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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.

Latest Episodes

Foodie and the Beast – May 24, 2020
Foodie and the Beast – May 24, 2020
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 ...
Foodie and the Beast – May 10, 2020
Foodie and the Beast – May 10, 2020
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 ...
Foodie and the Beast – May 2, 2020
Foodie and the Beast – May 2, 2020
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: • ...
Foodie and the Beast – April 26, 2020
Foodie and the Beast – April 26, 2020
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: ...
Foodie and the Beast – March 8, 2020
Foodie and the Beast – March 8, 2020
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 ...
Foodie and the Beast – March 1, 2020
Foodie and the Beast – March 1, 2020
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 ...
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 16, 2020
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 16, 2020
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 ...
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 23, 2020
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 23, 2020
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 ...
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 2, 2020
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 2, 2020
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 ...
Foodie and the Beast – Jan. 19, 2020
Foodie and the Beast – Jan. 19, 2020
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, ...