Foodie and the Beast - March 30, 2025

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’ show: ·        The recent RAMW member survey looking into rising costs due to federal workforce cuts and related customer traffic declines  has really gotten people's attention.  Shawn Townsend, president and CEO of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, joins us to talk about the state of the business in our region;.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ·        A family-owned and -run business, Loew Vineyards is the fourth oldest winery in Maryland, producing award-winning dry wines and meads. But that’s only the second half of the story. Rachel Loew Lipman of Loew Vineyards is in to pour some great wines and recount a family history you won't want to miss;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ·        We said bye-bye to Booeymongers in Georgetown and wondered what would replace it – and a wonder has. Say hello to La Bonne Vache, French for “the good cow.” It’s the newcorner bistro featuring traditional French entree dishes disguised as burgers andsandwiches. Operating Partners Ari and Claire Wilder are in with tastes andtalk of La Bonne Vache;  ·        If this is Foodie and the Beast, it must be time for Phil Greene to be back on the show! A true Renaissance man, Phil is by day the trademark counsel for the U.S. Marine Corpsat the Pentagon. By whatever isn’t day he’s an award-winning cocktail historian,author and one of the founders of the Museum of the American Cocktail in NewOrleans. Stay with us for saucy and sour cocktail talk with Phil; Cordelia Fishbar in the Union Market District is the newest concept from Clyde’sRestaurant Group. Chef Ramon Rivera is the executive sous chef, Sonya Znati is thegeneral manager, and both are here with the 411 on Cordelia Fishbar.                                                                                                                            See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.