Looks Like Spring, Feels Like Winter  #FoodieAndTheBeast  -Marc Rios gets creative as Director of Beverages at Edgar Bar & Kitchen at The Mayflower Hotel. -George Rodrigues, Chef/Owner of El Mercat De Tapas celebrates Spain’s cultural diversity though cuisine.  AND! Once monthly the restaurant hosts Flamenco Nights. Guitarist Michael "Miguelito" Perez played in studio and Flamenco Dancer Mariana Gatto gave us an education  -Cory Van Horn, Chief Strategy Officer of Visit Montgomery, Maryland, chatted the MoCo Eats program spotlighting local eateries and the new Tastemaker Trail featuring more than 20 Montgomery County-based craft beverage producers. -Lauren Bernstein is Founder & CEO of The Culinary Diplomacy Project. It’s mission is to promote better cross-cultural awareness through global culinary engagement by working with high-profile, American chefs who travel to different countries, learn the cuisine and culture from the local people, and share their experiences with American audiences. That’s #FoodieAndTheBeast every Sunday at 11am on 1500am or here

#FoodieAndTheBeast Got Serious While Still Being Delicious  WOMEN: Sticky Fingers vegan bakery founder, cookbook author, and two-time Cupcake Wars winner, Doran Petersan, had news about the upcoming, second annual Women’s History Month Festival March 13-19.  This group is close to her heart, RE:Her, celebrates the strength and diversity of DC’s woman-owned restaurants, and wait until you hear about the collabs! SUSTAINABILITY: Topher Betone-Ledford is the General Manager of Seamore’s Seafood restaurant now in Arlington. Among many claims to fame, Seamore's is a James Beard Foundation Smart Catch Leader and all their seafood is caught and farmed in a sustainable manner that minimizes habitat and ecosystem damage. Topher provided a real education. FIGHTING HATE: While in studio, Shane Mayson of Crazy Aunt Helen’s got a text that there were people outside his restaurant with bullhorns ranting about the day’s Gospel Drag Brunch. Yes, here in DC.  We talked about what we as concerned citizens can do to combat this kind of hatred — everywhere. That’s #FoodieAndTheBeast every Sunday at 11AM on 1500AM or click here 

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Today’s #FoodieAndTheBeast:  -Director of Food and Beverage at Marriott Bethesda Downtown, Will Shifrin, shakes up the rooftop cocktails of Hip & Flask              -Fairfax City Restaurant Week is back & so is Kathleen Paley, Commissioner of Fairfax City Economic Development Authority with all the details of this year’s promotion &  Bill Hamrock, Owner/Chef at Hamrock’s Restaurant gets us hungry with his RW menu -Keem Hughley takes us on a gastronomic trip through the African Diaspora at Bronze. -Sara Quinteros-Shilling & Reid Shilling of Shilling Canning Company talk Fried Chicken & Champagne & all the cocktails  That’s #FoodieAndTheBeast 11am on 1500am every Sunday or click here 

The Vibes Were High on  #FoodieAndTheBeast:  -We go on a Staycation at Alexandria’s The Lorien w/ Phillip Blane & Fernanda Romero -King Street Oyster Bar’s Chef/Owner Rick Allison has an #Oyster Obsession (& Lobster Rolls) -Emily Post Centennial Edition on Etiquette w/ great great granddaughter, Lizzie Post -Wellness & self-care with Terra Saunders of della Terra Organics 11AM on 1500AM or here ~ #Subscribe  

