Episode 149

Small Bites Radio

Show SO BIG #SmallBitesRadio this week will be a 2-hour spectacular event! D and L Coffee Service Inc. presents Small Bites Radio the #1 listed “Food Radio show Philadelphia” and #1 listed “Food Radio show South Jersey”. Small Bites on Wildfire Radio returns this Sunday, June 13th at 635pm EST with a fantastic lineup! #SmallBitesRadio has been named #14 out of the Top 30 Best Hospitality Shows on the planet for 2020 and 2021 as well as being named #23 Top Philadelphia Lifestyle Influencer in 2021. Gianna Simone, the host of the healthy plant-based living Amazon Prime Video/YouTube series “Love, Gianna,” and just released her vegan cookbook “Plant Love” with best friend & actress Andrea Logan and both of them will be joining us. In Amazon’s “Love, Gianna,” Actress Gianna Simone explores the many benefits of Veganism. In the highly anticipated new season premiering this month, Gianna interviews world-renowned doctors, sports stars, experts, and more in the field of plant-based nutrition. She features some of the world’s top plant-based athletes who are defying stereotypes, breaking world records, winning Olympic medals, and inspiring us to all go plant-based. In addition, this new season features the latest and greatest advice from the world’s sharpest minds in plant-based nutrition and advocacy. Gianna and her guests share where vegans actually get their protein, the connection between animal proteins, heart disease, and cancer, and how to heal from the inside out through our diet. Gianna teamed up with actor and best friend Andrea Logan to release their new plant-based cookbook, “Plant Love.” With heart disease as the nation's #1 cause of death and a whole food plant-based diet being able to prevent and reverse it, Gianna is working to send a message to the world that there is a brighter future. For co-author Andrea, “Plant Love” was created in a time of juggling single motherhood, homeschooling 3 children during Covid, and healing from a divorce. With her over 230,000 followers on Instagram, Andrea wanted to take this opportunity to be the strongest she could for herself and her children by diving into Plant Love to help heal and inspire others. Everyone who knows me knows that Stroopwafels are one of my all-time favorite snacks and used to have them delivered to me directly from the Netherlands. With more people understanding these delicious treats need to be enjoyed by everyone we will talk to Stroopwafel company Finger Licking Dutch Founders John Bronson, former NFL player for the Arizona Cardinals and his wife Femke Veelenturf with their company based in Philadelphia, PA. On one of their first dates, she gave John Bronson a traditional Dutch food package with stroopwafels in it, and the rest as you would say is history. Currently, Finger Licking Dutch Stroopwafels produces and imports their authentic Dutch stroopwafels (Camel Waffle Cookies) directly from The Netherlands to the U.S and other countries. Finger Licking Dutch is currently being featured on the popular retail television channel, HSN, Zulily and can be found in T.J.Maxx and over 1500 retail locations nationwide. Chef Rene Johnson of Blackberry Soul, a pioneer of healthier and vegan southern-style soul food has decided to chat with us as well. From Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to author and activist Dr. Cornel West, actor Danny Glover, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and California Governor Gavin Newsom; Chef Rene Johnson’s signature healthy southern-inspired comfort foods have fed guests at countless exclusive soirees from Washington to Hollywood. On a mission to make southern-inspired soul food favorites more heart healthy, Rene took her grandmother’s amazing recipes, removing much of the harmful fats and pork, and she began whipping up healthier versions of old-style favorites, leading to her 20 year reign as the most in-demand soul food chef for A-list soirees. Sharon Shvarzman, the owner of an Israeli restaurant in Philly, keshetkitchen, and winner on Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race with Tyler Florence will be with us also. Sharon Shvarzman's story of struggle to then becoming an Executive Chef as an Israeli man is a compelling one. He is excited to bring his cooking to the city of Philadelphia. Shvarzman wants to be part of the community and support it through his comforting Middle Eastern cooking. He wants to be part of the Philadelphia community’s lives whenever they need a little happiness–he believes that food can bridge gaps and bring people together. A contestant on Food Network’s Worst Cooks in America, who then became a proud winner of the Great Food Truck Race, Executive Chef Sharon Shvarzman’s passion for cooking has brought him to this moment of opening his own restaurant in March 2021. You can’t have a good meal without great produce and some people may not be aware of all the great products from Pennsylvania farmers. We’ll discuss this and more with Bill Truxell the Executive Secretary of PA Veggies. “Pennsylvania’s vegetable agriculture is exceptional. Our farmers grow some of the best sweet corn, tomatoes, cantaloupes, peppers and squash in the States right here in our own rural communities,” said PA Veggies Executive Secretary William Troxell. “We encourage consumers throughout Pennsylvania to show their appreciation for our farmers all season long by visiting farmer’s markets, roadside stands, specialty grocers and supermarkets and making sure to buy local produce.” PA Veggies provides a host of tips, recipes, guides and resources for buying, preparing and enjoying Pennsylvania produce. Consumers can also sign up for e-newsletters for the latest news on events throughout the state and share their recipes and canning, preserving and pickling ideas on social media. Last, but certainly not least will be Anne Gannon, CPA, and The Largo Group founder, a leading accounting firm focused on restaurants and hospitality. The Largo Group can work with your business to create a hospitality comeback strategy, navigate PPP and other financial assistance as well as how to improve efficiencies to influence the bottom line. These are all things more important than ever and she will go over it with us. You say you STILL NEED MORE!!! Don’t forget we still have our regular weekly segments from author, Courier-Post nightlife correspondent and The New York Times recognized blogger John Howard-Fusco for foodie news of the week, Chef Barbie Marshall who is a Chef Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen Season 10 finalist and has appeared on Season 17 of FOX Hell’s Kitchen #AllStars as well named Pennsylvania’s most influential chef by Cooking Light will delight us with her observation of the week, highly acclaimed and respected Vegan Chef Christina Martin will delight with her ‘Healthy Bite’ of week giving nourishing and wholesome advice, and a joke of the week from legendary joke teller Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling of The Howard Stern Show fame. D & L Coffee Services Inc. and Bluejeanfood.com hope you will use the TuneIn app to listen worldwide or also catch Small Bites Radio syndicated on KGTK 920AM, KITZ 1400AM, KSBN 1230AM, KBNP 1410AM, iHeartRadio, Salem Radio Network, ScyNet Radio, Stitcher Radio, PodOmatic, Indie Philly Radio, Player FM, iTunes, Pandora, and TryThisDish Radio which is the only independently owned and operated international chef-driven foodie and lifestyle radio network in the world. D & L Coffee Services has an expert staff of highly qualified, certified, and experienced office, technical, and sales personnel. D & L Coffee Services are able to provide your business, home, or special event the absolute best from the beans they sell, vendors they work with, Italian delicacies available for delivery, catering on-site for any sized affair, hands-on barista training, equipment available for purchase, and maintenance/repair services for your espresso and coffee machines. You can stop by their warehouse at 7000 HOLSTEIN AVE, SUITE 3, Philadelphia, PA 19153 during business hours or call the office at 215-365-5521 for an appointment, consultation, or any questions. #FoodRadioShowPhiladelphia #FoodRadioShowSouthJersey #TopHospitalityShow #TopPhiladelphiaLifestyle #TopListed #BestFood #BestPod