Foodie and the Beast – Oct. 1, 2017

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.

Today’s topics include:

· James McWhorter is back on Foodie And The Beast to fill us in on what is happening with the annual FreshFarm Feast gala on October 17th at Dock 5 at Union Market and he has brought in with him famed chef, Nora Pouillon;

· Michael Rafidi is the executive chef of Arroz, a Mike Isabella Concepts restaurant located at Marriott Marquis Washington D.C. and soon he and Isabella will open Requin at District Wharf where, as executive chef, he will offer a contemporary interpretation of classic French cuisine;

· Chef Ferhat Yalcin draws his inspiration from the simple preparations and fresh seafood dishes of the Bosphorus (he is from Turkey) and just returned from there. At Drift on 7 chef cooks up a variety of dishes sustainable and responsably fished;

· Taste of Bethesda returns Saturday, October 7, 2017 and will bring nearly 50 restaurants and five stages of entertainment to downtown Bethesda. Stephanie Coppula, director of marketing and communications for the Bethesda Urban Partnership and Florent de Felcourt, founder and CEO of Fresh Baguette, are in the studio;

· MurLarkey creates spirits with what co-founders Tom Murray and Mike Larkin call farm-to-flask values.