Category Archives: Small Bites Radio

03-05-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

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03-05-07

Wildfire Radio this Sunday March 5th at 635pm Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com is SMOKING!!!!!! We are honored and proud to welcome to our show “THE WINNINGEST MAN IN BBQ” Myron Mixon of Myron Mixon’s Jack’s Old South! Myron Mixon has his own line of smokers with Myron Mixon Smokers and has been a The New York Times Bestselling author 3 times with is most recent book being “Myron Mixon’s BBQ Rules: The Old-School Guide to Smoking Meat” with Kelly Alexander from Abrams Books available on Amazon.com. Myron is also well know for his many hosting roles on tv shows on Destination America such as “BBQ Rules”, “Smoked”, “BBQ Pit Wars”, and “BBQ Pitmasters” with Tuffy Stone of Cool Smoke and Moe Cason of Moe Cason barbecue.

Then we welcome Luke Darnell. Luke won 1st in the world in 2016 at the World Food Championships “BBQ Division” and he is the president of the Mid Atlantic Barbecue Association. To join them is David Marks. Dave is a Franchisee owner of six Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que of America, Inc., the Pitmaster of Wilbur’s Revenge, and the Chief Marketing Officer of Operation BBQ Relief. Add to the mix Sean Keever the owner of Big Guns BBQ and contestant on “BBQ Crawl” with Danielle Bennett of Diva Q on Travel Channel and one of favorite guests on “Small Bites” Tom Bera of Philly Blind Pig BBQ who does monthly specials at David Wilby’s Dawson Street Pub.

STILL NOT ENOUGH YOU SAY!!!! 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 John’s new book “A Culinary History of Cape May: Salt Oysters, Beach Plums & Cabernet Franc” from Arcadia Publishing will be available April 3rd, Chef Barbie Marshall who is a Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen finalist and was named Pennsylvania’s most influential chef by Cooking Light with her tip of the week, and joke of the week from legendary joke teller Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling of The Howard Stern Show fame and Jackie Martling is releasing his autobiography “The Joke Man: Bow to Stern” with foreword by Artie Lange and is available to pre-order on Amazon.com . Fat Jack’s BBQ and Bluejeanfood.com hope you will TuneIn worldwide or catch the following day on iTunes.

We at Small Bites Radio are also thrilled to announce that the sports reporter icon from Comcast SportsNet Leslie Gudel who has joined Crossing Broad as a reporter on the Philadelphia Phillies with her first piece about Howie Kendrick. Leslie Gudel will be following our show on WildfireRadio.com in late March with show called “Inside Corner” live at 8pm at Paddy Whacks Pub – South Street joined by Sportsradio WIP host Glen Macnow talking all things MLB. Glen is already a member of the WildfireRadio.com team as he has another successful show called Bar Talk with Glen Macnow & Joe Sixpack Don Russell and Don is the owner of the recently relaunced Philly Weekly. They are joining another recent addition of Ron Burke and Jason Ashworth on the entertaining “Any Given SportsDay” and their first guest was Philadelphia Eagles alum Randall Cunningham. This to go along with Big Daddy Graham, Ava Graham, Darnell Hicks, Gervase Peterson, and many many other great talents, WildfireRadio.com is the place to go for all your entertainment needs.

http://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-43/

02-12-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

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02-12-17

Another great jam packed show! With the cold weather here and Valentine’s Day around the corner we have everything you need. On the show will be Dr. John Douillard. He is the creator of LifeSpa.com, former Director of Player Development and nutrition advisor for the NBA, author of seven books, has been featured in, First for Women, Woman’s World, Yoga Journal, the Huffington Post and dozens of other publications. His newest book, Eat Wheat: A Scientific and Clinically-Proven Approach to Safely Bringing Wheat and Dairy Back into Your Diet (Morgan James Publishing) is now available nationwide.

Joining us in studio we have Swiss Farms Director of Fresh Food Chef Justin Vignola to talk about the drive-thru market and the beloved 50-year old Delco staple which now offers a solution with car-to-table service of fresh, wholesome dinners. This month, all stores started ‘Drive-Thru Thursday’s’ a family meal deal to take care of their loyal customers’ meal needs. Director of Fresh Food, Chef Justin Vignola created restaurant quality entrees ranging from roasted turkey with mashed potatoes and sautéed green beans to meat lasagna and garlic bread available for a fraction of the price – never mind the time spent shopping, or cooking at home. The best part? You never have to get out of your car.

