Foodie and the Beast

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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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  • Foodie and the Beast - Nov. 17, 2024

    Foodie and the Beast - Nov. 17, 2024
    Nov 16 2024
    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 provide all the details and mix up some of the cocktails they’ll be serving at the event; · The word “makan” means “to eat” in Malay, and Chef James Wozniuk, Makan’s executive chef and co-owner, celebrates his love of Malaysian cuisine and culture with a menu that offers taste bud-boggling treats; · The Potomac Hospitality Group’s pastry chef, Padua Player, better known as the “Suga Chef,” is in with sweet treats and all sorts of creative dessert ideas for the holidays; · Also joining us today is James Beard-nominated chef Jesse Ito of Philadelphia’s acclaimed Royal Sushi & Izakaya. Royal was named one of The Best Restaurants in Philadelphia Right Now by the Inquirer and The New York Times. He’s opening a new Royal in Philly’s Rittenhouse neighborhood; · Anna Claire Walker of District Bridges is back with news about the upcoming DC Holiday Hunt, a city-wide scavenger hunt that runs Nov 29-Jan 5. They got prizes. They got fun! You’re gonna want to hear all about it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • Foodie and the Beast - Nov. 10, 2024

    Foodie and the Beast - Nov. 10, 2024
    Nov 9 2024
    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 program. Mezcal cocktails and pizza? En espanol and in italiano, we say, “si;” · If you’re in the know, you know that National Pupusa Day is … today! Sunday, Nov. 10. And who better to discuss it than Ana Reyes of Adams-Morgan’s legendary El Tamarindo Salvadoran and Mexican restaurant; · Jake Endres is co-owner of J&J New York-style pizza and Crooked Run Fermentation. He also does wings you wouldn’t believe – and neither do a lot of chickens running around with no arms (ha, ha). Jake’s in with talk and tastes of his many entrepreneurial undertakings; · John and Lindsay Hill are founders of DMV Coffee and Chocolate and the organizers of the coincidentally named DMV Chocolate and Coffee Festival, coming up for its third year at the Dulles Expo Center South Hall in Chantilly, Virginia, Nov. 16-17. John and Lindsay join us, all caffeinated and ready to spill the beans! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • Foodie and the Beast - Nov. 3, 2024

    Foodie and the Beast - Nov. 3, 2024
    Nov 2 2024
    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, Dominik Lenikowski, with tastes and talk of the Tabard Inn’s cocktail program; · Mitsitam means “let's eat!” in the Native language of the Delaware and Piscataway peoples. At the Mitsitam Native Foods Café at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, Chef Alex Strong is leading a new team and menu presenting Native foods in a decidedly delicious way; · Founded by Emily Friedberg and Jean-Louise Conaway, D.C.’s Each Peach Market came about when the two friends discovered their mutual love of good food and deep curiosity for where it comes and how it is made. They also love to bring people together around the table. Ergo, Each Peach, to help our community discover amazing food and inspire the DIY culinary spirit; · In Arabic, “Yalla” mean’s “let’s go!” So, let’s go to Lebanese chef Marcel Chehaieb’s Yalla on U Street. It serves up tantalizing Middle Eastern cuisine... and echoes of a great night out in downtown Beirut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 mins

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