Foodie And The Beast

Sunday, September 8, 2019 was our annual, “Be good by doing good” show, featuring area nonprofits and the great events they’re hosting around the area. Joining us were: Chris Shaughness, executive director of MCPAW (Montgomery County Partners for Animal Well-Being; the dedicated nonprofit fundraising partner of the Montgomery County Animal Services & Adoption Center) in with details of the groups kick-ass fundraiser – an upscale, 60’s-style frat party featuring awesome food and drink, a great auction and live music by Junior Cline and the Recliners; Melissa McCall and Amanda Garzon, in with info about how hydrocephalus affects thousands of infants and adults and about how you can help find a cure by joining the 2019 National Capital WALK To End Hydrocephalus - Saturday, September 28th at the Lincoln Memorial; Aisha Bond and Aleka Ross, joining us with a ton of info about the upcoming, September 14, annual, Art All Night North Capitol DC’S only free overnight art festival; Benito Bermudez also was in -

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • James Beard-nominated 2018 RAMMY Chef of the Year Amy Brandwein, executive chef and owner of Centrolina and her new osteria, Piccolina; • Gabriele Poli, founder and president of The Gelato Festival, which is returning to Washington Sept. 7-8 at the City Market on O Street. It will be co-hosted with Dolci Gelate; • Colleen Gillespie, general manager, Boundary Stone, in to talk about the 6th annual D.C. Beer Week, which is coming up, and The Battle of the Barrel-Aged Beer, Sept. 10 at the Boundary Stone. Joining her is Sarah Jane Curran, the host of the podcast Beer Me! Read more at https://wheregeniusgrows.libsyn.com/64-sarah-jane-curran-choosing-what-you-like#bs5q86kwMtebJOzI.99 • Olivia Restaurant’s beverage director, Tim Hays, and bartender Eduardo Acabal talk about and pour gin and tonics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at http

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • There’s an event coming up that deserves your attention. It will bring together a panel of hospitality industry leaders discussing efforts to make restaurants and bars more welcoming to persons choosing to cut back on or abstain completely from drinking, while making their spaces safe, fun and supportive environments for these guests and for employees. Amanda Hoey of Wildheart Media is in with the details; • Going … going … gone! Iconic D.C. sports bar Buffalo Billiards is hosting a farewell party Aug. 24 from noon until closing. Bar items are currently being auctioned off online, with a percentage of proceeds going towards So Others Might Eat. Buffalo Billiard’s co-owner Geoff Dawson will tell us all about it; • Stable Restaurant owners Silvan Kraemer and David Fritsche always dreamed of opening a restaurant together, but weren’t exactly sure what the eatery of their dreams would look like. Well, Silvan is here to tell us what

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Shizu Okusa, the Founder & CEO of Wellthy & Co, a family of direct-to-consumer wellness brands, including JRINK, a cold-pressed juice subscription company, and Apothékary, a plant-based farmacy disrupting the healthcare space with its line of CBD-infused drinks; • Dr. Sunyatta Amen, Tea-EO (get it?!) of Calabash Tea & Tonic, whose healthy and, uh, motivating teas include powerful aphrodisiacs such as Love Potion #10 Chai and the Mighty Mandingo Chai; • Homewood Suites Navy Yard – near Nationals P{ark – is always abuzz during baseball season. We’ll hear all about that a more from Anat Levinson, the hotel’s general manager; • Dan and Meg McNeill are in. They own the Miscellaneous Distillery in Mount Airy, Maryland. It recently received four prestigious medals at the 19th San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Pol

Hosted by David and Sam Nellis. On today’s show: • Talented chef Eric Adjepong – a season 16 finalist on “Top Chef” - and his wife, decorator Janell Adjepong, Pinch & Plate thoughtfully plans and produces customized, full-service dinner parties in guests' private homes and venues; • Sultan Shakir, the executive director of SMYAL (Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders), an organization that works to support and empower lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in the Washington, DC, metro area; • Paul Dahm, co-founder of WorkChew, which creates co-working spaces in restaurants during off-peak hours; • Amazing Women, a fundraising event to help kids at the U.S. border who are facing a humanitarian crisis. Restaurants from all over D.C. are contributing food and drink to support the event. In to talk about it is Diane Gross, co-owner, Cork Wine Bar; • Beth Cover, wine manager for ,Wardman Wines, a store in Brookland that has just

