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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 – Nov. 3, 2024
Foodie and the Beast – Nov. 3, 2024
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show: ·        The Tabard Inn is the oldest continuously operating inn in Washington D.C. opening its doors in 1922. Old in years but definitely au courant, the Inn is a lively dining destination thanks to ...
Foodie and the Beast – Oct. 27, 2024
Foodie and the Beast – Oct. 27, 2024
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.  On today’s show: ·        Petar Zivkovic, assistant general manager at Nina May, who also contributes to the creation of the bar program, and Maret School alum Colin McClimans, owner/chef of Nina May, Opal and the soon-to-be-opened Elena James ...
Foodie and the Beast – Oct. 20, 2024
Foodie and the Beast – Oct. 20, 2024
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   Join us for our 16th anniversary show. We started in October 2008 as “Dishing It Out.”  On today’s show: ·        RAMMY winner, 2018 Food & Wine Sommelier of the Year, the genius entrepreneur behind D.C.’s Maxwell, Pop ...
Foodie and the Beast – Sept. 29, 2024
Foodie and the Beast – Sept. 29, 2024
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.  On today’s show: ·        Taste of Bethesda is back Saturday, Oct. 5. Stephanie Coppula, The director of marketing and communications for the Bethesda Urban Partnership is in with the details, and she’s brought along Julio Mejia from the ...
Foodie and the Beast – Sept. 22, 2024
Foodie and the Beast – Sept. 22, 2024
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.  On today’s show: ·        Jason Murray, winemaker, viticulturist and owner of Arterra Wines. We’re getting tastes of what Jason and his team call true Virginia wines;                                                                                                              ·        It’s ShuckIt time again! Everyone’s favorite beer and oyster festival on the Potomac ...
Foodie and the Beast – Sept. 14, 2024
Foodie and the Beast – Sept. 14, 2024
Hosted by David Nellis.  On today’s show: ·        Lou Bernard heads up the cocktail program at Mita, a plant-based Latin American restaurant, and runs Noches del Caribe, a pop-up celebrating Afro-Latin culture;                                                                                                                                  ·        Rosemary Suggs-Evans is director of D.C’s Department of Small and Local Business ...
Foodie and the Beast – Aug. 25. 2024
Foodie and the Beast – Aug. 25. 2024
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.  On today’s show: ·         Sam Nellis of Silver Lyan, a man who needs no introduction from a cocktail bar that needs no introduction;      ·        Lilani Dunn of the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA), a nonprofit organization that represents ...
Foodie and the Beast – Aug. 18, 2024
Foodie and the Beast – Aug. 18, 2024
 Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.  On today’s show:   ·        Janon Costley, one of the founders of Shinju Whisky, is with us. Shinju means "pearl" in Japanese and symbolizes something precious and rare, which this, the first Black-founded and -led Japanese whisky company surely ...
Foodie and the Beast – Aug. 11, 2024
Foodie and the Beast – Aug. 11, 2024
 Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.  On today’s show:  ·        Shawn Townsend, president and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington;·        Jinson Chan, co-owner of the Sojourn Fermentory, opening Aug. 17 in Suffolk, Virginia. The Sojourn Fermentory staff is passionate about two things: beer ...
Foodie and the Beast – Aug. 4, 2024
Foodie and the Beast – Aug. 4, 2024
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.  On today’s show:  ·        Ryan Cooper, bar director at the spectacular Cucina Morini;                                                                                                                        ·        Julie Verratti, founder and chief brand officer at the Denizens Brewing Company;                                                                                                                                                                      ·        Paolo Dungca, chef/owner of Hiraya, a celebration of the beauty, history and tasty flavors of ...