Also we have Dr Rubina Tahir DC. Dr. Rubina Tahir is the CEO at Rubina Tahir Chiropractic, LLC, a The Huffington Post contributor, Health writer PhillyMan Magazine and Host of MyNEWPhilly show The Rx filmed for MynewPhilly Studio-Page, Health writer for STACK Magazine, and speaker at The Positivity Charge.

Still want more?? Zachary Marcus Cesare Harris is also in studio to chat about his Indiegogo campaign for Evoo4Everyone where their mission is quite simple: bring real extra virgin olive oil to the everyman, with the additional focus on educating the people who could most reap its medicinal benefits. With it being Valentine’s Day he has also written three books on love.

Now it wouldn’t be us, unless we gave you a little bit more love with even more guests this week. So with that being said joining us as well will be blogger of Hafto Eat, Amanda Hafto who is also a contributor for PhillyBite Magazine. She will talk about her coverage of A Valentine’s Day PAWty. What is that?

Panorama’s Valentine’s Day PAWty to Benefit Saved Me Animal Rescue

WHAT: Join Panorama for a Valentine’s Day Pawty with your best canine friend, to benefit Saved Me. Panorama will host an afternoon cocktail party, where guests can celebrate the holiday with their beloved pets. 100% of proceeds from ticket sales will benefit local non-profit Saved Me. Volunteers at Saved Me will set up a doggie lounge and adoption station in the private Stagionne Room. The event will feature a photo booth, party favors and a gourmet dog treat bar presented by Doggie Style Pets.

WHY: Panorama was recently renovated by renowned Philadelphia design firm Marguerite Rodgers Interior Design. The restaurant holds a Guinness World Records for the most wines available by the glass, through it’s custom designed cruvinet. Chef Matthew Gentile joined the team a year ago and revamped the classic Italian dishes with a new modern presentation and preparation. This event will allow guests to enjoy the wine, new décor and new menu, and celebrate the holiday with their pet.

WHERE: Panorama, 14 North Front Street, Old City, in the Penn’s View Hotel.

WHEN: Sunday, February 12, 3:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m.

TICKETS: $45/person. To purchase tickets please call or call 215.922.7800 or visit http://www.pennsviewhotel.com/…/panoramas-valentines-day-pa…

Dress to impress.

MENU: Wine and bites from Executive Chef Matt Gentile

Menu items will include tastes from Chef Gentile’s new menu:

Lobster crespelle with basil hollandaise

Cacio Pepe burrata with aged balsamic

Tuna & olive tartar on house-made sesame semolina toast

Wagyu beef polpeta

Asparagus genovese

And more

Gourmet dog treat bar from Doggie Style Pets

Then to top it all off, 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, Chef Barbie Marshall who is a Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen finalist and was named Pennsylvania’s most influential chef by Cooking Light with her tip of the week, and joke of the week from legendary joke teller Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling of The Howard Stern Show fame and Jackie Martling is releasing his autobiography “The Joke Man: Bow to Stern” with foreword by Artie Lange and is available to pre-order on Amazon.com . Fat Jack’s BBQ who will have VP of operations Kevin Gross join us in studio and Bluejeanfood.com hope you will TuneIn worldwide or catch the following day on iTunes.

http://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-41/

02-05-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

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02-05-17

With the #BigGame happening this Sunday, Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com] on Wildfire Radio is bringing in even bigger talent. To start things off we have Philadelphia’s premier bean to barista provider D and L Coffee Service Inc. owner Donato Marino as special co-host. Don is an award winner in the Philadelphia Mummers Parade and also owner of Terry’s Too a neighborhood favorite in Folcroft, Pennsylvania for adult beverages. We will be LIVE at 635pm and in studio we welcome Chef Hiram Quintana who runs the famed Lions Den Catering/solutions by Chef Hiram Quintana. Chef Hiram is the former owner\operator of the Friendship Farm Market located in Douglasville, Pa which featured local organic foods. He competed in the Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival], Food Network Rooftop Chopped Live Event alongside celebrity Chef Jonathan Scinto and Chef Hiram also recently competed in the World Food Championships in Orange Beach, Alabama in the seafood and burger categories and placed in the Top 20 in the WORLD.