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Gayle Galbraith is the co-founder and owner of the Federal Brewing Company in Federalsburg, Maryland. Yes, she’s a brewer. But, along the way, Gayle discovered she had an affinity for brewing the ancient healing elixir, kombucha. Go figure. Gayle’s in to tell us all about it; • Mintwood’s General Manager Gene Alexeyet and his chef de cuisine, Matthew Cockrell talk about the neighborhood appeal of their D.C. establishment; • And Maria Bastasch, wine director at the restaurants Compass Rose and Maydan. This summer at Compass Rose, they are featuring a curated list of thirst-quenching chilled wines made by women. Proceeds from sales of these wines go to support their neighbors from N Street Village, the largest provider of housing and services for homeless women in the District. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • The 37th Annual RAMMY Awards Gala will be held Sunday, June 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to. honor the exceptional ability and accomplishments of the hardworking individuals and organizations of the capital region’s restaurants and foodservice community. Today we’re talking RAMMYS, as well as about the state of dining in D.C. Joining us in this are: o Kathy Hollinger – president and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington o and Ashok Bajaj – winner of the Duke Zeibert Restarauteur of the Year award, founder/CEO of the Knightsbridge Restaurant Group, which includes the Bombay Club, Rasika and the Oval Room. • Also joining us today is Jon Chocklett, director of sales & marketing at the Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner, and executive sous chef at that property Justin Bergo. They are in to talk about their new Sleep Sanctuary Program. The offering includes a variety of sleep wellness luxury p

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Paul Cullen, former bassist for Bad Company, now celebrity chef, is with us. Last year alone, he cooked in over 200 kitchens in the Mid-Atlantic, Chicago, and Nashville. Paul has revived classic recipes taught by his Italian Grandma Tagliaferro and Mom Nancy along with his Italian chef friends from his many visits to Italy, which he pairs perfectly with regional wines of Italy; • La Fête du Rosé Wine and Music Festival is a picnic-style celebration coming up on June 22 at the National Harbor. To attend, you’ve gotta dress to impress in pink and/or white. Cleveland Spears III of the Spears Group, joins us with all the deets; • The 2019 RAMMY awards are coming up June 30. We have another nominee in with us. Representing Royal in LeDroit Park is a “cocktail program of the year” finalist, and it’s his third nomination in the category in recent years. Jake Kenny is the bar manager at Royal, and he’s in with us today; • Adam Bernbach, bar

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Megan Robbins moved to the D.C. area this past February to join The Canopy by Hilton hotel on The Wharf as executive chef and lead culinary enthusiast in charge of Canopy Central, the hotel’s cafe and bar, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as snacks at the rooftop cocktail bar, Whiskey Charlie; • In a record-setting year in which red wines still dominated, a white wine wowed the smell and taste senses of those who judged the 2019 Virginia Governor’s Cup competition. Horton Vineyards’ 2016 Petit Manseng was awarded the 2019 Virginia Governor’s Cup. Shannon Horton, the family-owned vineyard’s general manager, is in; • Culinary cultural anthropologist Amy Riolo, and Dr. Sam Pappas have teamed up to offer the latest culinary and medical inspirations to live and eat with pleasure and health. Amy is a food historian and Mediterranean Diet advocate. May is Mediterranean Diet Month and the perfect time for the rele

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • World Central Kitchen is the non-profit organization founded by Chef José Andrés to leverage the expertise of chefs and implement smart solutions to hunger and poverty. Dine-N-Dash, an annual fundraiser, is an unparalleled night of food and drink from D.C.’s best chefs and bartenders to benefit the World Central Kitchen. Nate Mook is the executive director of the World Central Kitchen and is in to give us the deets; • A third-generation restaurateur with more than four decades of culinary experience, Chef Walter Staib is an author, TV host, James Beard-nominated chef and culinary historian. His newest book, “A Taste of History,” is an offshoot of his Emmy Award-winning public television show of the same name that brings 18th century colonial foods and food culture to life; Jose Andres’s Barmini is known for many, exceptional offerings, not the least of which is its superb cocktail lab, which also happens to be nominated for a 2019

