Foodie and the Beast – Jan. 7, 2024

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.

On today’s show:

·        Philippe & Jackie Loustaunau, co-owners of Arlington’s Pirouette, which is both a full-service restaurant and wine shop. Good food — and the wine list is the entire wine shop!                                                                                                                                                     

·        Scott Drewno. You first met him as the award-winning executive chef at Wolfgang Puck’s dearly departed restaurant The Source. Now, in partnership with Chef Danny Lee, he’s co-owner of the Fried Rice Collective and some of the tastiest spots in town, like Anju, ChiKo and the new and so very fun I Egg You;

·        Chef Kyle Bailey, everyone’s favorite badass in a Dodge Charger. He is a partner and culinary creative genius with Long Shot Hospitality, which owns several great properties you know, including Downtown D.C.’s Dauphine, The Salt Line (with three locations) and the new and awesome Ometeo in Tysons Corner;                                                                                         

·        Been to The Square? Richie Brandenburg, known far and wide as the creator of Union Market, and Rubén García, also known far and wide as the talented former creative director of the José Andrés Group, have opened The Square, Downtown K Street’s ambitious new food market destination. Rubén joins us to talk about the food hall that opened last fall with stall after stall of amazing edibles and potables.