The ping-pong tables situated far at one end of Spotluck’s long office in Bethesda are quiet when I visit. It’s Friday afternoon but, at 2 p.m., perhaps a little early for fun and games. Plus, the team is busy prepping for the Democratic National Convention.

I find CEO Cherian Thomas in his office and he’s wearing an outfit composed almost entirely of different shades of green. This seems very on-brand and he greets me with one of his charming smiles before ushering me into a conference room at the opposite end of the office from those ping-pong tables. We launch in to a conversation about the company and local restaurants and how Thomas got here, to this stage in his company and to this office.

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