Monthly Archives: March 2018

03-25-18 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Bluejeanfood

03-25-18

https://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-80/

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LIVE this Sunday, March 25th at 635pm Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com on Wildfire Radio returns with another stellar lineup. Some might even say a ROCKING lineup. We welcome Paul Green A.K.A the Godfather of Rock School Education and founder of School of Rock which was portrayed in the Hollywood movie “School of Rock” played by Jack Black. Paul returns home to Philadelphia to launch the PGRA Philly Paul Green Rock Academy. Twenty years since he opened a modest music school in Philly based on his ardent belief that kids would rather learn by rocking on stage. Well Paul Green has returned home to teach performance-based music again in the city where he founded the original School of Rock en route to revolutionizing music education across the nation. But this time, the Godfather of Rock School Education is starting small – and keeping it that way – to create The Greatest Music School in the Country. Unlike the School of Rock model, Green’s new school is an audition-only “Master’s Program in Rock Music” for kids “with big dreams and the chops to back them up.” In other words, serious musicians who need to already have “the gift of rock” before they even meet the man who gave it to an entire generation. The Paul Green Rock Academy is located 6183 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19128. Serious musicians, aged 10-18, who are interested in auditioning should write to info@paulgreenrock.com. Complete information at www.paulgreenrock.com.

Another well-known name around Philadelphia was Ben Franklin. We are happy to welcome Rae Katherine Eighmey the author of “Stirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin: A Founding Father’s Culinary Adventures” from Smithsonian Books. Stirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin is a remarkable culinary biography that explores Benjamin Franklin’s life through the foods he favored and served. It includes sixty-two kitchen-tested recipes based on period sources from colonial Boston and Philadelphia, England, and France, all deliciously adapted for the modern kitchen. Stirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin conveys all of Franklin’s culinary adventures, demonstrating that Franklin’s love of food shaped not only his life but also the character of the young nation he helped build. Perfect for inquisitive cooks and history lovers alike, this book will inspire you to never think of Franklin in quite the same way again. Rae Katherine Eighmey is an award-winning author, food historian, and cook. She is the author of numerous books, including Abraham Lincoln in the Kitchen, Soda Shop Salvation, and Food Will Win the War.

Then we welcome Jenn Segal who is the founder of Once Upon A Chef, a popular blog showcasing easy, family-friendly recipes from a chef’s point of view. Her recipes have been featured on numerous websites, magazines, and television programs, including The HuffPost ABC 7 News – WJLA‘s Good Morning Washington, and PARADE Magazine.com. Before starting her blog, Jenn cooked at the acclaimed L’Auberge Chez Francois and was director of marketing for a prominent restaurant group. She is joining us to talk about her new book “Once Upon a Chef, the Cookbook: 100 Tested, Perfected, and Family-Approved Recipes” from Chronicle Books. Jenn cooks dinner for her family every night, and in her book, she shares 100 recipes that will up your kitchen game while surprising you with their ease. With the authority of a professional chef and the practicality of a busy working mom, Jenn teaches you to improve your cooking one recipe at a time, with helpful tips on topics such as how to season correctly with salt, how to balance flavors, and how to make the most of leftovers. This is the book you’ll turn to again and again, and with Jenn by your side in the kitchen, every meal will taste like the best night out!

We are thrilled to welcome back in studio Marilyn Johnson of Philly Grub, who is another prolific blogger covering all food related topics around the Philadelphia area. Philly Grub is a Philadelphia food news, reviews, and scene blog showcasing all that is good about eating and drinking in Philadelphia and South Jersey. It is one of Philadelphia’s longest-running blogs. Marilyn will be in studio to chat about “Dish It Up” presented by Women Against Abuse happening Wednesday, March 28th 6pm at Cescaphe Event Group’s Vie. Dish it Up provides delicious culinary delights and a mission focused evening of fun for more than 500 guests in celebration of the movement against domestic violence. Dish It Up is the only fundraising event and food tasting competition in Philadelphia featuring all female chefs. Dish It Up provides women leading the way in Philadelphia’s culinary arts with an opportunity to showcase their skills—and all for a great cause! Marilyn will be a judge for the event joined by other judges; Michael Klein who is a restaurant columnist at the The Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News and philly.com, Diana Sabater who is Food Network‘s Ultimate Grand Chopped Champion and Owner of Diana’s Spice Cantina, Chef Roberta Pipito an Award winning chef as well as a food and beer/wine connoisseur as well as runs Homemade Delish, Chef Chef Rick Tarantino a Professional chef and media personality with QVC, and Small Bites very own Chef Barbie Marshall.

