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.


Latest Podcasts / Episodes

  • New Orleans’ favorite son, chef David Guas, joins David Nellis in hosting today’s show. Also in studio are: two mad scientists – Alex Laufer and Stephen Corrigan – from One Eight Distilling, here to talk…
    February 4, 2018
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today’s show is all about health, wellness and what you can do to attain and retain both! The Warrior Wellness Challenge is an offering of a consortium of DC…
    January 28, 2018
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. The world’s rarest breed of cattle dating back to the 1700s is the Randall Lineback, recognized as special and different at the first taste. About 75% of all Randall…
    January 21, 2018
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today’s guests/topics include: * Mitch Berliner of Central Farm Markets and Meat Crafters; * Toki Underground is D.C.’s original ramen house, and one of the Washington’s most popular. Olivier…
    January 14, 2018
  • This week’s guests include: * Dena Leibman, executive director of Future Harvest, Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture. Future Harvest works to build a sustainable Chesapeake Foodshed from farm and fishery to table by training new…
    January 8, 2018
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. This week’s guests include: * Marcella Kriebel is a DC-based artist and cookbook author, known for her mouth-watering “Illustrated Feast”series of watercolors. She has a new cookbook, “Comida Cubana:…
    December 17, 2017
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Our December 3, 2017 show features Foodie and the Beast’s annual holiday gift-giving line-up. Meet: * Chef Nate Anda, of Neighborhood Restaurant Group’s Red Apron Butchery. He’s in talking…
    December 3, 2017
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. This week, Foodie and the Beast are joined by: Debbie Shore, cofounder of the remarkable nonprofit, Share our Strength, which has raised more than a half-billion (yes BILLION!) dollars…
    November 19, 2017
  • This week on Foodie and the Beast, hear from Chef/Owner Jeff Black of Black Restaurant Group. He’s resurrected a new and improved Addies, now open in Potomac Park and … has a new concept –…
    November 14, 2017
  • Guests this week include: * Executive chef, Ryan Ratino, this year’s RAMMY winner of the Rising Culinary Star award, who now conjures delicious, new taste delights at Bresca, based on what’s fresh, seasonal and delicious.…
    November 9, 2017
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today’s guests include: * Tony Cibell, founder and proprietor of the world famous Tony and Joe’s on the Georgetown Harbour waterfront ; * Profish owner Greg Casten and John…
    October 22, 2017
  • Hosted by savvy foodie Nycci Nellis and her husband, inveterate Beatles fan David Nellis. It’s the show’s 9th anniversary and our marriage’s 21st! Celebrating in-studio with us are: – Danny Lee, Andrew Kim and Scott…
    October 15, 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…
    October 1, 2017
  • Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. This week’s topics include: The EdibleDc Awards; The “Foodies” photographic exhibit at Glen Echo; Oktoberfest at Dawson’s Market in Rockville; And some creative mezcal cocktails.
    September 24, 2017