Foodie and the Beast – April 9, 2023

 
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.
 
On today’s show:
·        Heeeeee’s baaaack! Our buddy, Nick Farrell, spirits director for the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, is in with tastes and talk of some of his newest cocktail concoctions for spring;
 
·        Isidre Sala heads the delegation of the government of Catalonia to the United States and Canada. Catalan Gastronomic Week is a new initiative launched by the delegation on the occasion of the feast day of Sant Jordi (Saint George), one of the most important in the Catalan calendar. It is a festival of love and literature, observed every year on April 23. On this day, people give books and roses to their loved ones. This century-old tradition is now becoming global, and you’re going to hear all about it;                                                                          
·        Matt Adler, chef partner at Caruso’s Grocery at Pike and Rose and on Capitol Hill, tells us all about this NRG restaurant’s offerings, including delicious red sauce dishes and crazy good pizzas and much more;
 
·        Zena Polin, the owner of the Beauty Champagne and Sugar Boutique, tells us how she plans to celebrate her business’s first anniversary;
 
·        Max Peña, general manager at Qui Qui, tells us how it’s become Shaw’s destination for authentic Puerto Rican food.