Last, but certainly not least we welcome Mark Rossi the owner of A Taste of Philly – Ice Cream Parlor/Coffee Shop out of West Deptford, NJ in studio. After winning awards, gaining many fans, and countless television appearances regarding their “pickle nickel” pretzels, it all came to crashing halt when a fire closed their business. Well after rising from the ashes, Mark and partners Keith Rossi and Albert Mastrando have a brand new location and lots of other products they offer to go along with the famed “pickle nickel” pretzel. They are also featuring ice cream, coffee from Revolution Coffee Roasters, baked goods from Summit Cakery & Cafe, java shakes, and pizza bowls and cones. We couldn’t be more proud of Mark and are happy to have him come back better than ever. Picture is of their 1st Annual Chili Cookoff on Saturday, April 14th.

Small Bites Radio correspondent Actor John DiRenzo is out and about with his valuable insight and experience in the culinary world so be sure to catch him on QVC selling the high quality Copper Chef products.

You say you STILL NEED MORE!!! Don’t forget we still have our regular weekly segments from Courier-Post nightlife correspondent and The New York Times recognized John Howard-Fusco for his news of the week and please remember that John’s book “A Culinary History of Cape May: Salt Oysters, Beach Plums & Cabernet Franc” from Arcadia Publishing The History Press is now available to buy, Chef Barbie Marshall who is a Chef Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen Season 10 finalist and appeared on Season 17 of FOX Hell’s Kitchen #AllStars, and Chef Barbie was named Pennsylvania’s most influential chef by Cooking Light will delight us with her tip of the week, and a joke of the week from legendary joke teller Jackie Martling of The Howard Stern Show fame and Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling with his autobiography “The Joke Man: Bow to Stern” from Post Hill Press with foreword by Artie Lange available to order on Amazon.com. Fat Jack’s BBQ and Bluejeanfood.com hope you will use the TuneIn app to listen worldwide or also catch Small Bites Radio syndicated LIVE Sundays on KGTK 920AM, KITZ 1400AM, KSBN 1230AM, KBNP 1410AM, distributed by satellite through the Salem Radio Network, ScyNet Radio, Stitcher Radio, PodOmatic, and TryThisDish Radio which is the only independently owned and operated international chef-driven foodie and lifestyle radio network in the world! Also repeats of our shows are available to be listened to daily on the above platforms 5:30pm-6:30pm and on Mondays at 10am on Wildfire Radio, and as usual the newest episodes are available the following day on iTunes and PlayerFM.

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Bruno’s Restaurant & Pizza – Haddonfield, NJ

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Bluejeanfood

Bruno’s Restaurant & Pizza – Haddonfield, NJ

Pictured is Pasta Fagioli and Chicken Marsala. The highlight of the meal was the fresh bread basket (not pictured) which had a delcious variety of bread and slices of Tomato Pie. If went back to Bruno’s I would probably just get the Tomato Pie as it was good enough to skip the meal.

