It’s time to dine! Tonight on Industry Night with Foodie and the Beast, join us and our guest, celebrated chef and restaurateur Mike Friedman, of DC’s equally as celebrated Red Hen and All-Purpose restaurants. Yes, we talk about Mike’s background. Yes, we delve into the origins and nexus points of Italian and Jewish cuisine (and their true, geographical nexus point: New Jersey!), but we’re also tasting some of Mike’s finest dishes, and, well, for us, that’s almost as much fun as talking with Mik...
Oct 15, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 31
There’s nothing that Foodie and the Beast love more than … cheese! That’s why you should join us and our guest today, ‘big cheese” Jill Erber, founder and CEO of Cheesetique, a Northern Virginia specialty cheese shop and restaurant. Much as is wine, cheese is “in,” with more varieties, taste profiles and sources domestically and globally than ever before. Founded in 2004, Cheesetique is a leader in driving accessibility to cheeses that are both rare and delish. Jill joins us today with tastes an...
Oct 08, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 30
This week on Industry Night with Foodie and the Beast, we have a true, Renaissance Man with us. Chef and restaurateur Victor Albisu is the man behind the Poca Madre and Taco Bamba concepts that have taken DC by storm. With more than a decade of experience in fine dining and upscale French, American and Latin American restaurants, our friend, Chef Vic, combines his culinary education with his Latin American heritage to bring a unique style of cuisine to his restaurant concepts. Named 2015 Chef of...
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 28
Our guests on Industry Night with Foodie and the Beast are Scott Drewno and Danny Lee, part of the chefs/owners team at Chi-KO, DC’s (and soon to be the West Coast’s) awesome, Asian-inspired, Chinese/Korean fast casual concept that has taken DC by storm. Previously the widely-heralded executive chef at Wolfgang Puck’s fine dining restaurant, The Source, here in DC, Scott Drewno gave up the “fine” to join with his good buddies Danny Lee, founder and exec chef of DC’s beloved Mandu Korean restaura...
Sep 17, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 27
The 2019 Michelin Guide drops Monday, September 17th. Our guests today for a special edition of Industry Night with Foodie and the Beast were Michael Ellis, International Director of the Michelin Guide And Kyley McGeeney of Mission Michelin, who actually dined in all 110 restaurants honored in the 2017 Michelin Guide. And … we picked up a delicious scoop: Patrick O’Connell, famed chef/owner of The Inn at Little Washington, who is celebrating his and the Inn’s 40th anniversary this year, has some...
Sep 13, 2018•49 min•Ep. 26
Our guests tonight are husband and wife team Mitch Berliner and Debra Moser, two entrepreneurs with big hearts. Mitch is a trailblazing food entrepreneur who introduced the East Coast to Haagen Dazs ice cream, Ben & Jerry’s, Dove Bars and more in the ‘70s. And Mitch and Debra are founders of what now are four, Central Farm Markets located in suburban Maryland and Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. Debra and Mitch’s mission is to provide a professionally managed community venue, where cust...
Aug 27, 2018•59 min•Ep. 25
This could be our most delicious show yet! Joining us on Industry Night with Foodie and the Beast are sheep farmers John and Sukey Jamison own Jamison Farm in Latrobe, PA. Set in the rolling Appalachian, their farm is home to a pampered flock of sheep and lambs that frolic and nibble in fields of bluegrass, white clover, wild flowers and seasonal grass pastures, while munching on free-choice hay bales throughout the winter months. Why’s that matter? Because their 100% natural diet and free-range...
Aug 06, 2018•57 min•Ep. 24
In today is Allison C. Cooke, architect and principal owner of CORE Architecture + Design. Allison is a design expert with over 17 years of professional experience, and just joined the ranks of the Washington Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honorees. Allison’s behind the outstanding designs of restaurants you know, such as Jose Andres Minibar and Bar-Mini; Amy Brandwein’s Centrolina and Jeff Black’s Pearl Dive Oyster Palace. Also in with Allison is Christopher Peli, a CORE Job Captain. While at COR...
Jul 23, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 23
This week on Industry Night with Foodie and the Beast, we’re going conversation with the top DC top non-profit food organizations engaged in creating fair food access for all. Our guests include Lauren Shweder Biel of DC Greens, which uses the levers of food education, food access, and food policy to advance food justice in the nation’s capital; Beverley Wheeler of DC Hunger Solutions, which seeks to create a hunger-free community and improve the nutrition, health, economic security and well bei...
