Foodie and the Beast

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show; • I Ricchi is D.C.’s legendary, award-winning, nowhere-does real-Italian-food-better restaurant. Its equally legendary chef/owner, Christianne Ricchi, is in today to talk about where the restaurant is headed into its fourth decade and about what it talks to remain true to “la vera cucina italiana;” • Bettina Stern is the co-founder of Chaia, a sea...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show; • Jill Erber of Ballston’s Cheesetique, which is the go-to neighborhood spot for fine cheeses, food-friendly wine, and an eclectic, cheese-centred menu. • Sukey Jamison and her husband, John, own and operate Jamison Farm and Jamison Packing in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The Jamisons’ farm produces some 3,000 lambs annually, which are destined for grea...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show; As Homer Simpson famously says, “uhmmm…donuts!” Nothing’s better. That’s why we’ve invited Greg Menna in for tastes and talk of District Doughnuts, which just opened its fourth location at Union Market. • Guess who’s back? Every year, Greek chef Aglaia Kremezi comes to D.C. to work with Chef Michael Costa and the Zaytinya team. As Zaytinya’s chef...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show; • You know his great restaurant in Shaw, Kyrisan. Now Tim Ma has a new place to add to it, American Son in the Eaton hotel. Chef Tim is in with tastes and talk of his latest masterpiece. • Art Ehrens is an award winning writer, producer and director. Now add “author.” His first children’s book is called “Sweet Potato Pete and the Green Garden Gang...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. –– January 26 is International Sous Vide Day. This precision cooking technique ensures exact temperature control. It used to be offered by only the finest of fine dining restaurants, but now has gone mainstream. (Even Starbucks now sells sous vide eggs !) That’s largely due to the efforts of Cuisine Solutions, the global authority on sous Vide. Joining us today ar...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: –– • nutritionist Kara Carter on a diet-free approach called “intuitive eating;” • Dr. Arleen Lamba of Blush Med Skincare, in Bethesda and at D.C.’s Wharf; • Tori Fyock from D.C.’s 305 Fitness; • and Bart Yablonsky, the brand-new sole owner of the re-opened Dawson’s Market in Rockville. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: –– • Mauricio Fraga-Rosenfeld has closed Matè and opened Susheria, a “casual-glam” sushi restaurant, with a modern Latin influence. • Sheeeeee’s baaack! Dorie Greenspan, the James Beard Award-winning author of “Dorie's Cookies” and “Baking:From My Home to Yours,” is with us today celebrating the release of her thirteenth cookbook, “Everyday Dorie:...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: –– • Kathleen Overman is director of connection with CUREATE, a mission-driven firm with products and services for connecting large and small businesses and the cities they serve. This holiday season they’re partnering with the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City to help them source products from D.C.-area entrepreneurs for their inaugural Shop Local ho...

Today on Foodie and the Beast was a classic, filled with amazing eats, cocktails …CHAMPAGNE! … and, what else, beauty tips (go figure!). Joining us were: • Two extremely talented guys from the French Embassy – Chef Mark Courseille and GM Max Jacquet – they run Le Café Descartes, Au Petit Bouchon and catering at … the French Embassy here in DC. Yup, a fine dining restaurant, a café and soup-to-nuts...

Foodie and the Beast celebrated 10th anniversary on Federal News Network's airwaves with a live, 2-hour remote broadcast from Neighborhood Restaurant Group’s Bluejacket, DC’s most amazing brewery/restaurant/bar. Hosts David and Nycci Nellis welcomed scores of guests — from restaurateurs and chefs to distillers and mixologists, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Peter Greenberg, a multiple Emmy-winning investigative reporter and producer, America’s most recognized travel news journalist. As the host of the public television show “The Travel Detective,” he’s the consummate insider on reporting the travel business as news; • And, speaking of insider info, Andrew Trull, who runs media relations for the Met...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Between 1939 and 2015, Montgomery County lost 71 percent of its farmland. That loss was slowed in 1980, when citizens, farmers, politicians, and planners created the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve, recognizing the value of land set aside for the environment, farming, history, and community. Claudia Kousoulas and Ellen Letourneau are in t...