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03-18-18 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Bluejeanfood

03-18-18

http://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-79/

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ATTENTION!!!! HUGE NEWS!!!! We are thrilled to announce that Small Bites is now syndicated LIVE Sundays on KGTK 920AM “MegaTalk 920” out of Olympia, WA, KITZ 1400AM out of Silverdale, WA, KSBN 1230AM out of Spokane, WA, KBNP 1410AM out of Portland, Oregon, distributed by satellite through the Salem Radio Networks, ScyNet Radio Network, Stitcher Radio, Podomatic, and Try This Dish Radio which is the only independently owned and operated international chef-driven foodie and lifestyle radio network in the world! Also repeats of our shows will be now available daily on these platforms 5:30pm-6:30pm and on Mondays at 10am on Wildfire Radio and still as usual we are live on TuneIn and available the following day on iTunes and Player FM. Many thanks to the entire crew of Small Bites and all of our listeners!

To have all of our new listeners get a taste of Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com, LIVE this Sunday, March 18th at 635pm on WildfireRadio.com we have another great show lineup for everyone. We welcome Hsiao-Ching Chou an award-winning food journalist, a cooking instructor, and communications consultant. She is a member of the James Beard Foundation cookbook committee and Les Dames d’Escoffier Int’l (LDEI). Chou has been a guest on local and national shows, including Public Radio’s The Splendid Table, the PBS documentary The Meaning of Food, and the Travel Channel‘s Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. In her spare time, she teaches popular everyday Chinese home cooking classes at the Hot Stove Society. She also recently released a new book called “Chinese Soul Food” from Sasquatch Books. Chinese food is more popular than any other cuisine and yet it often intimidates North American home cooks. Chinese Soul Food draws cooks into the kitchen with recipes that include sizzling potstickers, stir-fries that are unbelievably easy to make, saucy braises, and soups that bring comfort with a sip. These are dishes that feed the belly and speak the universal language of “mmm!” You’ll find approachable recipes and plenty of tips for favorite home-style Chinese dishes, such as red-braised pork belly, dry-fried green beans, braised-beef noodle soup, green onion pancakes, garlic eggplant, and the author’s famous potstickers, which consistently sell out her cooking classes in Seattle. You will also find helpful tips and techniques, such as caring for and using a wok and how to cook rice properly, as well as a basic Chinese pantry list that also includes acceptable substitutions, making it even simpler for the busiest among us to cook their favorite Chinese dishes at home. Recipes are streamlined to minimize the fear factor of unfamiliar ingredients and techniques, and home cooks are gently guided toward becoming comfortable cooking satisfying Chinese meals. Any kitchen can be a Chinese kitchen!

Still thinking of books? Well we also having joining us Lisa Howard-Fuscowho is always fascinated by people’s stories and having a talent for weaving engaging words, Lisa Howard-Fusco has over two decades of media, writing, marketing, and networking experience, ten years of which were concentrated on the food/beverage and locavore world, both as a features journalist for publications such as Edible Jersey, USA TODAY USA TODAY Eats, and New Jersey Monthly Magazine, and as co-owner and writer (with her husband, John Howard-Fusco) of the site Eating In South Jersey. She has also been a transformative coach and meditation instructor. Over two years ago, she decided to combine all of her experience and skills into showing heart-centered companies and entrepreneurs how to create their own effective marketplace voice that reflects their true purpose and values. The result was Creative Living Writing and Consulting, where she serves as a communications consultant and coach, public speaker, and writer. Lisa enjoys seeking out the real story behind a business, discovering what naturally sets them apart, and communicating it effectively so they can find authentic success.

Then we welcome Jessica Nartey the General Manager of Big Red Pedal Tours Philadelphia. What is Big Red Pedal Tours and what’s a pedicycle?!? The Big Red Pedicycle is a 15-guest bike. This open-air “tour bus” has 12 seats lining both sides for pedalers and a back bench for three riders to sit on. Riders work together to casually pedal the Big Red Pedicycle around Philly and stop at historic sites during the day and popular pubs at night. It is the perfect vehicle for historic tours, team-building events, school trips, pub crawls, bachelor/bachelorette parties, company outings, birthday parties, charity events and more!

