The Square Meal – Oaklyn, NJ
I enjoyed Jerk Chicken Breast, with roasted broccoli, and Salt and Pepper purple potatoes. Service was very friendly, efficient, and prices are reasonable. Will go back for sure to try their other offerings.
10-08-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com
10-08-17
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This Sunday, October 8th at 635pm Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com on Wildfire Radioreturns with another stellar lineup! We start out thinking about the tastes of Italy. When you think of Italy you probably think about pasta and we are joined by Marie Dobson the Senior Brand Manager of San Giorgio Pasta. For a young Italian immigrant named Girolamo Guerrisi, it would only take two years of working modest jobs in America before finding his footing. In 1914, Guerrisi took over the Keystone Macaroni Company, a one-man operation in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, from an elderly macaroni maker anxious to retire and transformed it into one of the most recognizable names in pasta, San Giorgio. In addition to classic white pasta, they also produce: gluten-free pasta, organic pasta, whole wheat pasta, noodles, high fiber pasta, veggie pasta, ancient grains pasta and reduced calorie pasta. They also did #SanGiorgio4Goodwhere for every purchase of San Giorgio pasta they donated one serving of pasta, up to 2 million servings total nationally, to a food bank in your area. Then in response to consumers’ desire to make more informed choices about whether to eat foods which are made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), San Giorgio has earned Non-GMO Project Verification on some their most popular pasta products. We bet a good Italian coffee or espresso from Donato Marino’s D and L Coffee Service Inc. would be the perfect accompaniment to a San Giorgio meal. Mangia everyone!
Keeping our thoughts around the Mediterranean area, we welcome Diane Kochilas, an award-winning cookbook author, television personality, consulting chef, teacher, and one of the world’s foremost authorities on Greek cuisine. Diane launched a delectable cooking program – “My Greek Table With Diane Kochilas” (www.DianeKochilas.com) that premiered October 4th on public television stations across the country (check local listings) with 13 amazing episodes. The series takes viewers to the source, as Kochilas Diane introduces the stunning vistas, fabulous food, easy, nutritious recipes, and the unmatched hospitality Greece is known for worldwide. To celebrate the launch of the television series, St. Martin’s Presswill re-release Diane’s first book The Food and Wine of Greece. What a joy!
Getting closer to home in Philly, sometimes you may feel a little crabby, and now Luke Holden and Ben Conniff the co-founders of Luke’s Lobster want you to claw your way into some delicious lobster, or crab and shrimp. Luke’s Lobster opened a new shack in Philadelphia’s Market East this July which is their second in Philly joining Luke’s Lobster; a haven for residents and visitors alike to enjoy the highest-quality sustainable, traceable seafood in a rustic environment that evokes the Maine Coast. The vision of Maine native and one-time lobsterman Luke Holden, Luke’s Lobster is a cozy seafood shack committed to serving simple dishes highlighting superior ingredients — including lobster rolls, crab rolls, shrimp rolls, clam chowder, lobster bisque, salads, slaw and more. From ocean to plate, Luke’s handles every step of the supply chain to ensure that only exceptionally fresh seafood is ever served. Luke’s Lobster has already been hailed as the “best lobster roll in Philadelphia.”
Joining us in studio is someone else who is having a grand opening soon in Center City Philadelphia. That would be Chef Robert Bennett who in February 2018 is opening up a 4,000 sq ft bakery at 16th and JFK in Suburban Station. Chef Robert Bennett joined Classic Cake in December 2005 as Executive Chef. In this role, Robert is the creative driving force behind the company’s product offerings and introduces unique, customized breads and desserts to the commercial market. Robert’s oversight also involves the daily operations of the bakery and is responsible for ensuring the company’s high quality product and service standards. For over 30 years, Robert Bennett has shared his passion for cooking through his work as a creative chef, teacher and owner. Most recently Chef Bennett has appeared on QVC here in the U.S. 5 times selling Classic Cake’s pastries and traveled to Seoul, Korea for several appearances on the CJO Shopping Network selling Classic’s own Philadelphia cheesecakes. Locally, Robert donates his time and dessert specialties to more than 30 charities each year.
