Two Fish BYOB – Haddonfield, NJ

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Bluejeanfood

Two Fish BYOB – Haddonfield, NJ

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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.

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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.

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09-10-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Bluejeanfood

09-10-17

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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.

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Rat’s Restaurant at Grounds For Sculpture – Hamilton, NJ

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Bluejeanfood

Rat’s Restaurant at Grounds For Sculpture – Hamilton, NJ

Chef Ed Crochet oversees Rat’s, a French-focused restaurant famous for its unique setting within the 42-acre Grounds for Sculpture park. We REALLY enjoyed our visit to Grounds for Sculpture and anyone looking for a nice day outdoors and some cool art indoors as well should visit.  The restaurant, Rat’s was conceptually designed to be reminiscent of Claude Monet’s beloved Giverny by sculptor Seward Johnson. It is named after the gregarious character “Ratty,” from Kenneth Grahame’s famed children’s story, The Wind in the Willows. The restaurant patio, noted for its sweeping views and al fresco dining, overlooks a lily pond framed by weeping willows, and the “Monet bridge.”

We had a fabulous meal here. Things started out with their seasonal lemonade which during our visit was Blueberry Lemonade.

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Then things got started with a delicious appetizer of CHARRED WAGYU BEEF with Porcini, Mustard Greens, Rye Crouton that just melted in our mouths.

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To follow-up that tasty treat was an even tastier morsel of FRENCH ONION SOUP with  Croûton, Gruyère that was one of the better versions I have had in a long time.

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Ending the meal was their COQ AU RIESLING with Griggstown Chicken, Bacon Lardon, Oyster Mushroom, Cippolini Onion, Pommes Pureé that was AWESOME. Every bite was more flavorful than the next and was cooked perfectly. I would definitely drive all the way up here again just to dine at Rat’s, but making a day of it combined with Grounds for Sculpture made it a day to be remembered and enjoyed by all in the party. It’s a great time topped by a great meal!

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Case’s Pork Roll – Trenton Thunder – Trenton, NJ

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Bluejeanfood

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Case’s Pork Roll – Trenton Thunder – Trenton, NJ

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On a beautiful Sunday, September 3rd the Trenton Thunder AA affiliate of the New York Yankees hosted the Reading Fightin Phils AA affilate of the Philadelphia Phillies for a doubleheader. My beloved Phils won both games, and while there I enjoyed the Swine Sandwich from the Case’s Pork Roll station. The sandwich was of course Case’s pork roll topped with pulled pork, bacon, and American cheese on a Kaiser roll. It was delicious and the stadium is a great place to watch baseball. Highly recommend a visit and this sandwich. Congrats to the Trenton Thunder on an amazing season and best of luck in the Playoffs.

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08-27-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Bluejeanfood

08-27-17

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Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com on Wildfire Radio returns this Sunday, August 27th at 635pm with a GREAT lineup. We have joining us Chef Gemma Stafford of Gemma Stafford’s Bigger Bolder Baking. Chef Gemma Stafford is on a mission—to create a culinary legion of Bold Bakers of all ages and experience levels who are ready to create amazing baked goods and meals using her game-changing “Bold Baking” recipes and techniques. Born and raised in Ireland, Gemma studied under legendary Chef Darina Allen at the world-famous Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork. She used her new skills to work in kitchens around the world including as a pastry chef at the Michelin-starred restaurant Spruce in San Francisco. Passionate about sharing her Bold Baking style, Gemma created and hosts Bigger Bolder Baking, one of the top baking shows online with millions of fans (“Bold Bakers”) across social media and her website. Her videos have been viewed 100 Million+ times and featured worldwide by Today Show, The Doctors, The Dr. Mehmet OzShow, BuzzFeed Food & Daily Mail. We can’t wait.

Shore season still has a few weeks left, but we have J Mario Chiong the Food & Beverage Manager for Tropicana Atlantic City to remind us that they have many reasons and places to dine ALL year round. He oversees all of Tropicana’s restaurants including Il Verdi, Golden Dynasty, Fiesta Buffet, Seaside Café, Olón , Okatshe, Tango’s, 10 North, Boogie Nights, In-room dining, and Blue Parrot Beach and Pool Bar. To keep you coming to visit Atlantic City, New Jersey to #DoAC they also have coming up soon their second annual Beer and Whiskey Festival October 14th in the Grand Exhibition Center. The festival will showcase over 60 beers including, craft, domestic and imported, in bottle and drafts, as well as 30 whiskeys. Live music from John Eddie and His Dirty Ol’ Band will take the stage from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Tropicana Box Office and through Ticketmaster online or by calling 1-800-745-3000.