All this pedaling has us wanting to get in shape even more. To help us out with that, all the way from Australia, we are happy to have join us, huge YouTube stars with close to a half-million views Amy-Kate & JD of JAKD FITNESS. Their aim is to break the Vegan stereotype. They are a motivated married Vegan couple who are passionate about Holistic Health and Veganism. They want to educate people about the numerous benefits of a Vegan lifestyle. You can follow them as they show you their personal workouts, recipes, supplements, daily routines, and all around Vegan lifestyle. You can subscribe to their YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1m5_fPqbq66DuRtzUy4kJQ

follow them on INSTAGRAM @JAKD_FITNESS or SNAPCHAT JAKD_FITNESS.

In studio again this week will be Vegan Food Chef Christina Martin CookingtoNourish to join in the fun.

Then while we are still thinking of eating and living healthy, co-producer Merrilee Jacobs will join us to talk about the Fathom Events movie Eating You Alive. Discover How Food May Be Eating You Alive an Eye-Opening Documentary, Coming to U.S. Cinemas April 5 Only!!!! Eating You Alive is Enlightening and Hopeful Documentary About Preventing Chronic Illness. This movie will Include Ten-Step Guide on How to Maintain Healthy Lifestyle. Moviegoers will get a dose of wellness and nutrition when Eating You Alivecomes to U.S. movie theaters for a one-night event this April. Tackling one of the largest health concerns in the nation, food addiction, this powerful documentary reveals how chronic illnesses continue to spread through the food we eat, and more importantly, explains the simple ways people can prevent them.

Tickets for “Eating You Alive” can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com

Small Bites Radio correspondent Actor John DiRenzo is out and about with his valuable insight and experience in the culinary world and so be sure to catch him on QVC selling the high quality Copper Chef products.

You say you STILL NEED MORE!!! Don’t forget we still have our regular weekly segments from Courier-Post nightlife correspondent and The New York Times recognized John Howard-Fusco for his news of the week and please remember that John’s book “A Culinary History of Cape May: Salt Oysters, Beach Plums & Cabernet Franc” from Arcadia Publishing The History Press is now available to buy, Chef Barbie Marshall who is a Chef Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen Season 10 finalist and appeared on Season 17 of FOX Hell’s Kitchen #AllStars, and Chef Barbie was named Pennsylvania’s most influential chef by Cooking Light will delight us with her tip of the week, and a joke of the week from legendary joke teller Jackie Martling of The Howard Stern Show fame and Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling with his autobiography “The Joke Man: Bow to Stern” from Post Hill Press with foreword by Artie Lange available to order on Amazon.com. Fat Jack’s BBQ and Bluejeanfood.com hope you will use the TuneIn app to listen worldwide or also catch Small Bites Radio syndicated LIVE Sundays on KGTK 920AM, KITZ 1400AM, KSBN 1230AM, KBNP 1410AM, distributed by satellite through the Salem Radio Network, ScyNet Radio, Stitcher Radio, PodOmatic, and TryThisDish Radio which is the only independently owned and operated international chef-driven foodie and lifestyle radio network in the world! Also repeats of our shows available to listen to daily on the above platforms 5:30pm-6:30pm and on Mondays at 10am on Wildfire Radio, and still as usual the newest episodes are available the following day on iTunes and PlayerFM.

http://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-79/

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Black Horse Diner – Mt Ephraim, NJ

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Bluejeanfood

Black Horse Diner – Mt Ephraim, NJ

Jersey is famous for their quality diners and this place is no different. Quick efficient service at a good price. No surprises here, just a nice diner. I had Vegetable Soup and entree of Prime Rib with fried string beans and french fries.

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03-11-18 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Bluejeanfood

03-11-18

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LIVE this Sunday, March 11th at 635pm Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com on Wildfire Radio has as Jimmie JJ Walkerwould scream a “DY-NO-MITE” lineup!

