Episode 42: Andra "AJ" Johnson, Serenata
Radio Imbibe
English - February 15, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBFood Arts Society & Culture bars vodka bartenders brandy beer beverages cognac wineries bourbon brewers Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Andra “AJ” Johnson has been a barista, sommelier, cicerone, and bartender, and today she’s a partner and beverage director for Serenata in Washington, D.C. For this episode, we catch up with AJ about her ongoing project White Plates Black Faces, which shares the stories of people of color in the hospitality industry, and talk about her role as co-founder of DMV Black Restaurant Week and the Back to Black series of bar pop-ups. As a bonus, she also shares her recipe for the Venezolana from Serenata.
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