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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 – Feb. 11, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 11, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today's show we visit the Italian region of Umbria, which lies just south of Tuscany. Our guides are the owners of the D.C. restaurant and store Via Umbria, located in Georgetown, Bill and Suzy ...
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 4, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – Feb. 4, 2018
New Orleans’ favorite son, chef David Guas, joins David Nellis in hosting today’s show. Also in studio are: two mad scientists - Alex Laufer and Stephen Corrigan – from One Eight Distilling, here to talk their special techniques that take their products ...
Foodie and the Beast – Jan. 28, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – Jan. 28, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today's show is all about health, wellness and what you can do to attain and retain both! The Warrior Wellness Challenge is an offering of a consortium of DC area health and wellness businesses. The overall ...
Foodie and the Beast – Jan. 21, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – Jan. 21, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. The world's rarest breed of cattle dating back to the 1700s is the Randall Lineback, recognized as special and different at the first taste. About 75% of all Randall Lineback cattle are raised in one spot ...
Foodie and the Beast – Jan. 14, 2018
Foodie and the Beast – Jan. 14, 2018
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today's guests/topics include: * Mitch Berliner of Central Farm Markets and Meat Crafters; * Toki Underground is D.C.'s original ramen house, and one of the Washington's most popular. Olivier "Liv" Caillabet serves as general ...
Foodie & The Beast, Sunday, 01/07/18
Foodie & The Beast, Sunday, 01/07/18
This week's guests include:* Dena Leibman, executive director of Future Harvest, Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture. Future Harvest works to build a sustainable Chesapeake Foodshed from farm and fishery to table by training new and experienced farmers in the best ways to ...
Foodie and the Beast – Dec.17, 2017
Foodie and the Beast – Dec.17, 2017
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. This week's guests include: * Marcella Kriebel is a DC-based artist and cookbook author, known for her mouth-watering "Illustrated Feast"series of watercolors. She has a new cookbook, "Comida Cubana: A Cuban Culinary Journey," inspired by her ...
Foodie and the Beast – Dec. 3, 2017
Foodie and the Beast – Dec. 3, 2017
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Our December 3, 2017 show features Foodie and the Beast's annual holiday gift-giving line-up. Meet: * Chef Nate Anda, of Neighborhood Restaurant Group's Red Apron Butchery. He's in talking about Red Apron's new online gift service ...
Foodie and the Beast – Nov. 19, 2017
Foodie and the Beast – Nov. 19, 2017
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. This week, Foodie and the Beast are joined by: Debbie Shore, cofounder of the remarkable nonprofit, Share our Strength, which has raised more than a half-billion (yes BILLION!) dollars to combat childhood hunger in the ...
Foodie & The Beast, Sunday, 11/12/17
Foodie & The Beast, Sunday, 11/12/17
This week on Foodie and the Beast, hear from Chef/Owner Jeff Black of Black Restaurant Group. He's resurrected a new and improved Addies, now open in Potomac Park and ... has a new concept - Black Coffee - coming soon to the Palisades ...