Then also taking place in Philly at the DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Center City is Philadelphia, PA – The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show, America’s largest interactive comedy murder mystery dinner show and we will have in studio Ian Beutler the Director of Dinner Detective Philadelphia to talk or maybe murder us. Legendary writer and producer David E. Kelley (Boston Legal, Ally McBeal, LA Law) taught founder of The Dinner Detective Scott O’Brien how to write. Then in 2014, O’Brien created America’s largest interactive murder mystery dinner theater, The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, which currently boasts packed houses in 25 states, and redefines what the standard should be for 2017’s true theater lover. During a four-course meal, cast members engage with the audience, forcing them to toil together to discover clues and solve murders based on actual, real-world cold cases. What else is new beyond a thrilling, true-stories-based script? For starters, hidden amongst diners are cast members who blend in seamlessly, deceiving the audience into questioning anything and everything. It’s impossible to tell who is who and what is what – and it makes for a maddening great time, without a single second of lag. It’s a great night out and you should attend one of these dinners. Save 10% off your tickets by entering code “SmallBites” at checkout!
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 new 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 KitchenSeason 10 finalist and appears 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 recent 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.
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Under the Moon Cafe – Bordentown, NJ
Under the Moon Cafe – Bordentown, NJ
Really enjoyed my visit here. From the ambiance, service, and food everything was top-notch. It has been a long time since I’ve visited Bordentown, New Jersey and after dining here I will have to come back frequently now.
Here is the list of delicious foods.
Octopus grilled, with potatoes, and dashed with lemon – one of the better octopus dishes around
Palacios Chorizo cooked with Brandy and onions – REALLY Tasty!
Manchego cheese with asian pear, Lavender honey – So light yet so yummy
Meatloaf Argentinian style wrapped in bacon and stuffed with mozzarella egg and roasted red peppers – Many different layers of flavor that worked well together
10-01-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com
10-01-17
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LIVE on Sunday, October 1st at 635pm Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com on Wildfire Radio has a great lineup. So you think yoga is relaxing and stress-free? Well you don’t know the half of it. We are thrilled to welcome Sophie Aaronson Jaffe who is a certified raw food chef, accomplished yoga teacher and health and wellness expert with a successful superfood company Philosophie. Sophie Jaffe is also a mom, juggling an increasingly hectic schedule with two young boys, a busy husband and an ever-growing business. She also has partnerships with brands like SHAPE and Free People and a number of celebrity clients who she has cooked for and helped create wellness programs for such as George Clooney, Stacy Keibler and Gerard Butler. She is also one of the top yoga instructors in the fiercely competitive and bustling yoga scene on the Westside of Los Angeles. Sophie is part of a new show where the competitive yoga scene has spawned a new Z Living original series called “Yoga Girls” and these Yoga Girls put the “Om” in “OMG,” as this new ensemble docu-soap follows an elite group of yoga instructors on the “Westside” – LA’s hottest new yoga scene – as they compete to build their client rosters, and leverage their increasing fame and popularity. At the epicenter of the beautiful, the fit, and the fiercely competitive exists a polarizing divide between yoga “traditionalists” and a new generation of social media-driven brand-builders. Yoga Girls reveals a never-before-seen side of yoga in a cutthroat city where the practice can sometimes lead to kicking some serious “asana.” Produced by Charlie Ebersol’s The Company, Yoga Girls premiered Sunday, September 24th at 8 p.m. ET on Z Living so be sure to tune in and catch the other Yoga Girls Caley Joyner, Elise Joan of Elise Joan Fitness.com, Jackie Smythe of Sisterhood of the Traveling Mats.com, Koya Webb with her patented “Get Loved Up” program, Calvin Corzine Yoga, Jesse Schein a senior teacher at Santa Monica’s famed YogaWorks, Vytas Baskauskas, and Sadie Nardini with groundbreaking app “Sadie Nardini’s Ultimate Yoga”.
