Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Foodie and the Beast
Episode: Foodie and the Beast - April 27, 2025
Description: Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today’ show: ·                                                                                                                                                     ·        Sixteen years ago, who knew that Fatima and Omar Popal would rise to become two of DC’s most prominent restaurateurs? Back then, their now-legendary Café Bonaparte was just finding its way. Today, the Popal Group’s celebrated restaurants include Lapis, Pascual, Lutece and Lapop, three of which are 2025 RAMMY nominees. Their beverage director, Suzy Critchlow, a home run hitter in her own right, is in with the 411 on their RAMMY nominations, news about their new restaurant opening in Adams Morgan this year, and to mix up some of the Popal Group’s most popular cocktails;                                                                               ...