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • You know spring is here when our first guest is in the studio! Greg Nivens of Trigger, organizer of the National Harbor Wine and Food Festival, happening May 4 and 5; • Sarah Collins calls in from the United Kingdom. She’s the founder and creator of Wonderbag and the Wonderbag Foundation. The Wonderbag is a simple but revolutionary heat retention slow-cooker, which continues to cook food that has been brought to the boil by fire, cook stoves or any conventional method for up to 12 hours without the use of any additional fuel source. The South African invention is saving lives from smoke inhalation, combating deforestation, providing time for women to work and for children to go to school, and decreasing the incidence of rape; • John Coleman is in. He’s the wine and cheese buyer for Balducci’s and travels the world searching for the most interesting and delicious products out there. He prides him

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • EMP 180 Weight Loss, whose staff provides nutrient-rich foods and total-care counseling. Clients receive food each week that they choose from a menu. EMP staff provide breakfast, lunch and snacks. EMP staff give specific guidelines to clients on their dinners. If clients want to use their own foods, they can request a customized meal plan. In to tell us about it are owner Eric Candelori, consultant Kim Spivak, and local restaurant industry veteran Drew Swift, who is down over 150 pounds. Oh yeah, and David is also on the weight loss program! • Bart Yablonsky, owner of Dawson’s Market in Rockville, a local, natural foods grocery store, with Passover and Easter menus; • Paul Williams, beverage program director, and Mike Huff, culinary director of the Metropolitan Hospitality Group. MHG is a locally owned and operated restaurant group focused on providing exceptional seasonal fare, craft cocktails and

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Talk about visiting the four corners of the earth for good food and drink. On our show were award-winning Kaz Okochi chef/ owner, of Kaz Sushi Bistro, celebrating its 20TH ANNIVERSARY!!! In business (How many restaurants anywhere can say THAT?! P.S. Chef Kaz also has a piece of DC history: He’s one of the few chefs in Washington formally trained in the Japanese delicacy of fugu (blowfish) and the first one to serve it in the city back in 2001.); Grover Smith, founder of ChefsFeed Indie Week and chef Zachary Meloy, of Pulpit Suppers/Better Half, in with details of ChefsFeed, a traveling event featuring 24 all-star chefs, ranging from James Beard finalists, Michelin honorees and Top Chef contestants, all in DC for this national dinner series from bringing brings diners up close and personal with culinary talents as they cook collaborative 12-course meals at the nation’s hottest restaurants.; the charming Tuba Sapanli of Mediterra Seafood Restaurant and fish market, in with

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show; • Elise Museles is a certified eating psychology and nutrition expert, creator of the Food Story platform and host of the podcast, “Once Upon a Food Story.” Her mission is to empower women to create a healthier relationship with food and their bodies by reframing the way we think and feel about food. • And we’ll have our first-ever call-in from Greece, when Dr. Jerolyn Morrison, a potter, anthropologist and archeologist specializing in Minoan cooking pots and cooking, joins us. She’s been working in Crete since 1997, exploring the island’s culinary culture and cooking pots. Cretan culinary history, Minoan culture and how they tie to modern dietary and cooking needs are her thing, and we’ll dig into all of it with her. • The Embassy Chef Challenge is celebrating its 11th year on Tuesday, April 2 at the Ronald Reagan Building. Dries Molken is the executive chef to the ambassador of Belgium. He’s in, along with Chinyere Hubb

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show; Chef Doug Psaltis has worked in some of the world’s most prestigious kitchens and, along the way, picked up three stars from The New York Times and a Michelin star running the kitchen at Country restaurant in New York City. Today, he is a chef/partner with Lettuce Entertain You, running RPM Italian and RPM Steak in conjunction with celebrity couple Bill and Giuliana Rancic; Christian Eck is assistant food and beverage manager and tea specialist at the Park Hyatt’s Blue Duck Tavern. The Blue Duck has 35 different kinds of tea on the menu, and Christian’s in with tastes and talk of many of them and news about the new three-course tea menu; 412 Food Rescue’s technology platform, also known as “Food Rescue Hero,” is an end-to-end system that matches food donations to the appropriate nonprofits, coordinates a last-mile transportation network of volunteers, trains volunteers on food safety and tracks data and analytics–measuring impact on hunger and the env