All that competition has triggered our sweet tooth, and this week in studio Small Bites Radio is sweeter than ever. We welcome Al DiBartolo the owner of DiBartolo Bakery in Collingswood, New Jersey which has been in business since 1969. Started by his father and grandfather and the bakery has grown to be a staple serving south jersey ever since. They do about 30 wedding cakes a week and hundreds of birthdays a month. In 2013 the bakery was featured on Food Network show “Save My Bakery” with renowned Cake Maestro Kerry Vincent and Al has been on Food Network show Halloween Wars which he was on the winning team, and he has also appeared on TLC Season 4 The Next Great Baker.
Still craving sweets? Lucky us we will also be joined by Kat Connor and Lindzi Shanks the co-founders of XO Marshmallow. The goal of XO Marshmallow is to bring the nostalgia of sipping cocoa with s’mallows, or roasting s’mores by the campfire, into the 21st century with a modern twist! They want to take this fluffy, adorable treat and elevate it. They use premium ingredients to develop innovative flavors–from classic Vanilla Bean to Champagne. Their s’mallows are the perfect size to snack on alone, share with others, or use to create a fun and creative dish! Each small batch of gourmet marshmallows is hand crafted with care to ensure consistent quality for marshmallow lovers of all ages. XO Marshmallow Cafe opened July 2017, recently received over 2K orders for their September marshmallow of the month, #butterbeer, all marshmallows are still handmade, and has over 10 flavors of marshmallows are available at any given time. Sounds delicious!
In studio as well will be Chef Christina Martin of Cooking To Nourish and Nourish on the Go #Vegan mobile cart to give us Vegan Recipes News and why to Eat Drink Vegan.
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 new 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 recent 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.
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Runway Cafe – Lumberton, NJ
Runway Cafe – Lumberton, NJ
Situated at the South Regional Airport and across from the really nice Air Victory Museum sits the Runway cafe. Very cozy, friendly service. I had grilled chicken, with roasted red peppers, provolone cheese, with a pesto spread on a Panini with a small bag of chips and a pickle.
09-24-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com
09-24-17
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Last week Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com on Wildfire Radio was all about #BBQ smoke. Well this week we’re all the the FIRE! Live this Sunday, September 24th, at 635pm get ready as FOX Televison’s #Chef Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen #AllStars is premiering Friday, September 29th at 8/7c and in studio we welcome Chef Barbie Marshall and Chef Milly Medley to talk about why this is going to be the best season to watch EVER. I’m sure you all know who we will rooting for. If you can’t take the heat, you’ll just have to get out of the kitchen 🔥🔥🔥 Fyi, Chef Barbie’s viewing party will be held at Caesars Entertainment Caesars Palace Caesars Atlantic City Hotel & Casino Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill at Caesar’s Palace.
Then if you need a little fire to get your self fit and burn 🔥off those calories, we have Amanda Russell the perfect person to do just that joining us. Amanda has built one of the fastest growing fitness and lifestyle channels on YouTube with more than 6.2 million views. Google named her one of the ‘Next Top Fitness Trainers’ for her fitness site Fit Strong and Sexy. Amanda has an MBA, is a marketing strategist, a professor of Marketing at UCLA, an entrepreneur, and an influencer expert. She is co-author of the upcoming book, Influencer Code: The Insider’s Guide to Becoming an Influencers and Making Influencer Marketing Actually Work, Amanda demystifies the influencer marketing phenomenon and places the power back in the hands of marketers. She has partnered and consulted with brands such as Under Armour, 24 Hour Fitness, Target, L’Oréal USA, Chobani and more and has been featured in Woman’s Health Magazine, Cosmopolitan, PopSugar Fitness, and more! Last but not least, Amanda has a GREAT special as she is offering one month VIP membership to her online fitness platform, FitSrongandSexy.com. Use code RTS28 at checkout. How you feel inside and out, has a positive trickling effect on every aspect of your life, and your subconscious energy is felt by everyone who encounters you. Get your FREE Membership or FREE Report: Influence: It’s a marathon. Not a sprint by clicking link below:
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To quench that fire of adult beverages and delicious food, we also have joining us in studio Michael Sultan and Angela Ficco to talk about their new project by 33rd Street Hospitality at Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company’s The Borough Brewhouse and how the partnership began.
