In this episode of the Capital City Podcast, Capital J and DL Glass sit down with the one and only Dame of Dame's Chicken & Waffles for an in-depth conversation about entrepreneurship, struggle, reinvention, and building one of North Carolina’s most recognized restaurant brands.

Dame shares the untold story behind the creation of Dame’s Chicken & Waffles — from struggling as a caterer and nearly losing everything, to turning a bold chicken-and-waffle concept into a cultural staple in Durham and beyond.

Topics include:

• The meaning behind the famous menu names

• Growing up in Fayetteville, NC

• Corporate life and working overseas in Asia

• Getting laid off and betting on himself

• Building Blue Mountain Catering

• Rebranding into Dame’s Chicken & Waffles

• Surviving tax ...