The Wharf is D.C.’s hot, new meeting place, with dazzling water views, spectacular new restaurants, year-round entertainment, and waterside style all together in one inspiring location. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Bresca is a neighborhood restaurant on 14th St. that is anything but neighborhood. The recent recipient of a Michelin star, Bresca’s kitchen is headed by chef Ryan Ratino who, according to Michelin, delivers “a clear sense of culinary artistry and whimsy” with a menu driven by “bistronomy.” Chef Ryan is in with us today, so stick around to learn...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Ashok Bajaj has done it again – the restaurateur with the Midas touch – the man behind such monumental D.C. dining spots as Rasika, The Oval Room and The Bombay Club, has transformed Ardeo/Bardeo in Cleveland Park into Sababa, an Israeli dining concept. Sababa’s executive chef, Ryan Moore, is in with tastes and talk of this great new dining spot...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Lotsa fun to report from Foodie and the Beast this week!  Guests include Andrew Court, Executive Chef at the fabulous, Four Seasons Hotel, Washington, DC. Chef Andrew, who spends his days (and nights!) fashioning menus for the hotels, legendary power-dining spot, Seasons, the stand-alone wine bar ENO, and working with the team at the hotel’s renowned American stea...

Foodie and the Beast is vegan! In with us is repeat guest Erica Meier, founder and executive director of Compassion Over Killing (COK and founder of what now is the east coast’s largest, annual vegan festival, VegFest.  The 10th annual DC VegFest is Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 at Yards Park from 11 a.m.-6 p.m., with free admission, free festival of food, music, education, and inspiration. See Privacy...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • In a city of a thousand and one pizza places, how does one achieve superstar status? Andrew Dana (a.k.a. Dough Boy), founder of D.C.’s Timber Pizza Co., joins us; • Texas de Brazil in D.C.’s Mount Vernon Triangle is recognized for its unique blend of Brazilian culture and fare complemented by the generous hospitality of Texas. We’ll be joined by...

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Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Joining us are Chef Troy Knapp of the Michelin-starred, Blue Duck Tavern in DC’s Park Hyatt Hotel, in to talk about the hotel’s amazing tea program and a forward-looking, employee-focused program for nurturing the team there with nutritious meals; Mike Milyavsky and Ann Gorovoy, founders of Shaker and Spoon, a monthly cocktail subscription program that delivers th...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: This show is awash in thought provoking topics info AND lotsa liquid refreshment. Guests include local entrepreneur, Kristof Grina, co founder of Up Top Acres, which bring greening to rooftops and other underutilized spaces with urban farming techniques yielding bountiful crops for city dwellers; Michael Iglesias, beverage director at chef Victor...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Joining us are: The Urban Butcher, Cuban-born chef Raynald Mendizabal, whose Silver Spring restaurant was called a “carnivore’s playground” by none other than the Post’s Tom Seitsema; Kol Foods’ Devorah Kimelman-Block and Emily Landsman, who have turned kosher meats into delicacies you won’t believe; Michelle Gueydan, GM and somm at chef/owner Jen Crovato’s new, 1...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today: Joining us this week are Alex Levin, executive pastry chef for Michael Schlow Restaurants, in to talk about the new, Jewish Roman brunch he’s created at Casolare; Dr. Shayla Cornick, owner of CYCLED, an upscale boutique, indoor cycling studio in with tips on ideal, pre- and post workout snacks and overall nutrition for working out; CEO Shana Greenbaum and C...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today: Sit back, relax and enjoy a show that treats ALL your senses. Our guests include Corporate Executive Chef, Demetrio Zavala from Alan Popovsky’s PRG restaurants (Teddy’s, Lincoln and the new DNP – Declaration Nationals Park) in to talk All-Star Game special hot dogs and more, plus a recap of his winning stint on the Food Network’s Chopped. Also in is Soulex...

From edibles to potables, this show has it all. Our guests include celebrated chef and restaurateur Erik Bruner Yang (Toki Underground, Maketto) whose two, new restaurants, Brothers & Sisters and Spoken English, at the uber-cool, Line Hotel in Adams Morgan are the talk of DC; former DHS attorney-turned-ice-cream-maven, Jessica Lai of Ice Cream Jubilee; Co-owner Nick Fontana and Chef Rob Brown...