Foodie and the Beast

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.     On today’ show:     ·         If you don’t know how nationally prominent Virginia wines are … wake up!   Leah Papadopoulos Constable , a third-generation descendant of Old World winemakers, is the operations and production manager at her family’s vineyard and winery,  Molon Lave, in Warrenton. She’s got a great story to tell – and wines to sip – and we’re gonn...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.       On today’s show: A roundtable discussion about the latest news and trends shaping the local food scene, with:   ·         Tom Sietsema, The Washington Post's food critic since 2000;                                                                                    ·         Jessica Sidman, who covers the people and trends behind D.C.’s food and drink scene....

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show:   ·         Tahmina Ghaffer, the vice-president of operations and marketing at Paraíso, Capitol Hill’s  Mexican taqueria, has us sipping primo mezcal;         ·         The co-owners of Daru, Executive Chef Suresh Sundas and Beverage Director Dante Datta, are taking us from the traditional Indian cuisine they are serving in Northeast D.C. to the...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.         On today’s show:   ·         Clyde Davis, general manager and investor in Housebar, the very cool beer, spirits and wine store dedicated to elevating the home entertainment experience. Clyde has just opened its second location, in Georgetown;                                                                                                                    ...

  Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.  On today’s show:   ·          When it comes to world-class sparkling, there's a world of choices outside of Champagne. Jill Erber, owner of Cheesetique, the wine and cheese shop and restaurant, leads us through the sparkling landscape of bubbly American wines;                                                                                                       ...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.       On today’s show:     ·         What happens when dueling “frenemy” bartenders with Michelin-starred resumes finally team up to open a cocktail lounge and vinyl record bar in Dupont Circle? Success! Will Patten and Devin Kennedy are in with tastes and talk of what they’re pouring at their new hit spot, Dupont Circle’s Press Club;   ·         James Beard Award...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.       On today’s show:     ·         If America ever needed a stiff drink, it’s now. Fortunately, Prohibition is dead and gone. Celebrating its demise, the D.C. Bar Guild's 15th Annual Repeal Day Ball is Sunday, Dec. 7. Prestige Ledroits’ Wine and Spirits Specialist Vanessa Cominsky is in with Giovanni Maramis from Vagabond and Britt Fox from Cotton & Reed to...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.      On today’s show:     ·         Alfreda’s pizzas are all about fresh, local ingredients. And we’re gonna talk about that, but … Alfreda chef Russell Blue Smith – you know him from Wolfgang Puck’s Source and the Black Restaurant Group – is joined today by his colleague, Evan Moore, whom you’ll know from Puck’s Cut, for tastes and talk of Alfreda’s cocktail prog...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.     On today’s show:   ·         The Tabard Inn is the oldest continuously operating inn in Washington D.C. opening its doors in 1922. Old in years but definitely au courant, the Inn is a lively dining destination thanks to Executive Chef Matthew Zafrir, who won Washington City Paper’s 2024 award for best chef in D.C. Joining us today is his beverage director, Dom...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show:   ·         Petar Zivkovic, assistant general manager at Nina May, who also contributes to the creation of the bar program, and Maret School alum Colin McClimans, owner/chef of Nina May, Opal and the soon-to-be-opened Elena James in Chevy Chase Lake;                                                                                                 ...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.     Join us for our 16 th anniversary show. We started in October 2008 as “Dishing It Out.”     On today’s show:   ·         RAMMY winner, 2018 Food & Wine Sommelier of the Year, the genius entrepreneur behind D.C.’s Maxwell, Pop and Trouble Bird, and the boy wine wonder who became a Continental man about town on this show, wine guy Brent Kroll is with us. He’...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show:   ·         Taste of Bethesda is back Saturday, Oct. 5. Stephanie Coppula, The director of marketing and communications for the Bethesda Urban Partnership is in with the details, and she’s brought along Julio Mejia from the Cubanos Restaurant to mix up some tasty cocktails as well as return guest Molly Gibson from Rooted3 with the veggie-based d...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show:   ·         Jason Murray, winemaker, viticulturist and owner of Arterra Wines. We’re getting tastes of what Jason and his team call true Virginia wines;                                                                                                               ·         It’s ShuckIt time again! Everyone’s favorite beer and oyster festival on t...

Hosted by David Nellis.   On today’s show:   ·         Lou Bernard heads up the cocktail program at Mita, a plant-based Latin American restaurant, and runs Noches del Caribe, a pop-up celebrating Afro-Latin culture;                                                                                                                                   ·         Rosemary Suggs-Evans is director of D.C’s De...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show:   ·          Sam Nellis of Silver Lyan, a man who needs no introduction from a cocktail bar that needs no introduction;       ·         Lilani Dunn of the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA), a nonprofit organization that represents the 8,000 fishermen who harvest the world's largest wild sockeye salmon run;            ...

  Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show:       ·         Janon Costley, one of the founders of Shinju Whisky, is with us. Shinju means "pearl" in Japanese and symbolizes something precious and rare, which this, the first Black-founded and -led Japanese whisky company surely is;                                                                                                            ...

  Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show:     ·         Shawn Townsend, president and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington; ·         Jinson Chan, co-owner of the Sojourn Fermentory, opening Aug. 17 in Suffolk, Virginia. The Sojourn Fermentory staff is passionate about two things: beer and relationships. Its mission is to create a place where diverse individual...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show:     ·         Ryan Cooper, bar director at the spectacular Cucina Morini;                                                                                                                         ·         Julie Verratti, founder and chief brand officer at the Denizens Brewing Company;                                                               ...

   Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show: §  Jack Zarecky is the beverage manager and sommelier at St. Anselm, the American-inspired tavern that’s one of several Stephen Starr restaurants in D.C. The beverage program there is well-loved, and Jack’s in with tastes and talk that help to explain why;   §  Cate Thurston is co-curator of “I’ll Have What She’s Having,” an hommage to the Je...

  Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show:   §  The team from Residents Café and Bar, including Beverage Director Jon Arroyo, Co-Founder Farid Azouri and Bar Manage Josue Larin;                                                                          §  Joe Ragonese, co-founder and managing partner of D.C.’s Balos Estiatorio, serving traditional Greek cuisine. The path Joe followed to...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show: §  Apero is the delicious little Georgetown champagne and caviar bar -- and a restaurant that’s the brainchild of Advanced Sommelier Elli Benchimol. We love it there. It’s now added La Bohème, an intimate tasting room upstairs. Elli is in with her exec chef, Jenn Castaneda-Jones, formerly of the celebrated and dearly departed Marcel’s. We defini...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show:   ·         Russ Smith and Cecy Linzey, founders of the Mr. & Mrs. Bourbon Co., are in. Theirs is one of only a few Black- and female-owned bourbon companies in the U.S., and they have quite a story to tell -- and a few bourbons to pour;                                                                                                          ...

  Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show:                                                                                                                                                                           ·         We have a fun drink segment today. Gigi Arandid is in! She’s the founder of BINGE Bar, which offers a celebration of sobriety for those looking to have fun without t...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show:                                                                                                                                                                           ·         RAMW’s Communications Manager Keiristin Wilbert on this year’s Cocktail of the Year finalists;                                                                         ...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show:   ·         Aynae Simmons of Visit Montgomery has the deets on what’s happening this week during Go  MoCo Month;                                                                                                                                                                    ·         Danya Degen is the wine director and general manager of Méli,...