You may say, but I am in the mood for football since the Houston Super Bowl with New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons will be on television. Well don’t you worry, we will also have in studio to talk all things football Coach Nate Jones Jr. of Lawerance Public School. He was named High School Football Coach of the Year by NJ.com High School Sports on NJ.com The Times of Trenton and he is also a “foodie”.

Here is article about Coach Jones

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/…/nate-jones-of-lawrence-is…/

Still not enough? Add to the mix “Around Town on Bluejeanfood.com” Bill Knowles will be coming in studio as well. Then 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, Chef Barbie Marshall who is a Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen finalist and was named Pennsylvania’s most influential chef by Cooking Light with her tip of the week, and joke of the week from legendary joke teller Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling of The Howard Stern Show fame. You can enjoy all of this and still have time to watch Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett perform the Half-time show 🙂 Fat Jack’s BBQ and Bluejeanfood.com hope you will TuneIn worldwide or catch the following day on iTunes.

http://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-40/

01-29-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

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01-29-17

We will be joined by the CEO and Founder of The Taco Truck, Jason Scott. They just opened their first Pennsylvania location at King of Prussia KOP-BID (King of Prussia Business Improvement District) and our very own Actor John DiRenzo was there to give them a try. More info on them here:

http://www.thetacotruck.com/location/king-of-prussia-mall/

Then we have in studio one of South Jersey’s most popular and award winning locations to dine in or buy seafood from that has been open for 76 years, Al Achilles the owner of Grabbe’s Seafood Restaurant and Crab House & New Jersey Shellfish Co. in Westville, New Jersey. They will be talking about why you need to dine there on Fridays for lent, how they have everything you need with ready-assembled clambakes that they will ship to you anywhere in the United States as shown by article from Kevin C. Shelly in the Courier-Post, and they are your one stop shop for CRABS.

http://www.courierpostonline.com/…/…/host-clambake/13387851/

For more info on Grabbe’s and to order seafood from them online click here:

http://www.crabs.net/

We will also have NBC News/NBC Latino recognized Chef Hugo Campos from Philabundance PCK to give us some tips of how we can stay healthy and other information from this amazing organization. Top that all off with our weekly segments from Courier-Post nightlife correspondent and The New York Times recognized John Howard-Fusco, tip from Chef Barbie Marshall who is a Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen finalist and was named Pennsylvania’s most influential chef by Cooking Light, and joke of the week from legendary joke teller Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling of The Howard Stern Show fame who is appearing at The RRazz Room at the Prince Theater this Saturday Jan 28th at 8pm at Prince Theater with Richard Harkaway.

http://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-39/

01-22-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

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We have Food Network contestant of shows Cupcake Wars and Sugar Showdown, Shantan McRae-Thompson who is also the owner of Tans Tasty Cakes. Then we have Chef Kim Malcolm of Burger & Beer Joint at Revolutions at Penn Treaty one Philadelphia’s newest and hottest entertainment complex in Fishtown, Philadelphia and she has also been an contestant on Top Chef, Cutthroat Kitchen, Frankenfood, Guy’s Grocery Games, and The Chew. Joining them will be Michael Cappelli the owner of Pizzeria Cappelli and Cappelli Brothers Cigar Company (211 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA) that has Every Thursday (beginning 1/19/17) from 5p to 8p, the best rated cigar bar in Philadelphia (Yelp & Facebook) will feature special offers for attendees (alternating regularly) looking for a relaxing space to celebrate the end of another successful workday. The kickoff event will feature “no corking fees” for the duration (usually $15 per-bottle, $2 per-beer). Actor John DiRenzo will also be stopping by to talk about the latest events he has attended for Small Bites Radio at Cinder, Dim Sum House, and Square 1682 Restaurant. John is quickly becoming one of Philadelphia’s most well known socialites 😉 as just this past month alone he was featured in Metro US Metro Philly and Philadelphia Style Magazine. Still not enough??? Well don’t forget we will still have our weekly segments from Barbie Marshall who is a Hell’s Kitchen finalist and was named Pennsylvania’s most influential chef by Cooking Light, Courier-Post nightlife correspondent and The New York Times recognized John Howard-Fusco, and joke of the week from legendary joke teller Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling who is appearing at The RRazz Room at the Prince Theater] Jan 28th at 8pm. Fat Jack’s BBQ Kevin Gross who will be in studio and Bluejeanfood.com hope you will TuneIn worldwide or catch the following day on iTunes.

http://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-38/

01-15-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

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01-15-17

This week we welcome Chef Brian Duffy who we all know from Spike Bar Rescue. Well he has partnered with Flying Fish Brewing Company. to create the most environmentally friendly brews and grub at Flying Fish Crafthouse in Brewerytown, Philadelphia.

