Foodie and the Beast

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Two RAMMY Beer Program of the Year nominees, the Roofers’ Union and the Sweetwater Tavern are represented by; o Joe Schineller, head brewer at the Sweetwater Tavern in Centreville, which is one of its three Northern Virginia locations, Jonathan Blake of the Merrifield location and Aaron Emery, who works in Sterling; o Adams Morgan’s Roofers’ Uni...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Mitch Berliner and Deb Moser of Central Farm Markets; • Co-owner Jennifer McLaughlin of the Caboose Brewing Company, a RAMMY nominee for beer program of the year; • Pit master Shawn McWhirter of a barbecue joint that’s finally opening on the H Street NE corridor, the Smokin’ Pig; • Linda & George Meyers, the founders of Cook in Tuscany, an i...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Chef/owner Jon Krinn of Clarity in Vienna is an old and good friend. And we’re delighted that Clarity’s General Manager Sam Schnoebelen will be on with is to talk about Clarity’s RAMMY nomination for Wine Program of the Year finalist. We’re also going to get Sam to name his wine of the moment for sultry summer days’ enjoyment; • This week in Bei...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Sebastian Zutant of Primrose, RAMMY Nominee, Wine Program of the Year; • William Asiedu, founder of the Distant Relatives Project, a nonprofit working in underserved communities by creating opportunity and access to resources, including providing free food prepared by local celebrity chefs and personal grooming services (haircuts), free clothing...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Alonzo Freeman at The Royal – RAMMY Nominee for Cocktail Program of the Year – is mixing up something special for us today. Check out @nyccinellis on Twitter or Instagram to get the cocktail recipe; • Michael Rafidi (chef/owner, Albi and Yellow) . Albi is in D.C.’s Navy Yard neighborhood and opened just two weeks prior to the lockdown and pivote...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • As you listen to this show, go to @nycci nellis on Twitter or Instagram and get the recipe for the Foodie and the Beast Cocktail of the Day. Then join us and RAMMY nominee for lead bartender, Officina’s Ismael Barreto, to make his honey cocktail, the Positano Punch; • One minute pastry chef Paola Velez is the celebrated James Beard finalist for...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Chanel Turner, founder of D.C.’s award-winning Fou-Dré spirits distiller, is back with us today. She’s a prominent force in the otherwise male-dominated spirits industry. In fact, Chanel is not only the first woman to own her own spirit, but also the first African American woman, as well as the youngest individual to own and operate a vodka bran...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • The Foodie and the Beast COVID Cocktail Hour with Juan Coronado of the Colada Shop, a RAMMY nominee for cocktail program of the year, during which we’re all gonna make a knockout cocktail right along with him (see the list of ingredients @nycci nellis on Twitter or Instagram); • Shawn Townsend, Washington, D.C.’s director of the mayor’s office o...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • The Foodie and the Beast COVID Cocktail Hour, with Alan Grublauskas, GM and cocktail maven at Jose Andres’ China Chilcano, a RAMMY nominee for cocktail program of the year, joins us and we’re all gonna make a knockout cocktail right along with him. Get the recipe @NycciNellis on Twitter or Instagram; • DC Greens melds food education, food access...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Our guests are: • David Guas, the chef/owner of the Bayou Bakery Coffee Bar and Eatery, has founded the Chefs Feeding Families program, a collaboration with Real Food For Kids, which has been operational since the closure of Arlington County Public Schools on March 13. We talk about Chefs Feeding Families and the challenges facing small business owners during the...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Chefs are working on feeding the needy, offering meals to hospital workers and helping to sustain restaurant worker who have lost their jobs. And a local distillery has taken to producing sanitizer. Our guests are: • Nate Mook, CEO of the World Central Kitchen, where he works hand-in-hand with the non-profit’s founder, world-renowned activist and humanitarian Chef...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. The restaurant industry now has two goals: to continue to support and employ staff during this challenging time, and to feed the communities and the people that have embraced them over the years. Our guests are: • Michael Babin, the CEO of the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, which has rethought its business model to survive the pandemic; • Anna Valero, co-founder o...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: Located in Brentwood, Maryland, Savor at Studio 3807 is Prince George's County's first food hall and the second African-American-owned food hall in the country. Savor offers a range of dining options. Its operators have created an indoor farmers’ market, an artisans’ market and a variety of mini-restaurants. Savor is a lot of fun and good eats, an...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Kareem "Mr. Bake" Queeman is founder and the man rolling in dough at Mr. Bake Sweets, winner of Buddy Valastro’s (the Cake Boss) newest TV series “Bake It Like Buddy” and currently holds the title of the first male to win America’s Best Baker D.C. competition;. • Bisi Nnaji is founder & CEOof Twelve 31 Spirits. He launched the liquor company...

