Gabrielle Emanuel and Michael Solis speak with Mohktar Sherif about Sherif's Specials, his Washington, D.C. hot dog stand and food stall. To read their piece about Sherif, click here.
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Gabrielle Emanuel is a Lombard Fellow working on water access and water purification in Bandiagara, Mali.
Michael Solis is writer based in New Jersey.