Foodie and the Beast - May 19, 2024

Foodie and the Beast

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.

On today’s show:

· Aynae Simmons of Visit Montgomery has the deets on what’s happening this week during Go MoCo Month;

· Danya Degen is the wine director and general manager of Méli, the Greek-ish restaurant serving mezze, wine and cocktails nestled within the lobby of The Silva Apartments in Adams Morgan;

· Scott Schenkelberg, president and CEO of Miriam’s Kitchen, joins us. Miriam’s Kitchen is a much-admired nonprofit leader here in D.C. seeking to end homelessness and hunger among our neediest neighbors;

· Caroline Ta is the owner and baker at SweetsbyCaroline, a pop-up bakery in Maryland that specializes in gluten-free French macarons, cakes and Asian-inspired desserts. Hers is an inspiring story of talent and entrepreneurship that you’ll enjoy;

· And last, but hardly least, is there anyone on the planet like Michaele Weissman? Food writer, author, writing teacher and coach. Her first book, “A History of Women in America,” co-authored with her college bestie, has sold a quarter of a million copies and is still in print four decades after publication. We met her right after her next magnum opus, “God in A Cup,” put the specialty coffee industry on the map. Now she has written an hommage to love, marriage and Latvian rye bread. It’s the “Rye Bread Marriage” and you’ll hear more about it.