To help sooth the fire for something sweet, we also have coming on to talk to us, Jennifer Cue the CEO of the Seattle-based Jones Soda craft beverage company. In 2012 Jennifer took over as CEO of Jones Soda. The company was in a downward spiral. Under her leadership, the company became lean, focused and back in the black. In 2016, the company once again became profitable. This was in large part due to unique new products and partnerships. One new product introduced this year was Lemoncocco. It’s available in several US markets and was introduced in NYC this summer! Jones Soda is more popular than ever with even more great flavors in the works.
Then with a fire to want school children to learn how to eat better we are joined by Stephen Ritz author of “THE POWER OF A PLANT: A Teacher’s Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools” from Rodale Press. In The Power of a Plant, globally acclaimed teacher and self-proclaimed CEO (Chief Eternal Optimist) Stephen Ritz shows you how, in one of the nation’s poorest communities, his students thrive in school and in life by growing, cooking, eating, and sharing the bounty of their green classroom.
Actor John DiRenzo will also be helping in studio with his valuable insight and experience in the culinary world.
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 new 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 also appears 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 recent autobiography “The Joke Man: Bow to Stern” from Post Hill Press with foreword by Artie Lange and is 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.
Click to listen http://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-63/
Reggae Grill – Camden, NJ
Reggae Grill – Camden, NJ
Delicous Jerk Chicken with rice and peas and cabbage. All the food was very good, decent prices, service was top notch, and will certainly be back
09-17-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com
09-17-17
Click to listen http://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-62/
Click to listen http://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-62/
It’s not only “Can you smell with Dwayne The Rock Johnson is Cooking” but Can you smell all the BBQ Smoke this Sunday, September 17th at 635pm on Wildfire Radio as Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com returns with another BBQ themed show. We are thrilled to welcome BBQ’er extraordinaire BBQ Pitmasters Tuffy Stone. Tuffy Stone is a classically trained French chef, television personality and accomplished pitmaster who can be considered the most successful guy on the competitive barbecue circuit over the last few years. He is a judge and host on the Destination America reality television show BBQ Pitmasters since 2009. Tuffy is the head cook on the team Cool Smoke and co-owns four Q Barbeque restaurants in Richmond, Virginia. He recently opened a fifth restaurant, Rancho T. Before his success on the competition barbecue scene, Tuffy was best known as one of the premiere caterers in Virginia as the co-owner and proprietor of A Sharper Palate Catering & Events, a top rated catering and events firm in Richmond. He has earned Grand Champion titles in nearly every major barbecue competition on the circuit. In 2013 Stone took home two World Champion titles while only cooking eight contests and he followed up in 2014 with another World Championship title, winning the American Royal Association. That year he also won 1st Runner Up at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Barbecue Cook Off World Championship, and took 2nd place in ribs at Memphis in May International Festival. Tuffy has won contests all over the country, including back to back wins at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue, Grand Champion at 2013 Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey World Championship Barbecue Invitational, and First Place in Whole Shoulder at the 2010 Memphis in May World Championship to name a few. Most recently, Tuffy took home the top prize in competition barbecue, winning Grand Champion at the 2015 Kingsford Charcoal Invitational. We can’t wait!
Also appearing on the show is another expert in the BBQ world, SandyFulton/Porkanizer. Sandy Fulton is the BBQ Competition Organizer, Secretary for the Board of Directors, and Chairperson on the Sanctioning and Banquet Committees for The Kansas City Barbeque Society. KCBS organizes and runs some of the biggest and best events on the BBQ circuit WORLDWIDE!
Our good friend Tom Bera the Pitmaster for Philly Blind Pig BBQ will also be joining us in studio, and we can’t wait to see what delicious treats he has for us. Tom is also good friends with the Just Grubbin crew who premieres on Wildfire Radio this Sunday at 8pm following our show, so I am sure they will be peeking in studio and praying there are some leftovers.
We will also be joined by Jessica Clegg and Jason R Sturgeon. They are running the Made on American Street 2017: BBQ & Homebrew Fest on Oct. 15th in Fishtown, Philadelphia. Jessica is the organizer and Jason is the President of the Philadelphia Homebrew Club. Oh, boy that sounds tasty and like I street I want to live on and an event that’s good time to attend.