Still looking for more places to party? Well we will also be joined by Brauhaus Schmitz. Owners Doug Hager and Kelly Hager combined with Chef Jeremy Nolen put together some of the best parties around the area with Brauhaus Schmitz Oktoberfest Saturday September 16th 2017, 12:00PM – 8:00PM

700 Block of South Street Headhouse District and 23rd Street ArmoryBrauhaus Schmitz 23rd Street Armory Oktoberfest from October 6th-8th. The restaurant also has many reasons to visit daily to go along with their top-notch German food options to enjoy. For more information on the events click below:

https://www.brauhausschmitz.com/events1/

All this typing has me thirsty. Well lucky us, we will talk to Kate Johnston the Sales Director of Virginia Distillery Company. Virginia Distillery Company which is an American Single Malt Whisky distillery located among the Blue Ridge Mountains Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge because Virginia is for Lovers. Their visitors center in Lovingston, Virginia is open 7 days a week for whisky tasting and tours. They recently had a Whiskey Tiki event with a custom made Tiki mug produced by Tiki Diablo at Little Buddy Hideaway near Asbury Park Boardwalk.

Chef Barbie Marshall will talk about her coverage of Dîner en Blanc – Philadelphia at Franklin Square which you read about clicking below:

http://chefbarbie.com/…/08/the-most-colorful-diner-en-blanc/

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 FOXshe will be starring in the newest season of Hell’s Kitchen #AllStarspremiere on September 29th that has Hell’s Kitchen Underground excited, and Chef Barbie 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 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.

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Artic Freeze Creamery – Collingswood, NJ

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Bluejeanfood

Artic Freeze Creamery – Collingswood, NJ

Enjoyed a delicous treat of vanilla ice cream base with fresh strawberries and cheesecake mixed in the ice cream topped with fresh strawberries and whipped. It was yummy and the service was friendly, quick, and atmosphere festive.

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08-13-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Bluejeanfood

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This Sunday, August 13th at 635pm Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com on Wildfire Radio has a great lineup. We welcome International Award Winning magician Greg Frewin. Greg Frewin is currently ranked as The International Grand Champion of Magic, having won every major award offered within the magic community. He has placed first in numerous magic competitions including the IBM – International Brotherhood of Magicians the The Society of American Magicians the Canadian Association of Magicians and the Federation Internationale Society of Magique—widely regarded as the Olympics of magic. His winning streak recently culminated with his win of the Magician of the Year award at the World Magic awards, effectively ranking him as the world’s top illusionist. In his fifteen-year professional career Frewin has performed live all over the world, from Japan to Monte Carlo, cruise ships on the high seas to the Vegas Strip. He currently performs sold out shows at one of the top places when you Visit Niagara, Ontario attractions; the Greg Frewin Theatre and Canada is celebrating Canada’s 150th Anniversary of Confederation. Frewin has also appeared on over 35 television programs including NBC’s World’s Greatest Magic, ABC Television Network’s Champions of Magic and his own three-part CBC Toronto special Magic Man: Home for the Holidays. It is a must see show!!!!

When in the area of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Canada be sure to also stop by Bird Kingdom during your Niagara Falls Tourism. We will talk to Hayley Humphries a Senior Animal Care Supervisor at Bird Kingdom Niagara Falls. At Bird Kingdom be amazed as you enter the World’s Largest Indoor Aviary, where exotic colourful birds fly freely in the multi-level rainforest. Wander on the pathway that begins at the aviary’s top level, taking you behind the magnificent waterfall and down to the jungle floor. Lorikeet Landing provides an unforgettable experience where you can feed and interact with playful lorikeet birds. Within the jungle lies a rare Javanese House from the 1800s, the only of its kind in all of North America. This architectural masterpiece is entirely hand carved solid teak and was incredibly constructed without nails.

All this has me thirsty and hungry. We will also be joined in studio with Chris Dougherty Director of Sales at Downeast Cider House for the Mid Atlantic region. Downeast Cider House was founded by Ross Brockman and Tyler Mosher during their senior year of college. after a considerable amount of time spent on the family orchard, an affinity for farm-fresh apple products was born. meanwhile, at school, the guys could always be found studying. whether it was deep into a weekend night, weds/thur specials at the local library, or perhaps a casual “sunday fun-day study-day,” the fellas were relentlessly toiling away, focused primarily on the classic works of professor busch and his famous theories on the smooth-cold continuum, copper-top revision. Where others have used juice from concentrate, “natural flavorings,” “essences,” artificial sweeteners, and an endless list of excuses, downeast cider house has a firmly established policy of NO SHORTCUTS. no matter the cost to them, they are fully committed to using only fresh-pressed juices and pure, natural ingredients in our cider. when it comes to flavor, there’s no substitute for the best, and that’s what they stand by: simple, honest, authentic. Not to be overlooked, Tom Bera of Philly Blind Pig BBQ will be in studio as well and who knows what delicious food he will be bringing us to try this time.

Then to have us want to get away again, we have Vanessa Rivers of Surf with Vanessa and Glitter&Mud Travel and Rebecca van Dijk of Becky van Dijk Travel the founders of We Are Travel Girls. We Are Travel Girls as the go to site for travel tips, travel quotes and female travel inspiration for any travel articles that you may be working on! It was founded in June 2016 with the dream of creating a top travel site to help promote female travel bloggers, share travel tips and stories, and connect female travelers around the globe. They accept submissions from female travellers and publish 5 stories per week, hold monthly We Are Travel Girls Meet Ups in different cities around the world, publish monthly interviews featuring inspirational women, and we feature thousands of female travel girls from around the globe on our very popular Instagram page WeAreTravelGirls.