Jul 16, 2018•57 min•Ep. 22
Can you go meatless? You might just be inspired to, after this show. Our guest on Industry Night with Foodie and the Beast is Erica Meier, Executive Director of Compassion Over Killing (COK), a national animal protection nonprofit headquartered in Washington, DC. Working to expose cruelty to farmed animals and promote vegan eating as a way to build a kinder world for all, COK’s strategic efforts include undercover investigations, legal advocacy, corporate outreach, and public education. Join us ...
Jul 09, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 21
“Ohhhh, the farmer in the dell, the farmer …” Sorry, we got a little carried away with our love of farmers. Like this week’s guests from the Glenn Family’s Rocklands Farm, a working farm and vineyard not more than a 40-minute drive from the White House! From organic wines and eggs, to meats, produce, flowers and more – including stunning event spaces that look like they're right out of the pages of Southern Living -- Rocklands is one, amazing place. Joining us with tastes and talk of Rocklands a...
Jun 26, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 20
JRINK founder and CEO, Shizu Okusa, is in to talk about her new, experiential pharmacy, the Apothekary, offering herbal solutions to whatever ails people mentally, physically, and emotionally for a full, holistic experience. Headquartered in DC area, JRINK is all-natural health in a bottle – fresh, organic, juiced, plant-based product that tastes good and makes you feel great. By extension, the Apothekary seeks to bridge the gap between traditional and modern medicine, offering herbal solutions ...
Jun 18, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 19
We’ve cooked up something truly delicious for today’s show! Sous vide is the innovative slow-cooking technique that a company called Cuisine Solutions pioneered, perfected and popularized. Distinguished chefs such as Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, Mark Miller and the late Charlie Trotter and Michel Richard have relied on Cuisine Solutions’ expertise in developing their own sous-vide recipes. In fact, more than 80% Michelin-starred chefs have received personal sous-vide training at Cuisine Solutio...
Jun 04, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 18
It’s summer (almost) season, and everyone is getting his or her balcony, deck, pool (if you’re lucky enough) and backyard ready for grilling season. That being said (and also because we just bought our new Weber!), we thought it made sense to dedicate a show to that great American pastime: BBQ! Our guests are Jim Shahin is the Smoke Signals barbecue and grilling columnist for the Washington Post and Joe Neuman, owner and pit master of Sloppy Mama’s a (you guessed it!), premier, DC area BBQ spot ...
May 21, 2018•59 min•Ep. 17
Today’s show explores the lofty goal of meaningful, cultural/culinary diplomacy and how it can work wonders for our international relationships and … our palates! On May 17th, the 10th Annual, Embassy Chef Challenge was held at the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Washington. The Challenge encourages culinary diplomacy through the celebration of food, drinks, dance, music and fashion. The event featured more than 30 executive chefs from embassies here in DC who gather to share tastes and talk ...
May 21, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 16
We all like to be catered to, yes? Especially at work and especially at lunch (when the company is paying!), where a catered meal holds promise of an escape from tasteless sub sandwiches, mealy, cold soups or lifeless salads. Rejoice, because now there’s Plum Relish, DC’s new catering service that works with local, chef-driven restaurants (Like which? Like Founding Farmers, Chi-Ko … and more!) to deliver delicious, bento box lunches and family-style platters to offices around the DMV. In tonight...
May 07, 2018•47 min•Ep. 15
We spent a lot of time trying to decide how to title tonight’s show on Industry Night with Foodie and the Beast. And we ended up where we started. Tonight’s show features nothing less than the Legends of Wine: La Caravelle Champagne’s Rita Jammet and Maison Joseph Drouhin’s Laurent Drouhin, the founder’s grandson and Director of Sales for the winemaker’s U.S. and Caribbean Markets. Both are world-class, world-renowned winemakers whose vintages are prized for their subtle boldness, their rich fla...
Apr 30, 2018•56 min•Ep. 14
Daniel Liberson, the owner and self-proclaimed, “Vinegar Geek” at Lindera Farms, joins us. A chef by training, Daniel got his start in fine dining in the DC area working at fine dining restaurants like Volt, Blue Duck Tavern and Rose’s Luxury. After taking on the family farm in nearby Virginia, he morphed his chef skills into foraging for organic ingredients and brewing spectacular vinegars for some of the best restaurants in the U.S., including the Michelin-starred restaurants here in Washingto...
