Radio & Podcast

Multiple ways to be in the know about all the deliciousness happening locally, nationally, and internationally. Tune in to the food variety show, Foodie & The Beast, with David & Nycci Nellis on Federal News Network, or take a deep dive with Nycci on Industry Night on Real Fun DC.

FOODIE & THE BEAST

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Foodie & The Beast | Only in DC: Caviar, Chicken Nuggets, & a RAMMY Winner Walk Into a Studio
 What a show. This week's episode had everything: fundraising for a great cause, a RAMMY win for the region's favorite content creators, and a studio filled with both caviar and chicken nuggets at the same time. We kicked things off with our new best friends, Chef Eric Brannon of Little Birdie's, the too-much-fun, deee-lish chicken joint that's taken over Alexandria's Del Ray neighborhood. Fair warning: you're going to want fried chicken after this segment, possibly with a side of caviar, because that's how they roll.Then things got fast and fun with Rick Bratman, Founder and CEO of ASA Entertainment, America's largest action sports event, television, and content production company. Rick's bringing the Super Girl Festival Series to Virginia Beach in early September, the world's largest women's sports, music, and lifestyle platform celebrating female athletes, musicians, creators, and leaders. Who’s going?DC's digital darlings joined us too: Jason Fisher and Tessa Alimahmoodi, the husband-and-wife team behind DCFoodGod, fresh off winning the 2026 RAMMY Award for Content Creator of the Year. Their rise from native Washingtonians to must-follow influencers is as fun a story as it is inspiring.And Bonnie Benwick and Ariel Levinson-Waldman of Tzedek DC joined us to talk about Eat Well Do Justice, the organization's 10th-anniversary fundraiser. This year's theme, "Spice It Up," celebrates Sephardic cuisine, with five returning champion chefs pairing up with new and returning talent, plus newcomer Anthony Jones of Marcus.On the drinks side, Ceren Ç. Hunt, hospitality executive and Chief Operations Officer at Âla Restaurants, stopped by to talk about the Levantine-inspired cocktail program that's putting this concept on the map.11am on 1500am every Sunday or Tune in for the full episode here.
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INDUSTRY NIGHT

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Industry Night with Victor Albisu: It's Electric
Victor Albisu, the chef behind Taco Bamba, just did something no chef wants to do on this DC food podcast episode: he read his own restaurants' worst reviews out loud, live.Victor Albisu is the chef and owner behind Taco Bamba, the fast casual taco chain he grew from one Falls Church location into seventeen restaurants across the Mid-Atlantic and into Nashville. Nycci Nellis sat down with him back at Taco Bamba in City Ridge for this DC food podcast conversation that covers twenty years of DC restaurants, from his fine dining runs at Del Campo and Poca Madre to his new anti-steakhouse, Electric Bull, opening in his hometown of Vienna, Virginia. Victor also debuts Roasted, a brand new segment where he reads his own restaurants' harshest online reviews and responds live, no notes, no filter. Later in the show, Karen Harris, a working vocalist, vocal coach, and rock band frontwoman, joins from the patio at City Ridge to talk about curating the Friday night music series that brings local musicians to the development's happy hour crowd. This is a Washington DC restaurant insider conversation about fine dining, fast casual, failure, and why talent is the smallest part of the formula for success. If you care about the DC food scene, the hospitality industry, or just want to hear a chef read his own bad reviews, this one is for you.Listen to the full episode, or watch it all here.
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