We are thrilled to welcome Chef Alina Z. Chef Alina Z is an author, TV personality, private celebrity chef, and has her own show called “What’s New and Good with Chef Alina Z” a non-scripted TV series on TV Santa Barbara (TVSB) that shows viewers how to eat healthy at local restaurants as well as how to make fabulous meals at home. Chef Alina Z is also an award-winning, Board-Certified Health Coach, Detox Specialist, and Creator of the #1 Best Diet in America, as selected by Harper’s Bazaar Magazine. Chef Alina Z just released a new book on Valentine’s Day called “Single and Hungry: A Realistic Guide to Food and Self-Love” from Consulting-AZ. She wants you to ask yourself; DOES THIS SCENARIO SOUND FAMILIAR TO YOU? 1. You think that you need to lose weight and look “perfect” in order to be loved and feel happy. 2. You start to chase happiness by trying to lose weight. 3. You feel unhappy because, let’s be honest here, dieting sucks. 4. You lose a few pounds, yet you don’t feel happy. 5. Because you have been so miserable on this diet, you decide to “treat” yourself by going off the wagon for a meal… or two…ok, three. 6. You gain the weight right back, feel unloved, unhappy and alone. 7. You go back to step one. If you have tried dieting and hated yourself for failing, you are not alone. Few authors understand the complex relationship between food and self-love (or lack of) quite like Chef Alina Z. Before becoming a sought-after holistic health coach, she has also faced her own share of demons when it comes to weight loss, body image and the deep-rooted psychology that can prevent us from loving ourselves. In this book, Chef Alina Z shares her comprehensive and easy-to-implement program that will give you the tools needed to fall in love with yourself and create your own empowering Couture Nutrition solution for a healthy and happy life. High profile fans like Alicia Silverstone and John Salley have recently raved about Chef Alina Z’s healthy cuisines We can’t wait!

Then we welcome Courtney Osgood the Head of Communications for Cozymeal with locations all over the United States. Cozymeal offers experiences hosted at the chef’s place or your place. Choose the chef’s pre-approved location, which may be a small cafe, event space or the chef’s private home. Alternatively, have the chef come to you by selecting “My Place” when booking. Cozymeal chefs and caterers are vetted in person to ensure their standards are met – including requirements for local or national food safety certifications. You select a cooking class, team building, or catering experience, pick your date, and with just a few clicks book and enjoy.

One of Cozymeal’s Philadelphia chef representatives will also be in studio to show and tell us all about what they offer. Chef Renee Weigel from Cozymeal Philadelphia located at 325-41 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA is one of their shining stars from the Drexel UniversityCulinary Arts program. She was just recently highlighted on the Blog Belly of the Pig for her open kitchen at Good Food Flats and she is also involved with LocalStove. We are looking forward to it.

Eric Keiles owner of Silence Dogood’s Tavern will also join the fun. Silence DoGood was Ben Franklin’s pen name. Silence DoGood’s Tavern is all about Philadelphia – local beer, bourbon and even the names of our burgers (like “the Original Jawn”). They have a passion for Philadelphia and it’s reflected throughout. Silence DoGood’s Tavern is also embarking on a new campaign to “do good” in Philadelphia. They’re starting with a campaign to re-paint the steeple at Christ Church, Philadelphia, their neighbor in Old City District/Historic District. Great food and good deeds, sounds like a match made in heaven to us.

Need more? You know this is Small Bites and we pack it in. Looking for a night out? How about dinner and a show? Well you pick where to eat, and we have the perfect setting for you to enjoy a show. Coming in studio will be Nikole Platenecky of Gloucester Catholic Junior Senior. She is joining us to talk about Gloucester Catholic’s live presentation of the Disney classic Beauty and the Beast at Rowan College at Gloucester County in the Fine Arts Center with performances March 15th-17th. The directors are Amy Pinardo and Chris Alongi and musical director John Willy. They are putting on a wonderful show and hope everyone can attend.

Small Bites Radio correspondent Actor John DiRenzo will also be helping in studio with his valuable insight and experience in the culinary world and also be sure to catch him on QVC selling the high quality Copper Chef products.

