Foodie and the Beast

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Foodie and the Beast

Nycci Nellis is everyone's "go to" food journalist for insights and in depth info about everything happening across the food/wine/spirits/brews/restaurant scenes in the Mid-Atlantic and across the U.S. Her husband, David, is a beer and burgers guy. On radio since 2009, they host celebrity guest interviews with famous and up-and-coming chefs, winemakers, distillers, oystermen, farmers, marine biologists and more. Get the foodie info you need to know and won't find anywhere else; enjoy irreverent repartee; pick up great recipe tips for cooking to cocktails and ... have fun! .. with Nycci and David Nellis on the one and only, Foodie and the Beast.

  1. 1天前

    Foodie and the Beast - Feb. 23, 2025

    Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.     On today’ show:     ·         The Plant Magic Bottle Shop at the Union Market is a wonder. Owner Anahata Sabat has a shop filled with functional mocktails that uplift, revitalize, enhance connection and elevate your mood, all without the hangover;                                                                                                                                    ·         One of our favorite chefs, Neal Wavra, also is a wine expert.  Neal is the proprietor, chef and sommelier of the fabulous Field & Main Restaurant in Marshall, Virginia and CEO of the Red Truck Bakery across the street. Neal’s in for some fun, including a blind wine tasting;                                                                                                                                                                                                   ·         An old friend and actually one of our first guests on F&TB almost 16 years ago, Dan Simons, is co-founder of the Founding Farmers Restaurant Group. Dan’s in with lots of Founding Farmers news, but also for a discussion of broader issues that affect his and every business in and out of hospitality, including how business owners can and should navigate issues like mental health and menopause in the workplace.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    55 分钟

  2. 2月15日

    Foodie and the Beast - Feb. 16, 2025

    Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.     On today’ show:   ·         Bar Betsie wants to be your new rooftop home away from home cocktail bar in the Union Market District. It's prepping for a March opening. We’ll have tastes and talk of Bar Betsie with owners JP Sabatier, Ralph Brabham and Drew Porterfield, and bar manager Courtney Taylor;                                                                                                                                                                             ·         If you love oysters, the King Street Oyster Bar has loads of ‘em. Founder Rick Allison is in with news about growth, success and how he selects and brings in fresh oysters from both the West and East Coasts of the U.S. and Canada;                                                                                                                                                      ·         She was born Andra Johnson. We call her AJ, and she’s one of D.C.’s all-star bartenders and one of our best buddies . She’s the bar director and partner at Serenata in the Union Market District (at La Cosecha) and she’s in with news about the upcoming “Coquito Wars,” featuring  Puerto Rico’s distinctive coconut milk egg nog with a kick of rum;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ·         Stephanie Coppula is the director of marketing for the Bethesda Urban Partnership. She’s the one who puts together the annual Savor Bethesda Restaurant Week, one of the area’s best. She’s in with Reyna Guardado, co-owner of Guardado’s on Del Ray Avenue, and they tell us all about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    50 分钟

  3. 2月8日

    Foodie and the Beast - Feb. 9, 2025

    Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.     On today’ show:   ·         U.S. Navy vet Mark McLaughlin is a co-founder of Baltimore’s Old Line Spirits, a second-generation veteran-owned distillery.   Old Line is one of the oldest producers of American single malt whiskey, which has just become the first new category of whiskey to be recognized by the U.S. government in over 50 years;                                                                                                         ·         Gus May, co-owner of La Tejana,  a Tex-Mex breakfast taco shop in Mount Pleasant, joins us. More than 30 million egg-laying chickens have been killed to stop the spread of avian flu. Maybe it’s working, maybe not. But the end result is that the national egg supply is radically diminished and prices are skyrocketing. Gus will gives us his perspective from the retail level;                                                                                                   ·         Esquire calls him “the chef who redefined Vietnamese cuisine in America.” Kevin Tien of Moon Rabbit joins us to discuss pho and other aspects of his culinary work;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ·         Ferzan Jaeger is the founder and owner of Olive and Loom in Kensington, Maryland and  the District Candle Lab in Northeast D.C. You’ll hear how you can see how fragrance candles are made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    52 分钟

  4. 2月1日

    Foodie and the Beast - Feb. 2, 2025

    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 gonna get into both;                                                                                                                                                                                                 ·         Michael Schlow is one of the most influential and respected chef/restaurateurs in America today and the owner of the Schlow Restaurant Group, with propertoes across the Washington D.C. area and New England. He’s in to talk about the new version of Alta Strada Embassy Row, now open in the Canopy Hilton;   ·         Falls Church has an awesome restaurant week happening right now, and its mayor, Letty Hardi, is in with chef/owner Thomas Harvey of Harvey's Restaurant to give us all the deets.;             ·         Do you love Greek-style pitas made by hand with unbleached flour, extra virgin Greek olive oil, and lots of love?  Katerina Georgallas is the founder/co-owner of Union Market’s Mastiha Taverna, specializing in wraps, mezze and salads. And pastries, too!                   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    50 分钟