Where there is fire, their must be smoke, so obviously things are still smoking! Bringing even more tasty BBQ treats will be, Tim Monk an amateur BBQ enthusiast who runs @MONKMAN’S BBQ and will talk what it is like to have BBQ as a hobby. We can’t wait to try the food!
Actor John DiRenzo will also be helping in studio with his valuable insight and experience in the culinary world.
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 new 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 RamsayHell’s Kitchen Season 10 finalist, just announced by FOX she will be starring in the newest season of Hell’s Kitchen #AllStars premiering on September 29th that has Hell’s Kitchen Underground excited, 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 is releasing his autobiography “The Joke Man: Bow to Stern” from Post Hill Press 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 or Player FM.
Click to listen http://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-62/
Two Fish BYOB – Haddonfield, NJ
Two Fish BYOB – Haddonfield, NJ
Sometimes hype is a bad thing. It builds suspense. It makes you wonder. You anticipate greatness. Well Two Fish BYOB in Haddonfield, NJ has been earning quite the following and press accolades. Just yesterday they were named by USA Today Network as one of the Best Restaurants in New Jersey and where you need to eat NOW. They are on the best of list on OpenTable, Yelp, and also mentioned with raving reviews in many newspapers and online mediums. That’s a quite a title to live up to with just a tad bit of pressure, and a lot of hype. Sounds like a job for the Hype Bros, Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder. Ok, maybe not since this is about food and not a WWE wrestling match, but you get the gist.
I would give you my two cents, but Two Fish BYOB had me beat with their penny covered bathroom floor which was pretty cool to see, so I’ll tell you this. Two Fish BYOB is damn good, great service, very intimate, and somewhere you certainly should be dining if you like a nice night out with a delicious dinner. They are somewhat new and have a VERY small menu, but I heard they change the menu regularly to keep it fresh. Chef Mike Stollenwerk has a recipe for success and currently people really enjoy his current recipe including myself. I will certainly be back and hope the recipe just continues to impress and grow seasonally.
Pictured: Shellfish Soup with spiced coconut broth, crab, manilla clam, and butternut squash, as well as entree of Skate Wing with parsley spatzle, celery root, liik, and clam nage.
09-10-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com
09-10-17
Click to listen http://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-61/
This Sunday, September 10th, the Philadelphia Eagles 2018 NFL season is kicking off and the hometown team is currently in 1st Place 😉 and SB is back LIVE this Sunday, September 10th at 635pm on WF and just like Hank Williams Jr. sings, we hope you all are READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL, a Sunday night party! We have joining us Coach Dick Vermeil who took the Eagles to the Super Bowl in 1980 with the memorable team of Ron Jaworski, Ken Dunek, and Harold Carmichael. Coach Vermeil also had the St. Louis Rams win their first and only Super Bowl and he also inducted in the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. Coach Vermeil comes from a rich wine legacy — and has embarked on a second career as a winemaker. Coach Vermeil’s great grandfather on his mother’s side owned a vineyard, and his paternal great grandfather used the grapes to make wine at home for the family. Coach Vermeil turned his hobby of winemaking into a thriving business. Today, Vermeil sources fruit from that same vineyard and manages Vermeil Wines in the heart of Napa Valley.
Joining Coach Vermeil on our program will be celebrity Chef Chef Sylva Senat who is known for running kitchens with high-quality ingredients, key flavor combinations and exceptional technique. After a star turn on Bravo’s “Top Chef,” his latest restaurant Maison 208 with builder Herb Reid III, opened in Washington Square last spring to stellar reviews as well as overseeing Dos Tacos. They are both on to talk about Philly Pours event which will benefit RHD’s Children’s Services, a diverse continuum of effective and therapeutic services that have helped thousands of children and their families achieve their behavioral and educational goals. Now in its second year, Philly Pours takes place on Friday, September 22nd at 6:00 pm at the Fretz Showroom in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The event features five dining experiences pairing Vermeil Wines with a menu specially curated by Chef Sylva Senat. An exclusive VIP event with Coach Vermeil and Chef Sylva will also take place. Additional information can be found on the Philly Pours website:
http://phillypours.com/philly-pours/
That is alone is enough for some shows, but this is Small Bites and we took a week off so we are going to work even harder this week. So also joining us will be Ed Herr the President and CEO of Herr Food Inc. Ed Herr grew up in the snack food business and aspired early on to dedicate his professional career to advancing Herr Foods Inc. As President, Ed’s responsibilities range from general administration of the $250 million family business, including sales, marketing and manufacturing, to management of fleet, farms and properties. He also oversees the company’s activities in the areas of charitable giving and community and corporate relations.