You say you STILL NEED MORE!!! Don’t forget we still have our regular weekly segments from Courier-Post nightlife correspondent and The New York Times recognized John Howard-Fusco for his news of the week and please remember that John’s book “A Culinary History of Cape May: Salt Oysters, Beach Plums & Cabernet Franc” from Arcadia Publishing The History Press is now available to buy, Chef Barbie Marshall who is a Chef Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen Season 10 finalist and appeared on Season 17 of FOX Hell’s Kitchen #AllStars, and Chef Barbie was named Pennsylvania’s most influential chef by Cooking Light will delight us with her tip of the week, and a joke of the week from legendary joke teller Jackie Martling of The Howard Stern Show fame and Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling with his autobiography “The Joke Man: Bow to Stern” from Post Hill Press with foreword by Artie Lange available to order on Amazon.com. Fat Jack’s BBQ and Bluejeanfood.com hope you will TuneIn worldwide or catch the following day on iTunes or Player FM.

https://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-78/

 

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Jim’s Lunch – Millville, NJ

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Bluejeanfood

Jim’s Lunch – Millville, NJ

This place is retro and in a good way. Very old school feel, decent food, and excellent service. The secret is in the sauce and that was true for both things I had there. Double cheeseburger with everything and Texas Tommy with everything. If in the area, I would definitely go back. Just be aware, they are only open between Columbus Day and Memorial Day so that the staff has the summer season off.

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03-04-18 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Bluejeanfood

03-04-18

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LIVE this Sunday, March 4th at 635pm Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com on Wildfire Radio has another stellar lineup.

We are thrilled to welcome Ali Rosen Gourvitch author of “Bring It! Tried & True Recipes for Potluck and Casual Entertaining by Ali Rosen” from Running Press available for purchase on March 13. Bring It! is the ultimate source for potluck, picnic, or dinner party-worthy dishes that combine simple prep with big taste! Also, Ali is the founder and host of Potluck with Ali, a television show and website dedicated to sharing the best and brightest in food. Potluck airs on NYC Life and its videos have appeared on HuffPost, Edible Magazine, and People. Ali was named as one of Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 for Food & Drink. She has also written for sites including Bon Appétit Magazine, Epicurious, Fodor’s, and Refinery29. Potluck was nominated for an International Emmy Awards as well as two IACP: The International Association of Culinary Professionals awards and Thrillist said Ali had one of the coolest jobs in food (she agrees).

Then we welcome Neha Khullar the author of “Palate Passport”. Neha Khullar is a foodie, coffee addict, sparkly shoe-wearer, and enthusiastic dinner party host. Prior to becoming a cookbook author, Neha Khullar worked on the corporate side of New York City. Fueled by her passion for food and cooking, she set out on a journey to explore culinary traditions around the world. After breaking bread in dozens of places, she learned that food brings people together and creates community regardless of religion, political views, or language; what tastes good can be shared with others. She has spent time with master chefs, street stall cooks, grandmothers, and food lovers all around the world. They have taught her about their favorite local foods and shared the history and stories behind them. Palate Passport is her personal culinary masterpiece created to share this journey with others. She intends to show readers that cooking is fun, it doesn’t have to be intimidating, and if made with love, even an imperfect dish will taste beautiful! Neha has spent three years creating this book in order to thoughtfully coordinate all of its components. The cover was inspired by many people and separate events. After following a particular artist for years, she asked him to create the cover art, loving his style of coloring outside of the lines–a style reminiscent of her story for creating this cookbook. The dominant colors of the cover were inspired by a garden that Neha visited in Marrakech, Morocco. And the name was inspired by a fellow traveler who crossed paths with Neha while also filling her passport with experiences. Every component of this book has a story like the one behind the cover art. Neha is the founder of FoodMoodz, LLC which is an online platform for foodies to share articles on the best eats, chef profiles, recipes, and food trends. Neha is also the founder of Global Foodie Citizen which is a community of foodies located all around the world! The vision for GFC is to offer an invite-only group of foodies who can connect to meet at exclusive restaurants and food experiences around the world.

