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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 – July 30, 2017
Foodie and the Beast – July 30, 2017
This week, we are afloat in world-class potables and awash in equally as inspiring edibles. Guests include top sommelier Brent Kroll, newly minted partner in the newly opened Maxwell Park, a 33-seat gem of a wine bar in the sexy Shaw District. ...
Foodie and the Beast – July 23, 2017
Foodie and the Beast – July 23, 2017
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.
Foodie and the Beast – July 16, 2017
Foodie and the Beast – July 16, 2017
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Saturdays can be a drag, especially when you're coming down from a tough week - but the third Saturday of every month is now a real drag (in a good way) at Jamie Leeds' Hank's Pasta ...
Foodie and the Beast – July 9, 2017
Foodie and the Beast – July 9, 2017
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.
Foodie and the Beast – June 25, 2017
Foodie and the Beast – June 25, 2017
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Mortal combat? Yes, between those age-old opponents, beer and wine. In one corner, Virginia's oft-awarded Tarara Winery an its equally as decorated winemaker, Jordan Harris. In the other, Virginia's heralded, family owned Old Ox Brewery and ...
Foodie and the Beast – June 18, 2017
Foodie and the Beast – June 18, 2017
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Chef Logan McGear of southern Italian restaurant hit, Rosario, in Adams Morgan, creates southern Italian dishes and homemade pastas; Dena Leibman, executive director of Future Harvest CASA, and farmer Shane Hughes of Liberty Delight Farms. An ...
Foodie and the Beast – June 11, 2017
Foodie and the Beast – June 11, 2017
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Myron Mixon, host of Discovery Channel's "BBQ Pitmasters" and winner of more than 200 grilling competitions, has opened Myron Mixon's Pitmaster in Arlington, Virginia, along with veteran BBQ judge Joe Corey. Listen in as we grill ...
Foodie and the Beast – June 4, 2017
Foodie and the Beast – June 4, 2017
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Red Hen, a great, Italian osteria, consistently is rated as one of D.C.'s top restaurants, and, according to the Washington Post's tougher-than-tough, restaurant critic, "It's all good" at Red Hen's sister restaurant, All-Purpose, which ...
Foodie and the Beast – May 27, 2017
Foodie and the Beast – May 27, 2017
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.
Foodie and the Beast – May 21, 2017
Foodie and the Beast – May 21, 2017
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. The RAMMYs are coming up and Ashok Bajaj, legendary D.C. restaurateur (Rasika, Oval Room, Bombay Club, Ardeo and more), is this year's recipient of the Duke Zeibert Award as the area's top restaurateur. He's in ...