Foodie and the Beast – Oct. 4, 2015

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.

This is Foodie and the Beast’s DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY SHOW: 7 years on the air and 19 years of marriage – wooo-hoooo!

Joining us are:

Fresh Farm Markets’ executive director Mike Koch, in talking about new programs for customers at their 13 farmers markets in DC schools for DC residents who have no real access to fresh produce. That and more, including the upcoming Farmland Feast!

Cookbook author Alana Chernila, is in. Her new book, The Homemade Kitchen, offers 150 recipes and plain old good advice about how to turn home cooking into a stress-free and rewarding adventure both for the cook and his or her family and guests.

Tony and Joe’s in Georgetown is “home base” for a couple of great fundraisers in October: On the 14th, it’s Girls and Pearls, an oyster lover’s benefit for the Nina Hyde Breast Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital and on the October 24th, it’s the annual Shuck It! oyster fest celebrating oystermen’s efforts and contributions toward getting and keeping the Chesapeake clean by growing more oysters. Profish’s awesome sustainability program director John Rorapaugh is in to talk about the events, along with cancer researcher, Dr. Ayesha Shajahan-Haq.

Hola, amigos – October 4th is National Taco Day, so we brought in celebrated Cuban chef (Cuban? Tacos? Go with it!) Alex Garcia of AG Kitchen NY fame, and and now of AG Kitchen in Silver Spring is in for talk and tastes of all kinds of tacos and other delicious dishes.

Cocina Mexicana (MXDC) by CHEF Todd English offers Mexican cuisine with a modern touch. Andrew Molen works for Todd English and he is a consultant for MXDC. Jesus Boada is MXDC’S bar supervisor. Together they’re in with sips and conversation about MXDC’s great cocktail offering, including lots mescal and tequila-based drinks.