Have you ever seen Matthew McConaughey’s Dallas Buyers Club, Netflix’s Beasts of No Nation, or Beyoncé‘s Lemonade video? Then you’re already familiar with our next guest’s work on films and television shows as a DGA 1st Assistant Director. Now Mark is ready for you to read his latest project. Mark learned to cook from his Italian mother and grandmother, Nonna Yvelise. From his aunt, he inherited a love of travel. He combined those two passions into his cookbook: “Cooking with Spices – 100 Recipes for Blends, Marinades and Sauces from Around the World” from Rockridge Press with foreword from Martha Foose. Mark wants you to send your taste buds around the world with easy-to-make rubs, blends, sauces, and pastes from Cooking with Spices. Knowing how to balance flavor and spice can transform a dish. But whether you’re looking to liven up what’s already in the refrigerator or trying something new, figuring out just the right blend of spices to use can be intimidating. Cooking with Spices is a comprehensive reference cookbook that explains the regional origins of spices from around the world and gives you easy-to-follow recipes for rubs, pastes, sauces, and blends. Cooking with Spices serves up recipes with a pinch of history to give your taste buds something to talk about. Be sure to follow Mark on social media:

Instagram/Twitter: @markcstevens_

Facebook.com/markcstevensauthor

Coming back to Small Bites is our good friend Chef Hiram Quintana of Lions Den Catering/food Truck who is now taking full control as executive chef once again of a kitchen! He has been working with his good friend Conrad Flynn in beautiful Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania and will be overseeing Encore Fine Food & Spirits in a Beautiful resort town with cool restaurants and concepts. We couldn’t be happier for Chef Hiram!

We also welcome back Donato Marino the owner of D and L Coffee Service Inc. with Lisa Marino. D & L is one of the premier bean to barista providers with award winning espresso and quality machines that they sell and service as well.

Christina Martin CookingtoNourish will be in as well giving Vegan Food tips and other tidbits throughout the show.

Small Bites Radio correspondent Actor John DiRenzo will also be helping in studio with his valuable insight and experience in the culinary world and also be sure to catch him on QVC selling the high quality Copper Chef products.

You say you STILL NEED MORE!!! Don’t forget we still have our regular weekly segments from Courier-Post nightlife correspondent and The New York Times recognized John Howard-Fusco for his news of the week and please remember that John’s book “A Culinary History of Cape May: Salt Oysters, Beach Plums & Cabernet Franc” from Arcadia Publishing The History Press is now available to buy, Chef Barbie Marshall who is a Chef Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen Season 10 finalist and appeared on Season 17 of FOX Hell’s Kitchen #AllStars, and Chef Barbie was named Pennsylvania’s most influential chef by Cooking Light will delight us with her tip of the week, and a joke of the week from legendary joke teller Jackie Martling of The Howard Stern Show fame and Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling with his autobiography “The Joke Man: Bow to Stern” from Post Hill Press with foreword by Artie Lange available to order on Amazon.com. Fat Jack’s BBQ and Bluejeanfood.com hope you will TuneIn worldwide or catch the following day on iTunes or Player FM.

https://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-77/

Last but certainly not least, be sure to stay tuned in to Wildfire Radio as Derek will appearing on “Just Grubbin” show at 8pm on the same channel. Just Grubbin / We’re Justgrubbin is based out of South Jersey/Philly…This is a group of friends’ unique and irreverent takes on food, drinks and whatever else comes to their minds and they have Jawn Appetit coming in as well. Here is link:

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Botto’s Italian Line – Swedesboro, NJ

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Bluejeanfood

Botto’s Italian Line – Swedesboro, NJ

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Really enjoyed my time and meal here. Friendly and efficient staff with reasonable prices. Food was good also! Chicken cutlet with broccoli rabe and sharp provolone with a side of homemade chips.

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