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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 – April 29, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – April 29, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today: Cinco de Mayo is coming, and we’re getting in the spirit. • • Mexico in a Bottle mezcal tasting event organizer Susan Coss , accompanied by ? Joahna Hernandez of Manos de Maiz, bringing back the ...
Foodie and the Beast – April 22, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – April 22, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today: We’re consumed by – and consuming! – wine! After opening in five other cities, City Winery finally has come to DC. It’s 40,000 square-foot location in Petworth includes a huge, wine production facility, a restaurant, ...
Foodie and the Beast – April 15, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – April 15, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today: • Charity off the Hook raises important funding for lots of great local charities. It is sponsored by Profish Charities. We have John Rorapaugh, Profish director of sustainability and cofounder of Charity off the Hook, ...
Foodie and the Beast – April 8, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – April 8, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today the show goes all local, all the time. Dawson’s Market in Rockville (MD) Town Square is a market that features products from local vendors that have to meet strict standards for all-natural ingredients and production. ...
Foodie and the Beast – March 25, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – March 25, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. The name of the signature restaurant in D.C.’s new Museum of the Bible is Manna. The folks behind it and behind Milk and Honey, the museum’s café, are well known to Washington’s fans of ...
Foodie and the Beast – March 18, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – March 18, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. This week: • Marisol Plata, Brand Director with ThinkFoodGroup, oversees the José Andrés Foods brand, working with gourmet food producers in Spain and getting José Andrés Foods items on US shelves. Like, what kinds of foods? ...
Foodie and the Beast – March 11, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – March 11, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. It may still be iffy outside, but cherry blossom time is just around the corner and we are filled with spring spirit here on the show. On today’s show: • Thierry Delourneaux, executive pastry chef at ...
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 25, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 25, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • We welcome Haidar Karoum (formerly of Proof, Estadio, Doi Moi), here to talk about Chloe, his first solo restaurant, at the Navy Yard, along the Southwest waterfront; • Whisky Live is back. ...
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 18, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 18, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show on Federal News Radio: • • • Blue Star Families is an organization whose mission is to bridge the gap between civilian and military communities. The Neighbors Celebration honors civilians that go above ...
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 10, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 10, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. This is THE show for foodie Italophiles! Bill and Suzy Menard, foodie Italophiles themselves and proprietors of the fabulous, Via Umbria in Georgetown, are in studio with their exceptional in-house team and their also-exceptional partners from ...