FOODIE & THE BEAST: SEPTEMBER 21.2025

Today we’re kicking off with Victoria Wu of Cakes by Happy Eatery, she brought magnificent mooncakes ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Then, what’s cooking at Selva? Chef Giovanni Orellana shares how his Salvadoran roots show up on the plate at his little gem inside the Mayflower Nightclub. “Sustainable seafood” isn’t just a buzzword, Chef Louie Jocson from California Fish Grill is here as the fast-casual lands in the DMV, proving stewardship can be seriously delicious. And she’s back: Stephanie Coppula, Marketing & Comms Director at Bethesda Urban Partnership, because that Bethesda events calendar is jam-packed and she’s got the tasty scoop on Taste of Bethesda. Joining her, Ruslan Falkov, co-founder of Ruta Ukrainian Restaurant on Cordell Avenue, shaking up cocktails, including one that mirrors the Ukrainian flag.

All that and more on Foodie & The Beast. Listen to the episode here.