Foodie and the Beast – Dec. 8 , 2024

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.

On today’s show:

·        What happens when dueling “frenemy” bartenders with Michelin-starred resumes finally team up to open a cocktail lounge and vinyl record bar in Dupont Circle? Success! Will Patten and Devin Kennedy are in with tastes and talk of what they’re pouring at their new hit spot, Dupont Circle’s Press Club;

·        James Beard Award-winning restaurateur Ellen Yin is founder and co-owner and Eli Collins is executive chef with the High Street Hospitality Group, which operates some of the country’s most celebrated dining establishments, including Philadelphia’s Fork, a. kitchen + bar and the High Street Restaurant & Bakery — and is now opening a “kitchen + bar” at D.C.’s Washington Circle;                                                                                                                                             

·        The holidays are fun – and stressful – especially after an election season. Wanna relax and renew? Regina McLinden owns RM Wellness, a new spa in Georgetown specializing in deep-tissue, Swedish and prenatal massage, as well as manual lymphatic drainage;

·        It’s back and it’s awesome! Celebrating its 20th anniversary, D.C.’s annual downtown Holiday Market is open, featuring more than 100 vendors with truly gifted offerings for the holidays. Gerren Price,

the president and CEO of the DowntownDC Business Improvement District, is in with the details;

·        The former 18th & U Duplex Diner is famous for many reasons. Locally known as the “Gay Cheers,” it is also the place where, 25 years ago, Nycci Nellis, with new baby Eli in tow, used to bake and deliver hundreds of muffins and vats of homemade soup as part of her nascent foodie career. Today the eatery is reborn as Her Diner.  Kelly Laczko and her wife, Kethida Laczko, have revived and updated the space — and Kelly joins us to talk about it.

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