Letting some good times roll on Foodie And The Beast:  Brad & BeBe Parkes created Masq, hard organic teas & hard coconut waters. Masq was built for people who like to live an active lifestyle, and enjoy drinking with friends but also care about the ingredients that they are putting into their bodies.  The new Salamander Hotel Washington DC, offers a top-of-the-hospitality-food-chain, luxe experience.  The hotel’s Assistant Director of Food & Beverage, Gina Netisingha, Marketing Manager Janelle Burt & visiting Celebrity Pastry Chef Lasheeda Perry talk exciting new activations  SUYO is dedicated to discovering small-batch producers in Peru and introducing their Pisco to the world. Company cofounder Alex Hildebrandt joins us with the tastes and talk of SUYO Pisco.     Fourth Generation owner of Zaro’s Family Bakery, Brian Zaro is celebrating 95 years of Zaro’s Family Bakery celebrate a new line of Black & White’s, a twist on a classic New York dessert. 11AM on 1500AM or here 

So what did you miss on the last Foodie And The Beast? A Lot! Nycci was out of town and David was left to fend for himself. Lucky for David he had a studio full of amazing people serving up all the delicious things:  -Stephanie Coppula Director of Marketing with the Bethesda Urban Partnership, chatted the food-packed Bethesda Restaurant Week – starting February 16 and running through February 26. Chi-KO, World of Beer and dozens more of Bethesda’s are in the mix. -On David and Nycci’s trip to Sardinia – among the biggest treats was a day spent with winemaker Renato Spanu at Vini Jankara - Jankara Winery - in Gallura. All arranged by, Gary Diamond with Empson USA. Renato zoomed in live with tales of Jankara and Gary poured in-studio. The Vermentino and Cannonau flowed -In 2021 Hollis Wells Silverman. introduced three new concepts to Capitol Hill all under one roof: The Duck & The Peach, La Collina and The Wells. All are hugely successful, which shouldn’t be a surprise, since Hollis, a graduate of Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration, has a background in taking restaurant organizations to the moon. -Food and hospitality business counselor Chef Carolina Gomez joined David with details about a new  web portal from The District of Columbia Small Business Development Center and the Aspen Institute designed to help small food entrepreneurs plan, launch, and grow successful small businesses. Carolina herself has plenty of entrepreneurial cred as evidenced by her 2022 selection as Young Hispanic Entrepreneur Of The Year by The Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.  -How delicious is the Olivia Macaron? And, how interesting is the story of its development and explosive popularity. Ana Claudia Lopez, the innovator and business entrepreneur behind it all, and she came in with all the sweet treats  So? How did he do? Tune in here and listen — and let us know~ 

All The February Feels From Sunday’s #FoodieAndTheBeast. David & Nycci were joined by: -It’s been a minute since Clyde Davis Jr. joined us in air but he is back and pouring Equiano Rum Company  -Steve DiFillippo is the Chef and Owner of Davio’s Italian Steakhouse. They started in Boston and now in Reston -Chinese Homestyle Cooking made easy and Plant-Based with Maggie Zhu -Ovoka Farm’s Karen Way & Roy Lambert talk pastured raised cattle and the end product F-1 beef — 50/50 Angus + Wagyu Tune in at 11AM on 1500Am or click here.  Never miss a morsel — #Subscribe

Starting to get that loving feeling  on #FoodieAndTheBeast:  Cocktails mixed up by the talented & award-winning Bartender, Katie Dandridge of Quill in the Jefferson Hotel Washingtonian’s 100 Best is out! Jessica Sidman breaks it down for all of us More Jefferson Hotel! Executive Chef Fabio Salvatore of The Greenhouse serves up burrata And it got cosy with the Spa Director, Jessica Rose of  Waldorf Astoria’s Spa experience

Today’s #FoodieAndTheBeast. It’s all DELISH  -Palestinian Shababi Chicken pops up at the event space, Please Bring Chips, Marcelle Afram & Kat Dean in with deets & drinks -Executive Chef at Kingbird Restaurant, Tony DiGregorio, talked new menu and brought all the tastes -Zooming in from Milan, Sara Baroni, with the latest on Venchi Italian Chocolates & Gelato (also now open in Tysons) -Colin McClimans, Chef/owner of DC’s Nina Mae and the recently opened Opal talks the biz and apple cider doughnuts 11AM/1500AM or here.