Ed has a life-long devotion to his community, which he has demonstrated through active service. He serves on the boards of a number of organizations. Locally these include: Oxford Mainstreet Inc., the Oxford Senior Center, and the Lighthouse Youth Center. In 2009, Ed helped to found a local faith community, SILO – Serving, Inspiring, Loving Others, and currently serves on the Leadership Team. Ed also serves on the board of the Navigators Church Discipleship Ministry headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado and the board of New York City Relief. His greatest gift is making our favorite snack Herr’s Sour Cream & Onion which is a must for any school lunch or football party. We can’t wait to talk to him and this amazing company with delicious snacks for any occasion and how when you combine a signature Philly flavor with a popular summer snack you get a crabby stroke of snacking genius. For Herr’s, that’s exactly what happened when Chickie’s & Pete’s whipped up a few hundred servings of kettle corn dusted with its signature crab seasoning and sold it in a limited batch to hungry crowds at Penn’s Landing and Wildwood Boardwalk. The success of the snack inspired Herr’s to partner with the Philly brand to turn the snack into its new Chickie’s & Pete’s Sweet and Crabby Kettle Corn.
Then we have joining us to celebrate their 25th anniversary is Francis Schott and Mark Pascal the owners of Stage Left Steak: A Contemporary American Steakhouse
& StageLeftWineShop.com in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Restaurateurs Francis Schott and Mark Pascal operate two of New Jersey’s most storied restaurants. Stage Left Steak — celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2017 — which is famous for its wood-grilled steaks, award-winning wine list and pioneering cocktail program, and has been an incubator for many of the NY region’s top chefs and mixologists. Serving Brooklyn-Italian style fare, Catherine Lombardi opened in 2005, paying homage to the cooking of Mark’s grandmother. Executive Chef James (J.R.) Belt presides over both kitchens. Ricky Stevens is Chef de Cuisine of Stage Left Steak. Schott and Pascal bonded over their shared love of food and drink upon meeting at Rutgers. For more than 8 years, the duo hosted the podcast, The Restaurant Guys, chatting with esteemed culinary guests from Gael Greene and John Mariani to Ruth Reichl and Chefs Eric Ripert and Grant Achatz. It’s going to fun to chat with them.
Someone who is going to enjoy the show and will be in studio as well is Lauren Biddle the Founder of the blog Just Grubbin. They are not professional chefs or anything like that, just a group of friends that absolutely love food. So they decided to start a blog and document their food adventures. You can find out more about them at:
https://justgrubbin.com/
Tired yet? Well pick yourself up, because we also have joining us Wil Levins the President of the Gloucester City Democrat Club looking to make Gloucester Great. What does he think of Hillary Clinton putting the blame on Bernie Sanders in her new Hillary Rodham Clinton Books #WhatHappened? More importantly though, what will politics look like in the future? He will also want to talk about the Gloucester City Democratic Club comedy night fundraiser on Friday October 27th. Sounds like you better get the popcorn ready, I hope Herr’s has some more of that Crabby Kettle Corn for us.
Actor John DiRenzo will also be helping in studio with his valuable insight and experience in the culinary world.
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 new 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, just announced by FOX she will be starring in the newest season of Hell’s Kitchen #AllStars premiering on September 29th that has Hell’s Kitchen Underground excited, 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 is releasing his autobiography “The Joke Man: Bow to Stern” from Post Hill Press 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 or Player FM.
Click to listen http://wildfireradio.com/small-bites-episode-61/
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