Then we welcome Denise Cerreta (Founder) and Bob Pearson, Chair and Executive Editor of One World Everybody Eats. One World Everybody Eats (OWEE) is an international nonprofit offering an innovative, pay-what-you-can business model that helps communities alleviate hunger, and is hosting its annual Summit THIS WEEKEND in Philadelphia January 14- 16, 2017. Now in its 8th year, part of The Summit will be hosted by EAT Café, the most recent and Philadelphia-based restaurant to open in the network.
Together, OWEE and EAT Café have created a stellar lineup of speakers for this year¹s summit including:
· Dorothea Bongiovi, program director of the JBJ Soul Kitchen model from Bon Jovi’s Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation , an award winning pay-it-forward community restaurant
· Founder of Turkey Chop in Chicago and a winner of Food Network¹s Guy’s Grocery Games
· Joel Berg Executive Director of Hunger Free America and Author of All You Can Eat: How Hungry is America?
· Joe Garecht, Founder of The Fundraising Authority and a leader in nonprofit fundraising
· Heather Stombaugh, an expert in grant solicitation and stewardship services for nonprofits.

For more info on summit click here
http://www.oneworldeverybodyeats.org/annual-one-world-summ…/

STILL NOT ENOUGH??? Well we will also have Bò Né Vietnamese restaurant Woodbury, New Jersey in studio to talk about how they opened a restaurant and serve some of the best Pho around to make you want to Visit South Jersey. Also, don’t forget we will still have our regular weekly segments from Chef Barbie Marshall who was named Pennsylvania’s most influential Chef by Cooking Light and a Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen finalist, John Howard-Fusco the nightlife correspondent for Courier-Post Gannett and The New York Times recognized, and joke of the week from Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling who is performing in Philly Jan. 28th at The RRazz Room at the Prince Theater. Fat Jack’s BBQ and Bluejeanfood.com hope you will TuneIn worldwide or catch the following day on iTunes.

http://wildfireradio.com/food/small-bites/small-bites-episode-37/

01-08-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

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01-08-17

We will have on The Amazing Kreskin. He is the world renowned mentalist who has shown his showman’s flair, his comedic wit and his mind-reading skills. Over the past six decades, Kreskin has had twenty published books, a television series and his own board game. The Amazing Kreskin has become a part of pop culture and The Amazing Kreskin will appear at Gotham Comedy Club in New York, New York on January 22nd and has even inspired a major motion picture and now he joins us.
Then we have Chef Jeff Gilham in studio. He is the cajun genius behind the line at Riverpark Pub in Gloucester City, NJ trying to make Gloucester Great again and he is doing a fine job at it after gettting 4 stars for his food from Danya Henninger’s recent Courier-Post review which you can read here:
http://www.courierpostonline.com/…/riverpark-pub-…/95490966/
Then we have Isleta Resort & Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico scheduled to call in to talk about what is going on out on the West Coast. If that isn’t enough, as usual we will be joined by Chef Barbie Marshall who was named Pennsylvania most influential by Cooking Light and a finalist on Hell’s Kitchen, the Courier Post nightlife correspondent and The New York Times recognized John Howard-Fusco, and our joke of the week from Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling who is appearing at The RRazz Room at the Prince Theater Prince Theater on Jan 28th at 8pm. Fat Jack’s BBQ and Bluejeanfood.com hope you join us. Be sure to TuneIn worldwide or listen the following day on iTunes.

http://wildfireradio.com/food/small-bites-episode-36/

Antarctica – The 7th Continent

Antarctica – The 7th Continent

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Had an amazing journey in Antarctica. Thank you Quark Expeditions and Penguin Lifelines for the adventure of a lifetime. TBA for when a show regarding the trip will air on Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com. Next up is Havana, Cuba in April to check out Four Points Havana, the food, culture, and landscape of Cuba.