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show; • Andrew Dana of Timber Pizza and Call Your Mother fame is reopening the Supper Club at Call Your Mother and opening Turo Pizza in Ballston • You know her. You’ve seen her. You wonder how you can get her gig! Samantha Brown, host of the PBS series “Samantha Brown’s Places to Love,” will be with us. And, you can meet her next week, because she’s headlining next weekend’s D.C. Travel and Adventure Show at the D.C. convention center. • Is it “prah-leen,” “pray-leen” or what? We’ll find out when Susan Lim, cofounder of the Praline Bakery in Bethesda joins us for tastes and talk of her delish offering. • Among Washington’s many monuments is the venerable Mayflower Hotel. standing on Connecticut Ave. since 1925. The Mayflower has always set D.C.’s standard for elegance and beauty. Today, the always updated Mayflower still sets the standard for luxury, elegance and peak service. To prove the point, we’ve brought in members of the Mayflower

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show; • It’s time once again for Fairfax Restaurant Week! Great eats and libations at fixed prices you can’t help but love, too. Jinson Chan, founder and co-owner/general manager of High Side and Chris Bruno, economic Development Director for the City of Fairfax, are in to tell us all about it. • And today we have with us the original man of La Mancha! Manuel Manzaneque, winegrower/maker from La Mancha, is in with tastes and talk of his incredible wines of Spain. He is joined by wine marketer Andrew Holod of Grapes of Spain. • The Smoked and Stacked location on Ninth St. has morphed into something even better - Tin Shop, a creative bar and restaurant development group founded by Geoff Dawson and Peter Bayne. March 7 they’re opening Tall Boy, serving day-into-late-night treats like killer grilled cheese sandwiches, cocktails, and, of course, tall boys: Schlitz, Guinness, PBR, Bold Rock Cider, Burly Oak Lost IPA, Union Duckpin, Flying Do

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show; • Less than 4% of the federal government’s funding for cancer research is goes toward pediatric cancer research at the Children’s National Health System. Chance for Life’s Brad and Callie Nierenberg are in to tell us about the organization’s many good works and about some upcoming events. • Born in Iran, Najmieh Batmanglij has spent 35 years cooking, traveling, and adapting authentic Persian recipes to tastes and techniques in the West. Hailed as “the guru of Persian cuisine” by The Washington Post, her cookbook “Food of Life” was called “the definitive book on Iranian cooking” by the Los Angeles Times. Her “Silk Road Cooking” was selected as one of the 10 best vegetarian cookbooks of 2004 by The New York Times; and her book “From Persia to Napa: Wine at the Persian Table” won the Gourmand Cookbook Award for the best wine history book of 2007. Her newest cookbook is “Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes & Kitchen Secrets.” It’s out no

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show; • I Ricchi is D.C.’s legendary, award-winning, nowhere-does real-Italian-food-better restaurant. Its equally legendary chef/owner, Christianne Ricchi, is in today to talk about where the restaurant is headed into its fourth decade and about what it talks to remain true to “la vera cucina italiana;” • Bettina Stern is the co-founder of Chaia, a seasonal vegetable taco company that gives customers fresh, flavorful plant-based ingredients. Stern and her business partner Suzanne Simon brought their unique restaurant concept to Washington D.C.’s farmers markets, where it instantly created long lines. Within weeks of their debut, Chaia was selected by the Washington Post “as one of D.C.’s top nine up-and-coming tastemakers.” Now Chaia has two brick-and-mortar locations in D.C. – the new one is in Chinatown; • The Sally restaurant opened at The Fairfax at Embassy Row hotel in December 2018. The Sally’s chef is French-trained Ricrado Planas, who most recently s

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show; • Jill Erber of Ballston’s Cheesetique, which is the go-to neighborhood spot for fine cheeses, food-friendly wine, and an eclectic, cheese-centred menu. • Sukey Jamison and her husband, John, own and operate Jamison Farm and Jamison Packing in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The Jamisons’ farm produces some 3,000 lambs annually, which are destined for great cooks at home and the finest chefs and restaurants in the world. And they are authors! Their new book, “Coyotes in the Pasture and Wolves at the Door,” is filled with stories taking you from their farm to your table. • Danya Degen is the sommelier at Little Pearl. Liv Caillabet is GM of Toki Underground. The two friends share an appreciation of lesser known reasonably priced wines, especially those that can be paired with ramen and dumplings. So, they created Common Cru, a monthly food and drink series at Toki Underground. • Located in an historic warehouse on Georgetown’s canal, Dyllan’s Raw Bar Grill