Foodie and the Beast – Aug. 30, 2015

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.

On this week’s show:

* Brent Kroll, beverage director for Neighborhood restaurant Group, is in to defend the love of his life – Lambrusco – from being maligned, and has samples of what he thinks are the best examples of Lambrusco’s good taste.
* Epicurience is Virginia’s annual, fall festival celebrating the Commonwealth’s cuisine, wines and more. It all happens September 15th, and Visit Loudoun’s CEO, Beth Erickson, and winemaker Doug Fabbioli (Fabbioli Cellars) are in to tell us all about it.
* Sonoma Cellars is Old Town Alexandria’s newest wine tasting room and restaurant. Owners Rick and Elizabeth Myllenbeck are in to introduce the full range of Sonoma County, CA wines they carry.
* Mason Social is an awesome neighborhood hangout with great foods, brews and cocktails. Mixologist Tony Burke is in mixing up some of Mason Social’s signature cocktails.
* Love jazz? Love funk? Then you’ll love the music of The Funk Ark. Founder and keyboardist Will Rast and guitarist Bill Loman are in with some music sampling and info about their upcoming appearance at the Rosslyn Jazz Festival