Owner and Founder of Equinox on 19th – a fantastic restaurant and a true DC institution. Todd is a highly accomplished chef with a rich culinary background, so tuck in with us during lunch at Equinox while we talk about how Todd got into the business, how he met his wife, LOTS of foo...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with our most world-famous guest to date – the Right Honorable Liz Truss! Liz Truss is the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party.  Her political career and ideological outlook have had and continue to have a profound impact on contemporary British Conservatism and the western world.  Liz Truss was first...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guests John and Kristin Cecci!  John and Kristin are the epitome of a DC power couple, since they are both deeply committed to this city in so many meaningful ways, including the recent purchase of the historical City Taven Club! Kristin is an entrepreneur -- a sustainability and healthy living advocate – and a philanthropist...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with special guest Steve Clemons.  Steve is the Chairman and CEO of Widehall LLC, a strategic communications, public policy, and white label events consulting firm, the Editor-at-Large of The National Interest, and a Co-Chair of the U.S. Initiative at GLOBSEV – a European national security think tank. His career is simply fascinating and so hear...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley featuring two special guests – Lord and Lady Elliott of Mickle Fell.  Sarah and Mathew Elliott are both old friends and a true UK power couple! Sarah Elliott is the Director of the UK-US Special Relationship Unit. She has spent most of the past 20 years working in US politics, advocating for policies that encourage economic prosperity and preserv...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley , with today’s special guest , Kristi Rogers.  Kristi is an incredibly accomplished international security expert with extensive leadership experience in both the public and private sectors. She’s married to Mike Rogers, a former Congressman and Intelligence expert, and together they are running for Mike to be the next U.S. Senator from Michigan!...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley, just in time for the last weekend of summer, featuring my VERY special guest, my beloved Dear Ole Dad Marvin Slomowitz! 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...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Josh Kraushaar, the editor-in-chief of Jewish Insider.  Josh has a track record of identifying election trends before they become conventional wisdom, and therefore is one of Washington’s leading political analysts.  Josh frequently appears on television and radio. He is often on Fox News Radio and is a frequent panelis...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Arielle Elliott.  Arielle is the Chief Executive Officer of NOTUS – which is an intriguing and new media group affiliated with the Albritton Journalism Institute.  NOTUS has such an interesting niche, so join us at our sunny table at L’Ardente to learn more about this new media organization, and listen in on other fun t...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley for a very special Mother’s Day episode featuring my Mom Isobel Clearfield Slomowitz!  My Mother is a very beautiful, glamorous, smart, kind and super fun person, and she is a wonderful mother to me and my two sisters Nina and Nan, a terrific grandmother to Amanda, Max, Rebecca, Dani and Sam, and a devoted wife to my father Marvin. Join us at my...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today’s special guest Sara Taylor Fagan! Sara, aside from being my birthday buddy, is a true data whiz, a serial entrepreneur, the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tunnl, and a regular contributor on NBC’s Meet the Press.  Join us and Claude at the always fun and delicious Café Milano for a really interesting conversation that inclu...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with our special guest Teresa Carlson.  Teresa is the founding President of the General Catalyst Institute, where she leverages her decades of leadership experience as a visionary industry builder.  She also serves as an international advisor and board member for General Catalyst and is a veteran executive of several large tech companies includin...