EP 20: A Conversation with Rose Previte of Maydan

EP 20: A Conversation with Rose Previte of Maydan

From Say Grace by Steve Palmer

April 23, 2026 · 1h 8m · Season 2 · Episode 20

About this episode

Rose Previte discusses her culinary journey and the impact of her heritage on her work in the restaurant industry.

Rose Previte is the owner of Washington, D.C.’s acclaimed restaurants and bars Compass Rose, MICHELIN-starred Maydan, Medina, and Maydan Market in Los Angeles. She is also the author of a cookbook called “Maydan,” and the co-founder of Go There Wines, which brings to market trailblazing wines made by women and other underrepresented winemakers from lesser-known wine-making regions around the world. As a prominent and progressive small business entrepreneur, she has attracted recognition including Washington Business Journal’s “40 under 40” and Washingtonian’s “Most Powerful Women in Washington” awards. In this episode, Rose joins Steve to discuss how her Lebanese and Italian heritages shape her work, the challenges of opening her first restaurant, being a female leader in the hospitality industry, and restaurant cultures in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Palmer

Guest: Rose Previte

Topics covered

  • restaurant industry
  • female entrepreneurship
  • cultural heritage
  • hospitality
  • wine making

Keywords

  • Rose Previte
  • Maydan
  • hospitality
  • female leader
  • restaurant culture
  • Go There Wines
  • cooking
  • wine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Go There Wines

Books & works: Maydan

Places: Washington, D.C., Los Angeles

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