Who are you? What do you do? And what's important for the listeners to know about?

Yeah, well, hello, everyone.

My name is Simone Phillips.

I run, and this is my whole life at this point, I run a food restaurant and pro-Baltimore platform on social media called Charm City Table.

I started it in 2017 as a hobby.

It was really a way to journal all of my dining experiences and my, you know, food festivals was a big thing for me back then.

It still is, but I just...

So how do you determine who you say yes to?

While we try them, can you tell us about these businesses? What makes them so special?

I think what makes these businesses special, aside from the fun, whimsical, delicious flavors, are their stories.

These are family owned, locally owned businesses.

And you walk into these ice cream shops or worker owned like Taharqa Brothers.

You walk into these ice cream shops and these ice cream parlors and you can actually meet the people who were a crucial part of life.

making the ice cream and coming up with these fun, exciting flavors.

So I think similar to the cows who help make them, you know, the people who actually come together and make these flavors make it even more special.

Yes,