Foodie & The Beast Recap: Farm Markets, a Netflix Chef, and DC’s Newest Himalayan Cocktail Bar
Another great show in the books!
-This week we started at the source — literally — with John Norman of Norman’s Farm Markets. Now more than ever, you need to know where your food comes from, and John made the case for why shopping farm markets for your produce isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s the move. From there, we baked our way to Northern Virginia.
-Bridie McCalla is a three-time RAMMY nominee for Pastry Chef of the Year, born in Ireland, seasoned in Florence, and now head baker at Northside Social, working alongside the restaurant’s longtime executive chef, Emer O’Rourke. We’re not in Florence anymore, Dorothy! Bridie brought the talk and the taste of world-class baked goods straight to the show.
-Then we headed to Shaw, where The Grace just opened in the former Passenger space, a modern American tavern and saloon with real buzz behind it. Executive chef Courtney Evans is fresh off her run on Netflix’s “Next Gen Chef” and previously ran the kitchen at Charlotte’s acclaimed Leah & Louise. You’ll hear all about the space, the menu, and her.
-Over on K Street, Public Interest is blending French brasserie tradition with American comfort food inside the Tempo by Hilton Washington DC Downtown, and the man behind that kitchen, Chef Arnaldo Pujols, joins us later in the show with all the details.
-And because no episode is complete without drinks, veteran bartender José Cox stopped by to talk shop. He’s Bar Manager at U Street’s Kathmandu Tapas & Cocktails, a Himalayaninspired cocktail bar blending modern technique with ingredients sourced directly from Nepal. Farm markets, French brasserie, a Netflix chef, and Himalayan cocktails — this is what DC’s food and drink scene sounds like right now.
