So what did you miss? Sunday’s #FoodieAndTheBeast was purposefully packed & way boozier than expected:  - Bob Wiley brought in his delicious Deviation Distilling gins (just look at that gorgeous packaging)  - Swirls of sweet pastry, PB&J French toast & so much more: Art & Soul from Chef Danny Chavez - We now know to use reusable bags every time we shop. We all should thank Bag Lady, Lisa D. Foster, for her ingenuity. - Whole hog cooking - for real -  with Caboose Tavern’s Chef David Rabin  - The Cocktail King’s Colin Asare-Appiah chats his new book, Black Mixcellence: A Comprehensive Guide Listen in for the full epsiode here.

  While the cat’s away … Sam Nellis steps up to the mic.  Nycci had to take a quick trip out of town and Sam - of Silver Lyan fame -  joined David on air for a little father/son show:  -Farmers Market Week runs from August 1-17. Let’s celebrate all the farmers with Central Farm Market  -Learn all about The Absinthe Ritual with Antoine Robert, Co-Owner of Distilleries et Domaines de Provence – Absinthe Absente was sniffed, swirled and sipped. -Chad Sparrow of Common Plate Hospitality Group talked expansion into the DC region.The group launched Mason Social in Alexandria and added eUrbano 116, Augie’s Mussel House and Beer Garden and there’s more in the pipeline. -Hangover recovery alert! Leigh Phillips and Solomon Mangham founded NextDay Original in 2020. NextDay is an all-natural productivity and recovery products treating the core issues of hangover. We are here for it. -Chef/Owner Andrew Black runs the show at Grey Sweater, a tasting menu-only restaurant where staff interviews guests as they take their reservations to plan out their meals. Maybe we can talk Chef Black into a DoorDash delivery to DC, maybe #FoodieAndTheBeast every Sunday at 11AM on 1500AM or listen here.

Happy National Tequila Day From All of Us at #FoodieAndTheBeast: Chef Dave Martin stays slim, The Tequila Diet Zoomed in from Italy, Bisol 1542 Prosecco Superiore’s Gianluca Bisol  Beefing It Up with Jessica Formicola Highland Scotch from Greg King & The Glen Dronach Cold soups are cool, Deb Moser of Central Farm Markets 11AM/1500AM or click here for the full episode.

On the latest Foodie & The Beast: Cooling popsicles at Central Farm Markets Angie Duran & Erika Parjus serve wine appreciation at Bottles Wine Garden RAMW CEO Kathy Hollinger & the RAMMYs 411 Award-winning distiller, Catoctin Creek’s Becky Harris  Udon took on Spain & now -- Miami! Listen live every Sunday at 11:00 a.m. on 1500 AM, or check out the latest episode here.  

After a few weeks of travel, Foodie & The Beast is BACK! This week’s show: Central Farm Markets is stone fruit central Buena Vida’s Dmani Harrison-Porter & Jorrel Henderson shake it up  Chef Ben Pflaumer re-opens Vermillion July 19th — Mark Your Calendar! Chef Reginald O. Mack aka Chef Rom talks his delish Crab Crack Bomb Passion on the plate with Chef Thomas Harvey  Listen live every Sunday at 11AM on 1500AM or federalnewsnetwork.com/listen-live. Missed it? Catch the full episode here.

On the latest Foodie & The Beast: - Shishitos now at Central Farm Markets, blister them & add to salads  - Embassy of Japan’s Ryo Tsuzukihashi & Reiko Hirai, of Happi Enterprises, talk Tohoku’s farmers and fishermen  - Staycation Alert: National Building Museum’s Aileen Fuch Notre Dame/Shakespeare’s Playhouse/ SakuSaku Flakerie - Who run the world? Maame Boakye and Nina Oduro, Dine Diaspora co-founders & Black Women In Food Listen in every Sunday at 11:00 AM on 1500 AM or hear the latest episode here.  

On the latest Foodie & The Beast: A Stoner Show~ Beer: It’s City-State Brewing's first anniversary, and James Warner talks DC culture & beers  BBQ: Silver and Son’s Jarrad Silver is in with his delish Jewish/Mediterranean influenced ‘cue Pizza: Bar Pie with hot oil? Ken Martin of Colony Grill w/ deets  Cookies: Neal Miglani’s Moltn Cookies bakes cookies to order and delivers them warm Morning After: Peas & Beans at Central Farm Market  Sundays at 11AM on 1500AM or federalnewsnetwork.com/listen-live. Listen to the latest episode here.

It's always great to cuddle up with a good book. On this week's #FoodieandTheBeast:  Strawberries at Central Farm Markets  Clementine Thomas & Sam Vasfi, DC's only culinary bookshop, Bold Fork Books A blueprint for today, Laura Kumin’s All Stirred Up: Suffrage Cookbooks, Food & the Battle for Women’s Right to Vote Kate Lebo’s The Book of Difficult Fruit, an exploration between food and medicine Jake Worth stirs up low abv cocktails from the forthcoming Bar Ivy Sundays at 11:00 a.m. on 1500AM or online. For the full episode, click here.

#FoodieAndTheBeast Got Healthy This Past Sunday - Central Farm Market’s Mitch Berliner & Deb Moser launch the new Half Street Market on May 7th - Know Your Macro & know how to live your healthiest. Author Christine Hronec has the expert advice - Plant-based eating changed James Yarborough’s life -- now change yours with his RAWish - A little for the mind/soul, John Borden of the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation talks SHARE THE LOVE GALA Every Sunday at 11AM on 1500AM or click here for all you missed ~ #Subscribe

-Pike & Rose Central Farm Market Is Back -Dave Sweet Pours, Whiskey and Barrel Nite (4/28) -Chefs David Deshaies & Leena Ali talk L’Ardente 40-layer lasagna -Joanna Veltri is IFAD Chief has a Recipe For Change -Chef Alam Méndez Florián wows with ceviche & conchas 11AM/1500AM or listen live on Federal News Network. Listen to the full episode here.