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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 – August 5, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – August 5, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Joining us are Chef Troy Knapp of the Michelin-starred, Blue Duck Tavern in DC’s Park Hyatt Hotel, in to talk about the hotel’s amazing tea program and a forward-looking, employee-focused program for nurturing the team there ...
Foodie and the Beast – July 29, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – July 29, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: This show is awash in thought provoking topics info AND lotsa liquid refreshment. Guests include local entrepreneur, Kristof Grina, co founder of Up Top Acres, which bring greening to rooftops and other underutilized ...
Foodie and the Beast – July 22, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – July 22, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Joining us are: The Urban Butcher, Cuban-born chef Raynald Mendizabal, whose Silver Spring restaurant was called a “carnivore’s playground” by none other than the Post’s Tom Seitsema; Kol Foods’ Devorah Kimelman-Block and Emily Landsman, who have ...
Foodie and the Beast – July 15, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – July 15, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today: Joining us this week are Alex Levin, executive pastry chef for Michael Schlow Restaurants, in to talk about the new, Jewish Roman brunch he’s created at Casolare; Dr. Shayla Cornick, owner of CYCLED, an upscale ...
Foodie and the Beast – July 8, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – July 8, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today: Sit back, relax and enjoy a show that treats ALL your senses. Our guests include Corporate Executive Chef, Demetrio Zavala from Alan Popovsky’s PRG restaurants (Teddy’s, Lincoln and the new DNP – Declaration Nationals Park) ...
Foodie & the Beast – 06-24-18
Foodie & the Beast – 06-24-18
From edibles to potables, this show has it all. Our guests include celebrated chef and restaurateur Erik Bruner Yang (Toki Underground, Maketto) whose two, new restaurants, Brothers & Sisters and Spoken English, at the uber-cool, Line Hotel in Adams Morgan are the ...
Foodie and the Beast – June 10, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – June 10, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today: • On June 19 D.C. residents will vote on Initiative 77, the highly controversial proposal to eliminate the tipped minimum wage in all District restaurants. The ballot measure has the potential to transform the ...
Foodie and the Beast – June 3, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – June 3, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today:  David Hoffman, general manager of Sagamore Pendy Hotel in Baltimore Jenn Segul, author of Once Upon a Chef John and Sukey Jamison, owners Jamison Farm
Foodie and the Beast – May 20, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – May 20, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today: • Legendary food journalist and author Mark Bittman tells us how to grill everything; • James Beard Award-winning, Michelin Star-holding chef Patrick O’Connell of the Inn at Little Washington is in to chat with us ...
Foodie and the Beast – May 6, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – May 6, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. THE 10th Annual Events DC Embassy Chef Challenge happens May 17 at the Reagan Building in Washington. The Challenge encourages culinary diplomacy through the celebration of food, drinks, dance, music and fashion. Today on Foodie and ...