LUNCH! with Shelley

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with our very special guest Kellyanne Conway, the first woman in US history to successfully helm a presidential campaign, one of the top pollsters and cultural anthropologists in the nation, a bestselling author, and a joyful Mom of four teenagers! Kellyanne is her usual delightful and insightful self, so join us at the always delicious Café Mila...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley featuring this week’s very special guest Doris (RIS) Lacoste.   RIS is an American chef, restaurateur, philanthropist, and community leader and owns RIS, a GREAT American bistro.  RIS has one of those life stories that are so varied and fascinating you won’t want this lunch to end! Tune in while we enjoy the magnificent food at her restaurant and...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with our special guest - the sunny and brilliant Margaret Spellings!  Margaret is a nationally recognized leader in public policy - and currently serves as President & CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center.  Her remarkable and extensive leadership experience in both state and federal government includes service as a U.S. Secretary of Education,...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with this week’s special guest Dr. Lee Morgan.  Dr. Morgan is my dog’s beloved veterinarian and a member of the elite veterinarian corps that contributes to the storied Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which he portrays in his newly released book “Four Thousand Paws.” Join us for a truly unique conversation ranging from language acquisition in dolph...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley featuring our new friend and strategic communications maven Alex Rosenwald.  We’re dining at Georgetown’s iconic Peacock Café, and we’re at the perfect table in the corner for Alex’s first visit here! Alex is the Senior Director of Communications at The Hill and Talent Relations for News Nation.  He oversees communication strategy and execution f...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with special guest Susan Holt.  Aside from being a great friend and superb neighbor, Susan is a very accomplished chef and culinary teacher, so we take her to LUNCH at Claudio’s table for her very first dining experience there! After graduating with honors from L’Academie de Cuisine, one of the top culinary art schools in the country, Susan worke...

Welcome to the latest episode of the Lunch with Shelley podcast, featuring this week’s special guest Vin Weber, my longtime friend and the second Weber to be on the show! Vin is a Partner at Mercury in Washington, D.C. and is one of the most prominent and successful strategists in the Republican Party, enjoying strong bipartisan relationships across the legislative and executive branches of govern...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley featuring this week’s special guest Bruce Mehlman, a partner at Mehlman Consulting, the author of very popular quarterly decks focused on political and policy trends, and despite his best efforts, a pretty optimistic guy! Bruce is a highly sought-after keynote speaker who regularly headlines  business conferences and strategic planning sessions. ...

Welcome to the first episode of Lunch with Shelley in 2024!! I have a super awesome guest to kick off this year with, my very dear friend Jane Adams, and we dine at the fabulous Palm restaurant with terrific sound engineer Blanca Vega, so this is a really fun and fascinating LUNCH to join and listen to! Grab a seat at our booth and listen in as we discuss how Jane started singing in a band, how sh...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley recorded for the first time from one of our new favorite lunch spots Claudio’s Table.  Our special guest is my friend and colleague Anita McBride.  Anita is the Executive in Residence at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies in the school of Public Affairs at American University.  She is also one of the longest tenured women that...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with my great pal and very fun guest Julie Chase.  Julie is the President & CEO of ChasePR, a full-service national media relations and marketing communications firm based in Washington, DC.  She is also a fellow frequent diner at Café Milano, so join us over pasta, burrata, prosciutto and vitello tonnato while we discuss everything from phil...

Welcome to the latest episode of LUNCH with Shelley featuring special guest Matt Brooks, the Chief Executive Officer of both the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC), an organization dedicated to enhancing ties between the Jewish community and the Republican Party, and the Jewish Policy Center, a think-tank that examines public policy from a Jewish perspective. Join us as we sit in “Matt’s Booth” at...

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley! Our super interesting guest is Delayna Watkins, who is the CEO of Total Woman Wellness, Inc., a comprehensive health enterprise dedicated to women's midlife wellness and healthy aging. As a board-certified registered nurse with extensive clinical and leadership expertise, she has gained recognition in the health and wellness industry, earni...

Join us for a behind the scenes conversation about all the thought that went into creating the new and delicious Claudios Table – and a mouthwatering description of some of the new dishes you can look forward to!

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 organiz...

WELCOME to the NEW season of LUNCH with Shelley featuring our very special guest Marlene Colucci, CEO of the Business Council, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for GXO Logistics, and a very dear friend of mine! Join us as we dine at the fabulous Café Milano over lots of seafood and champagne while we discover how and why Marlene came to DC, what it’s like to be on a publicly traded Board, fond...

Season 2 of LUNCH with Shelley is ready to launch!

Dine with us during the last dog days of summer with the super fun and accomplished Lisa Camooso Miller and guest producer Cleavon Davies at the ever fabulous Et Voila! In our last summer episode we talk about everything from how Lisa got to DC from NJ, to the trials of teaching teens to drive, to how to get your creative flow going. WARNING - this episode might make you extra hungry since we also...

Welcome to the ONE YEAR Anniversary episode of the Lunch with Shelley podcast!  Claude and I celebrated together at the ever fabulous Cafe Milano - just us - for  a fun, relaxing lunch together on a beautiful summer day.  We chat about how we first met and how the show began, along with just regular lunch conversations  that range from going to the movies and trips to McDonalds to the intricacies...

Welcome to the latest Lunch with Shelley podcast featuring our uplifting and fascinating guest Michael Petricone, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at the Consumer Technology Association (CTA).  While dining at our favorite booth at the Palm over salads, shrimps and truffle pasta,  we talk all things tech – what’s the latest in tech, what Michael’s favorite new tech is and also what’s co...

Hello and Welcome to a Super Special Episode of Lunch with Shelley!   I cannot underscore how important this episode is to me because it features my hero - my Dear Ole Dad.  He is funny, smart, kind, and generous, and I am the luckiest girl in the world that he is my father.  As I write on my website, even my love of lunch began with my father.  Ever since I can remember he was always having lunch...

GOOD HEALTH ALERT!!! Join us this week for what is an incredibly interesting, moving and VERY important episode for your health and wellness!! Our guests are the incredible Drs. Christy Teal, Chief of Breast Surgery and the Director of the Breast Care Center at the George Washington University Hospital (among many other titles) and Rachel Brem, Director of Breast Imaging and Intervention as well a...

This week’s podcast features the fabulous Suzanne P. Clark, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  Join us at the popular Peacock Café in Georgetown for a very informative, wide-ranging, and fun conversation about everything from small business issues and the current thinking on AI to favorite lunch spots and cherished memories.  Over salads, sandwiches, and delic...

Just in time for Memorial Day Travel!  Join me and Claude for LUNCH at Black Salt with our very special guest and mutual friend Jean Card! Aside from our big love and admiration for Jean, there would also be no Lunch with Shelley podcast if Jean hadn’t introduced the two of us to each other so we are eternally grateful to her and couldn’t wait to dine with her at one of our favorite LUNCH spots! C...

SPECIAL MOTHERS DAY EDITION ALERT! To celebrate what might be my best Mother’s Day yet - MY SON SAM agreed to be our very special guest for this very special Mother’s Day edition of Lunch with Shelley. For anyone who has known me over the last 26 years or less, they know that the central focus of my world, and my extreme pride and joy, is my son Sam.  I like to think that Sam and I have an especia...