Thursday May 8th, 2025 at 6pm via Zoom
Join Mama Lil’ Peppers Founder, Howard Lev, and Seattle Times Now & Then Columnist, Jean Sherrard, for a spicy take on starting a small business.
Lev will share his rollicking tale of failure and — ultimately — success as he built his pepper business, wedding his mother’s family recipe to the Hungarian Goat-horn peppers of Yakima Vally. Lev and Sherrard will share videos, discuss Lev’s book, and even prepare snacks with his famous Mama’s Lil’ Peppers.
Howard Lev is the founder of Mama’s Lil’ Peppers and author of A Pepper for Your Thoughts: How Not to Start a Gourmet Food Business, published by Seattle’s Chin Music Press this year.
Jean Sherrard is the Seattle Times Now & Then columnist, photographer, and writer.
Words, Writers, Southwest Stories is a free monthly speaker series that highlights local authors, historians, and voices to foster a deeper understanding of our community and its people.
