Foodie and the Beast - Aug. 16, 2026

 Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’s show: ·        Chef Eric Brannon, the man in the kitchen at Little Birdie’s, the too-much fun, deeee-lish chicken joint in Alexandria’s del Ray neighborhood;                                                                                                                                 ·        Rick Bratman, the Founder and CEO of ASA Entertainment, America’s largest action sports event, television, and content production company. It’s coming to Virginia Beach in early September - The Super Girl Festival Series is the world’s largest women’s sports, music and lifestyle platform celebrating female athletes, musicians, creators, and leaders across sport, culture, and community; ·        Bonnie Benwick & Ariel Levinson-Waldman of Tzedek DC, which offers direct legal services at no cost to low-income and working-class DC residents with debt- and consumer-related legal issues;                                                                                                                                   ·        DCFoodGod, a DC-based digital content brand run by native Washingtonian couple, Jason Fisher and Tessa Alimahmoodi. The couple recently won the 2026 RAMMY award for Content Creator of the Year;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ·        Ceren Hunt is a hospitality executive and the chief operations officer at the Levantine-inspired Âla Restaurants. She is the creator of the group’s inspired cocktail program.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.