Foodie and the Beast

Nycci Nellis is everyone's "go to" food journalist for insights and in depth info about everything happening across the food/wine/spirits/brews/restaurant scenes in the Mid-Atlantic and across the U.S. Her husband, David, is a beer and burgers guy. Together, they host celebrity guest interviews with famous and up-and-coming chefs, winemakers, distillers, oystermen, farmers, marine biologists and more.


  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • The Foodie and the Beast COVID Cocktail Hour with Juan Coronado of the Colada Shop, a RAMMY nominee for cocktail program of the year, during…
    May 30, 2020
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • The Foodie and the Beast COVID Cocktail Hour, with Alan Grublauskas, GM and cocktail maven at Jose Andres’ China Chilcano, a RAMMY nominee for cocktail…
    May 23, 2020
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Amy Brandwein, chef/owner of Centrolina and Piccolina at City Center DC tells us how she’s responding to the COVID mess with new takeaway offerings that…
    May 16, 2020
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Our guests are: • David Guas, the chef/owner of the Bayou Bakery Coffee Bar and Eatery, has founded the Chefs Feeding Families program, a collaboration with Real Food For…
    May 9, 2020
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Chefs are working on feeding the needy, offering meals to hospital workers and helping to sustain restaurant worker who have lost their jobs. And a local distillery has taken…
    May 2, 2020
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. The restaurant industry now has two goals: to continue to support and employ staff during this challenging time, and to feed the communities and the people that have embraced…
    April 26, 2020
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. COVID-19 Be Damned! We’re Back With A New Show!!! Sure, we and our guests are remote, but our conversations are lively and timely. Joining us are Kathy Hollinger, president…
    April 18, 2020
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: Located in Brentwood, Maryland, Savor at Studio 3807 is Prince George’s County’s first food hall and the second African-American-owned food hall in the country. Savor offers…
    March 8, 2020
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Kareem “Mr. Bake” Queeman is founder and the man rolling in dough at Mr. Bake Sweets, winner of Buddy Valastro’s (the Cake Boss) newest TV…
    March 1, 2020
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Rose Noel, executive chef at Danny Meyer’s just-opened Maialino Mare on D.C.’s Wharf, a Roman-style, seafood-focused trattoria likely to blow your mind; • We wanted…
    February 27, 2020
  • This show was awash in great potables and related info. First to join us: Winebow’s Jason Whiteside, proud holder of a Level 4 Diploma from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) and a Certified…
    February 27, 2020
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Catherine Goulding is business development manager for North America for Meat and Livestock Australia. We’re talking true, delicious, Aussie beef and lamb. We attended their…
    February 2, 2020
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • We liked this place a lot: Nina May, on 11th Street. Offering New American cuisine, it opened in November . Today we welcome Colin McClimans,…
    January 19, 2020
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: Sous vide, which means “under vacuum” in French, is the process of vacuum-sealing food in a bag, then cooking it to a very precise temperature in…
    January 12, 2020