Foodie and the Beast

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today's guests include: * Tony Cibell, founder and proprietor of the world famous Tony and Joe's on the Georgetown Harbour waterfront ; * Profish owner Greg Casten and John Rorapaugh, Profish's director of sustainability ; * Dr. Ron Goodman, Greg's partner and owner of Ivy City, a commercial smokehouse and restuarant right behind the old Hecht's warehouse in D.C....

Hosted by savvy foodie Nycci Nellis and her husband, inveterate Beatles fan David Nellis. It's the show's 9th anniversary and our marriage's 21st! Celebrating in-studio with us are: - Danny Lee, Andrew Kim and Scott Drewno of the Fried Rice Collective and Barracks Row's Chi-Ko Chinese and Korean eatery ; - The Salt Line's Kyle Bailey and his wife, celebrated local pastry chef Tiffany MacIsaac; - F...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today's topics include: · James McWhorter is back on Foodie And The Beast to fill us in on what is happening with the annual FreshFarm Feast gala on October 17th at Dock 5 at Union Market and he has brought in with him famed chef, Nora Pouillon; · Michael Rafidi is the executive chef of Arroz, a Mike Isabella Concepts restaurant located at Marriott Marquis Washing...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. This week's topics include: The EdibleDc Awards; The "Foodies" photographic exhibit at Glen Echo; Oktoberfest at Dawson's Market in Rockville; And some creative mezcal cocktails. 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. This week's guests include: Paul Entis from The Jewish Food Experience; Babka French Toast , courtesy of Ilyse Fishman of the very popular On Rye; Marcia Friedman, who has blended her adopted Jewish culture with her previously underappreciated Sicilian heritage and written all about it in her cookbook, Meatballs and Matzah Balls; Alex Levin, executive pastry chef...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. This week's guest include: * Alvaro Roche, co-founder of Bethesda's Bold Bite, on new ventures Taco Arepa and Bold Bite Market; * Fou-Dré Vodka owner Chanel Turner; * Dr. LaKeischa McMillan of NAVA HEALTH; * Melissa Kopolow McCall, co-chair of the walk to raise awareness of hydrocephalus; * Chef Ashish Alfred, owner of Bethesda's, Duck Duck Goose on his soon-to-op...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. This week's guests include: - Shizu Okusa of juice purveyor Jrink, which now offers good-for-you waters as well; - Ed McIntosh of Tortilladora; - Veganism advocate Erica Meier on the upcoming VegFest near Nationals Park; - Cable Smith of LeDroit Park's Royal. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. This week's guests include: legendary mistress of mixology Gina Chersavani; Georgetown's legendary Dean and DeLuca; Choolaah Indian barbecue; Jerry Zawacki of Service Bar DC; and cider master Sam Fitz of Anxo. 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. This week's guests include: * Maria Booker of the Capital Area Food Bank ; * Rum Day co-founders Clyde Davis and John Peterson ; * Sasha Felikson, , a 2017 RAMMY finalist for "rising culinary star of the year<" in to "Thai one on" with tastes of Doi Moi; * Diner en Blanc co-hosts - Bryer and Kaitlin Davis; * award-winning mixologist and sommelier Chantal Tseng....

This week, we are afloat in world-class potables and awash in equally as inspiring edibles. Guests include top sommelier Brent Kroll, newly minted partner in the newly opened Maxwell Park, a 33-seat gem of a wine bar in the sexy Shaw District. In with Brent are his partners (more somms!) Niki Land and Daniel Runnerstrom. We all scream for ice cream in the summer, but this guy's ice cream makes for...

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Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Saturdays can be a drag, especially when you're coming down from a tough week - but the third Saturday of every month is now a real drag (in a good way) at Jamie Leeds' Hank's Pasta Place in Alexandria, when female impersonator Summer Knight and her team entertain during the restaurant's Sparkle Saturdays Drag Brunch! Chef Jamie and Summer are in studio to tell us...

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Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Mortal combat? Yes, between those age-old opponents, beer and wine. In one corner, Virginia's oft-awarded Tarara Winery an its equally as decorated winemaker, Jordan Harris. In the other, Virginia's heralded, family owned Old Ox Brewery and its leader, be whiskered Graham Burns. Both go head-to-head to win David's and Nycci's votes in a beer-to-wine match to the l...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Chef Logan McGear of southern Italian restaurant hit, Rosario, in Adams Morgan, creates southern Italian dishes and homemade pastas; Dena Leibman, executive director of Future Harvest CASA, and farmer Shane Hughes of Liberty Delight Farms. An all natural meat farm near Baltimore, to talk about the Second Annual Chesapeake Foodshed Feast, a benefit dinner for Futur...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Myron Mixon, host of Discovery Channel's "BBQ Pitmasters" and winner of more than 200 grilling competitions, has opened Myron Mixon's Pitmaster in Arlington, Virginia, along with veteran BBQ judge Joe Corey. Listen in as we grill Joe about the finer points of BBQ, while also talking with Sally Cowal and Robert Muse, founders of Virginia's Muse Vineyard which, afte...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Red Hen, a great, Italian osteria, consistently is rated as one of D.C.'s top restaurants, and, according to the Washington Post's tougher-than-tough, restaurant critic, "It's all good" at Red Hen's sister restaurant, All-Purpose, which is also D.C.'s top new restaurant. The restaurants' partner and executive chef, Mikey Friedman, arrives with tastes and talk of e...

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Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. The RAMMYs are coming up and Ashok Bajaj, legendary D.C. restaurateur (Rasika, Oval Room, Bombay Club, Ardeo and more), is this year's recipient of the Duke Zeibert Award as the area's top restaurateur. He's in to talk life, success and more, along with butcher Matt Levere, one of the stars of D.C.'s annual LambJam, Walker Brown, founder of Lubanzi Wines of South...

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