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12-04-16 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

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12-04-16

Have you woke up from your Thanksgiving turkey coma yet? Well its time to talk about food again as Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com on Wildfire Radio is live again at 635pm this Sunday, December 4th. This week we have an AMAZING lineup! P.J.W. Restaurant the company responsible for providing all the wings for the Philadelphia spectacle Wing Bowl stopped with 100 wings for us to enjoy. Not only do they help run that event, but P.J.W. Restaurant Group also has P.J. Whelihan’s Pub & Restaurant, The Pour House, treno pizza bar, The ChopHouse and 20 other restaurants locations to visit and dine. Also, one of the most beloved characters and well known personalites of Wing Bowl Bill El Wingador Simmons El Wingador – Five-time Wing Bowl Champion Bill “El Wingador” Simmons who is having a book released called “Snow on the Barb Wire” about his triumphs and failures in life available to order on Amazon.com and coming with him is Joe Vallee who helped him put this story on paper for the world to read. How could a show about Wing Bowl be complete without #wingettes? Well you are in luck as the 2016 Wingette of the Year Penelope Ford and her friend and fellow Wingette Riley Madison will be coming along, and they are not just a pretty face as they can kick your butt as well as they are both professional wrestlers. Well, we at Small Bites want to kick some butt as well, and we want to kick being hungry right in the gut. So we also have Tricia Yeo of Food Bank of South Jersey coming in studio to talk about how you can eat healthy and help end hunger for others. To top if off, for dessert we will have Jonathan Tammara the President of San Bernardo Ice Cream on the show to chat about some sweet treats that they serve on 75% of all cruise ships worldwide and joke of the week from legendary joke teller Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling. So Fat Jack’s BBQ and Bluejeanfood.com hope you will TuneIn worldwide or get on iTunes.

http://wildfireradio.com/food/small-bites/small-bites-episode-34/

Revolutions Philadelphia Sports Wall of Fame

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(The following is a special series on Bluejeanfood.com written by guest contributing writer and correspondent for “Small Bites Radio” William Knowles. He highlights his passions of trying something new whenever the opportunity presents itself, or possibly something old, but new again since it has been a while. I hope you enjoy his very special perspective that I am sure many of you can relate to. Follow him on his exciting journey “Around Town”)

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“Around Town” has come back around to Revolutions at Penn Treaty, the great new food, drink and entertainment complex opened in Fishtown (right next to the Fillmore, and across from Sugar House Casino).  This time it was for a special event honoring one of Philadelphia’s beloved athletes who is making a difference in his adopted hometown via his efforts through charity.

Revolutions has unveiled a Philadelphia Sports Wall of Fame, located by the Burger and Beer Joint upstairs.  The inaugural inductee is former Flyers great Brian Propp, who played 11 seasons for the orange and black from 1979 to 1990.  A five-time NHL All-Star and five-time Stanley Cup finalist, Propp was a part of history with the 1979-80 Flyers who went unbeaten for a streak of 35 games.  He is second all-time for the franchise in goals scored (behind Bill Barber) and assists (behind Bobby Clarke), and third all-time in points (also behind Clarke and Barber, respectively).  In the 1987 Canada Cup tournament, Propp played on a line with Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, helping to win the championship for Team Canada.

Propp is facing new challenges each day now, since suffering a stroke in the Fall of 2015.  He has made great strides towards recovery, through his treatment at the Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in the city.  Seeking to assist others in need has always been a priority of Brian’s, and since his ongoing struggle became a way of life, he has a renewed purpose to help those who are going through the same scenarios as he.

The event at Revolutions on Black Friday evening was not only to honor Propp as the first inductee to the Sports Wall of Fame, but also to raise money for a scholarship that has been set up to assist fellow stroke and brain injury victims who are recovering at Magee.  Our friends at Randex Communications hosted the event, with President and CEO Randy Alexander serving as master of ceremonies.  WIP radio host and CSN Philly hockey analyst Al Morganti spoke about his longtime friend Propp, from his stellar hockey career to his history of giving back to others.  Brian’s #26 Flyers  jersey was then hung on the wall of Revolutions, to be joined by many other local sports legends in the future.

It was a pleasure to again experience all that Revolutions at Penn Treaty has to offer, and an added treat to see one of my sports heroes up close and in person.  Brian is doing better and better with time, and anyone wishing to help his cause should visit the Brian Propp Helping Hands Project at mageerehab.org.  Happy Holidays to all from “Around Town”…

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