This Sunday will also be the in studio debut of Chef Christina Martin of Cooking To Nourish and the recent Nourish on the Go #Vegan mobile cart. Chef Christina has joined Small Bites 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.

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 premiere on September 29th that has Hell’s Kitchen Underground excited, and Chef Barbie 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 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.

Also, fyi John Howard-Fusco’s book Culinary History of Cape May was spotlighted this week by Renee Winkler in CPSJ and there are only a few tickets left to see Jackie Martling at Kennett Flash performing with Richard Harkaway at 8pm on Saturday, August 19th at Kennett Flash in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania so be sure to get them while they last!

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Chickie’s & Pete’s at Tropicana Casino & Resort – Atlantic City, NJ

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Bluejeanfood

Chickie’s & Pete’s at Tropicana Casino & Resort – Atlantic City, NJ

Located right on the boardwalk to enjoy cool ocean breezes and breath in the salt air while dining on the boardwalk sits Chickie’s & Pete’s at Tropicana Casino & Resort. I had their shellfish chowder soup, Famous CrabFries, and crab cakes.

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08-06-17 Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Bluejeanfood

08-06-17

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Craving your weekly fix of Small Bites with Glenn Gross and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com on Wildfire Radio? Don’t fret my friend because this Sunday, August 6th at 635pm we have a great show lineup for you. Joining us in studio will be #Chef Ed Crochet of Rat’s Restaurant at Grounds For Sculpture. Philadelphia’s renowned Starr Events is pleased to announce that Ed Crochet has been named Executive Chef at Rat’s Restaurant at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. Crochet will also oversee all of Grounds For Sculpture’s food services in his new role.

A graduate of L’Academie de Cuisine Culinary School, Crochet worked in the kitchens of Tom Colicchio’s Crafted Hospitality before joining the Starr Restaurants team at Storico at the New-York Historical Society. He brings his vast culinary experience to Rat’s, a French-focused restaurant famous for its unique setting within the 42-acre sculpture park. Rat’s was conceptually designed to be reminiscent of Claude Monet’s beloved Giverny by sculptor Seward Johnson. It is named after the gregarious character “Ratty,” from Kenneth Grahame’s famed children’s story, The Wind in the Willows. The restaurant patio, noted for its sweeping views and al fresco dining, overlooks a lily pond framed by weeping willows, and the “Monet bridge.”

Chef Crochet’s quickly rose through the ranks from line cook to sous chef, executive sous chef, chef de cuisine, and finally to Executive Chef. His strong kitchen management skills and leadership have been perfected at renowned New York City cultural landmarks, including Carnegie Hall and Citadel. Today, Ed looks to Italy for cooking inspiration. He travels there frequently to inspire his use of hyper-seasonal ingredients and simple executions of his vegetable-forward dishes. Wow, we can’t wait.

Then we welcome Job Itzkowitz the Executive Director of Old City District in studio to talk about Old City Eats Thursday Specials. Old City, Philadelphia showcases its thriving dining scene with the return of #OldCityEats! Old City Eats kicked off Thursday, June 15 and runs every Thursday through August 31, 2017 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Thirty participating restaurants and bars will offer at least one half-priced appetizer and at least one $4 beer featuring Penn Beer and one $5 cocktail featuring Faber Easy Drinking Liquors. Old City Eats offerings are designed to appeal to neighborhood locals, to business people looking to enjoy sips with their co-workers, and to visiting tourists exploring America’s most historic square mile. This year, Old City Eats is sponsored by Penn Beer Sales & Service and Faber Easy Drinking Liquors.

Also joining us is Chef Deepa Thomas. Chef Deepa will talk to us about her new book “Deepa’s Secrets: Slow Carb New Indian Cuisine” from Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. Publishing, Inc. and all proceeds from the book will go to FoodCorps. The book is a journey from old traditions to modern Indian cooking with deliciously simple and gut-healing recipes that leave you feeling fulfilled—rather than full. We can’t wait!

Actor John DiRenzo will also be helping in studio with his valuable insight and experience in the culinary world.

John will also talk about his recent Facebook Live fireside chat this past Wednesday, August 2nd at 10am with Chef Rosario Del Nero the VP of Culinary and founding chef of Bertucci’s. We hpe you tuned in for some great conversation and delicious food being cooked. If you missed it, click link below at the end of this post to watch.

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 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 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.

Also, fyi there are only a few tickets left to see Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling at The Kennett Flash performing with Richard Harkaway at 8pm on Saturday, August 19th at Kennett Flash in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania so be sure to get them while they last!

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Sarcones Deli – Philadelphia, PA – Out of business now

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Bluejeanfood

Sarcones Deli – Philadelphia, PA -Now Closed

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I don’t know how you could go wrong with Sarcones amazing rolls. I ordered the
Chicken Italian sandwich which is – chicken cutlet, spinach, sharp provolone. VERY GOOD!!!! Take out only.

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