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 Valley. Lev and Sherrard will share videos, discuss Lev’s book, and even prepare snacks with his famous Mama’s Lil’ Peppers.
A Pepper for Your Thoughts is available on Chin Music Press.
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.
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