Apr 10, 2018•57 min•Ep. 13
This week, Industry Night with Foodie and the Beast goes green with guests including Centrolina’s celebrity chef Amy Brandwein, a 2017 James Beard Foundation Award finalist for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic and owner of the 2016 RAMMY for DC’s best, new restaurant; Julie Kirkwood, founder of DC Urban Greens, a nonprofit, urban farm located in DC’s Ward 7 that serves the community with fresh-grown produce; Leonard Watson, an urban farmer working with DC Urban Greens and Urban Greens’ operations manager...
Apr 03, 2018•48 min•Ep. 12
This week’s guest on Industry Night with Foodie and the Beast is Kathy Hollinger, Executive Director of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington. RAMW has a lot of “hot button” issues on the table, ranging from the upcoming RAMMY Awards gala in June (RAMW’s version of the Oscars, honoring the local industry’s top restaurants, chefs, staff, vendors and more) all the way to Initiative 77, DC’s highly controversial plan to scrap tipping and raise restaurant workers’ minimum wages. Soun...
Mar 26, 2018•54 min•Ep. 11
Beer Guru joins this week's episode of Industry Night to talk ALL things craft beer. Greg is Managing Partner and Beer Director of Blue Jacket and Beer Director of Neighborhood Restaurant Group. In April 2010, Food & Wine named Engert as one of its Sommeliers of the Year, the first time the publication has ever selected a beer professional for this prize.
Mar 06, 2018•59 min•Ep. 10
It’s among the rarest, most critically endangered – and, most critically acclaimed -- breeds of cattle. Since the 1600s, Randall Linebeck cattle have been famed for their unique flavor. Today, Chapel Hill Farm in Berryville, VA is one of only two farms anywhere in the world where these fabulous animals are nurtured and where the breed is sustained and grown. Celebrated chefs, like Chef José Andrés, call Randall Linebeck, “a delicious way to taste history." Farmer Joe Henderson and his daughter L...
Mar 04, 2018•46 min•Ep. 9
Today (Monday, February 19, 2018), we’re talking – and drinking – every aspect of coffee with one of the world’s foremost authorities on a cup o’ Joe and its impact on us and the people who grow it for us, food journalist and author Michaele Weissman. In 2008 Michaele published her groundbreaking book, God in a Cup: the Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Coffee, and a lot of other fine work since – always on the subject of coffee. And we’re going to talk about it all … over several cups of Spike Gj...
Feb 19, 2018•57 min•Ep. 8
This week on Industry Night, Nycci & David are joined by Justin Rosenberg and David Katz of Honeygrow. Honeygrow is a restaurant concept born in Philly in 2012, offering wholesome, fully customizable stir-frys, salads, honeybars + cold pressed juices.
Feb 12, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 7
Pisco, Brandy & Beyond! This week's guest on Industry Night is Glendon Hartley of Service Bar. Glendon is now the Vice President of the United States Bartenders Guild chapter of DC and is heading up new projects as the Creative Director of the Menehune Group Consulting company to elevate the nation's capital as one of the country's best places to eat and Drink.
Feb 05, 2018•57 min•Ep. 6
This week on Industry Night, Nycci & David explore fermentation with special guests SHane & Meaghan Carpenter of Hex Ferments and Lane Harlan, owner of WC Harlan and Clavel Mezcaleria in Baltimore.
Jan 30, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 5
This week's guests: Dave Coleman and Mike McGarvey, founders and proprietors of DC’s 3 Stars Brewing, a craft brewery founded only a couple of years ago that now has distro across the DC region and up into New York.
Jan 22, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 4
Nycci & David Nellis host an in depth conversation on sexual harassment in the restaurant industry with an esteemed panel of guests including Chef and Restaurateur, Ruth Gresser (Pizzeria Paradiso); Catherine Miller, founding Executive Director of the Chefs’ Action Network and Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy at the James Beard Foundation, and Drew McCormick, Executive Beer director for Pizzaria Paradiso.
Jan 15, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 3
On the inaugural episode of Industry Night with Foodie and the Beast, hosts Nycci and David Nellis sit down with Brian McNair, Executive Director of Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen to chat about how he, Jose and the WCK team coalesced to develop the process and program empowering people to become part of a broader solution for health, education, jobs, social enterprise and …. disaster relief. Along with its broader portfolio of programs, WCK has stepped into the gap in huge emergencies create...
Jan 08, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 2
