Salamander founder and CEO Sheila C. Johnson, center, enjoys after-lunch conversation with Alexander Bernard Smalls, the James Beard award-winning chef, restaurateur and author, and with Virginia Ali, chef and founder of Ben’s Chili Bowl in Washington. Mrs. Ali, who started her business in 1958 with her late husband, Ben, grew up in Tappahannock and attended Virginia Union University.
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