  5. 1月28日

    Foodie and the Beast - Jan. 26, 2025

    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. Before joining the Washingtonian in July 2016, she was a food editor and columnist at the Washington City Paper;                                                                                                                                                                                            ·         Nevin Martell, a D.C.-based food, travel, culture and parenting writer, a recipe developer and a photographer. You’ve seen his work in the Washington Post, Wine Enthusiast magazine, on  the Travel Channel, National Public Radio and elsewhere. He is the author of eight books, including “The Red Truck Bakery Cookbook: Gold-Standard Recipes from America’s Favorite Rural Bakery,” “ The Founding Farmers Cookbook” and the small-press smash “Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip;”                                                                                                                                                                                          ·         Anna Spiegel, city reporter and food writer for Axios D.C.                                                                                                                                                    We also sample drinks offered by Pedro J. Rodríguez, the cofounder of the Grand Cata Latin American Wine club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    51 分钟

  6. 1月18日

    Foodie and the Beast - Jan. 19, 2025

    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 their new spot, Tapori, which will offer some of the delicious street food of India;                                                                                                                               ·         The Lunar New Year is upon us Wednesday, Jan. 29.  Joining us with the inside scoop on how to celebrate it are owner Tuyet-Nhi Le, Chef Daniel Le and Beverage Director Kevin Lim  from Happy Endings Hospitality. Two of their many properties, Nue: Elegantly Vietnamese and Chasin’ Tails, have Lunar New Year’s celebrations teed up that you’ll definitely want to know about;     Driven by rage that Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing led to radical – or radically conservative – changes to the U.S. Supreme Court, hot sauce connoisseur Emily Roe founded Female Rage, a hot sauce brand inspired by the belief that “women’s anger can be turned into a bold, flavorful force of change.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    50 分钟

  7. 1月11日

    Foodie and the Beast - Jan. 12, 2025

    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;                                                                                                                                                                                                   ·         Shawn Townsend is president and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington. He’s in with a 2025 forecast of new dining experiences, news about Winter Restaurant Week, what to expect across the local dining scene and … more;                                                                                                                                                                                        ·         In partnership with her husband, Micah Wilder, Johanna Hellrigl, chef/owner at Ama (the Italian informal imperative of the verb “to love”) has created a focacceria and ristorante that bring to life the flavors of her Northern Italian roots;                                                                                                                                                   ·         And, speaking of dynamic wife-and-husband partnerships, Gina Chersevani and Neil Dundee are in with expansion news for 2025, samplings and more from their celebrated Buffalo & Bergen, a great hangout inspired by the soda shops of yesteryear (cream soda, anyone?);   ·         New York’s Minetta Tavern is a hospitality icon. Originally opened in 1937 and frequented by various hangers-out with names you know … like Hemingway, O'Neill, e. e. cummings and  Dylan Thomas. Now, thanks to Keith McNally, this Parisian-steakhouse-meets-classic-New-York-City-tavern concept has a second home at the Union Market.  Laurent Kalkotour is the Tavern’s executive chef and Roberta Delice is the director of operations. Both are partners in this venture --  and they join us to talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    52 分钟

  8. 2024/12/21

    Foodie and the Beast - Dec. 22, 2024

    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;                                                                                                                                                           ·        Nobu easily is the most famous sushi restaurant in the world. But, aside from Chef Nobu himself, there are other world talents at their many locations who make Nobu what it is today. For several years here in DC, that was Filipino-born Chef Micheole Anung Datur .We call him Chef Chico. And now he is setting his own world-class standard at Tysons Corner’s new Modan and he’s with us today for a look – and some tastes – behind the scenes;                                                                                                                               ·        Talk about successful entrepreneurship! Jennifer Meltzer and Ed Reavis, who hit the ball over the fence with Money Muscle BBQ, All Set and Fryer’s Roadside in Silver Spring, are back in with delicious news about good eats for the football playoffs, New Year's and more;   ·        2024 was a mostly incredible year for dining in the D.C. area. We are out a lot, so we thought we’d offer a little Foodie and the Beast year-in-review that provides some food for thought for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    52 分钟
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Nycci Nellis is everyone's "go to" food journalist for insights and in depth info about everything happening across the food/wine/spirits/brews/restaurant scenes in the Mid-Atlantic and across the U.S. Her husband, David, is a beer and burgers guy. On radio since 2009, they host celebrity guest interviews with famous and up-and-coming chefs, winemakers, distillers, oystermen, farmers, marine biologists and more. Get the foodie info you need to know and won't find anywhere else; enjoy irreverent repartee; pick up great recipe tips for cooking to cocktails and ... have fun! .. with Nycci and David Nellis on the one and only, Foodie and the Beast.

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  • 创作者
    Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
  • 活跃年份
    2017年 - 2025年
  • 单集
    313
  • 分级
    儿童适宜
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    © Hubbard Radio Washington DC, LLC
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    Foodie and the Beast

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