This show was awash in great potables and related info. First to join us: Winebow’s Jason Whiteside, proud holder of a Level 4 Diploma from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) and a Certified WSET Wine Educator, in talking about the potential impact of new wine tariffs and with tastes of great wines to try as spring dining rolls in. Next up? Laura Evan, former Fox 5 news anchor and desig...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Rose Noel, executive chef at Danny Meyer’s just-opened Maialino Mare on D.C.’s Wharf, a Roman-style, seafood-focused trattoria likely to blow your mind; • We wanted to know more about Urban Plates restaurants’ mission to serve up a variety of affordable, scratch-made meals from top quality ingredients. So, in with us today is Chris Humphries, ge...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Catherine Goulding is business development manager for North America for Meat and Livestock Australia. We’re talking true, delicious, Aussie beef and lamb. We attended their event at Gravitas and it was a spectacular feast. She’s in to chat about the glories of Aussie beef and lamb; • Ever gone truffle hunting? We have. Ever found a white truffl...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • We liked this place a lot: Nina May, on 11th Street. Offering New American cuisine, it opened in November . Today we welcome Colin McClimans, the executive chef and owner; • Mary Ackley, of the Little Wild Things City Farm, produces Certified Naturally Grown microgreens, micro-herbs, shoots, and edible flowers on less than a quarter-acre in the...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: Sous vide, which means “under vacuum” in French, is the process of vacuum-sealing food in a bag, then cooking it to a very precise temperature in a water bath. This technique produces results that are impossible to achieve through any other cooking method. It used to only be something that was only available in fine dining restaurants but now has...

Talk about delicious shows! This week’s Foodie and the Beast had something for every taste bud. First, we were joined by chef extraordinaire and innovative restaurateur Erik Bruner Yang (whose company, Foreign National, owns Maketto, Spoken English, Brothers And Sisters, Hometown Newsstand, Shopkeepers), who has a new spot, ABC PONY, an ’80s- and ’90s-themed pasta place (with Asian influences) in...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: · Butter Chicken Company, Bombay Street Food Butter Chicken Company, a fast casual concept, opened October 21st at 818 18th street in downtown DC, near the Farragut West Metro Station. Asad Sheikh · Javier Arze, Founder, Huntsman Specialty Game & More – FIELD TO TABLE WILD GAME · SUZY MENARD of Via Umbria – HOLIDAY DINING. GIFTING AND MORE · S...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Jeff & Jill Erber of Cheesetique to talk opening new space in Shirlington ; • RAMW’s D.C.Cocktail Week is back. We have all the details and Harley Mocker from Karma Modern Indian in to tell what he’s cooked up for it; • Reid Shilling of Shilling Canning; • an age-old tradition in French charcuterie, pâté en croûte (or pie-crust), is a meat p...

Our annual, holiday gift-giving show never fails to deliver, and this year was no different. So, if you’re still searching for the ideal gift for that special someone, listen up! Joining us in-studio were City Center DC’s general manager, Timothy Lowry, who resides over a fabulous collection of top-of-the-pyramid designers, such as Carolina Herrera, Alexis Bittar, Dior, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Burb...

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Ashley Rose Young, Ph. D. of the American Food History Project of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, talking about the 2019 food history weekend; • Justin Pass and Rachel Watson present Sera Luce. Inspired by an Italian classic, Sera Luce Venetian Spritz awakens your palate with the perfect balance of bitter and sweet; • the...

• Steve Bashore, Director of Trades, George Washington’s Mount Vernon – LOTS GOING ON THERE IN COMING WEEKS , INCLUDING THE new George Washington Whiskey Festival! Enjoy some of the finest spirits from Virginia craft distillers and other famous whiskey producers- HEAR ABOUT THAT AND MUCH MORE. • CELEBRITY CHEF TODD ENGLISH IS BACK WITH US – ONE OF HIS GIGS IS AS Executive Chef/Partner of MXDC Coci...