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2013 Chili Check-In: Alex “Playful Gorilla” Rivera
Name: Alex “Playful Gorilla” RiveraChili Name: Pig Daddy Cane
Neighborhood: NE Philly
Attempts: Third Times a charm (2nd Place Winner 2011)
Chili Profile: Ooo weeee! Back in the culinary lab for round three, this monster of a chili brings the swine heat!! Caribbean marinated slow cooked pork shoulder combined with sugar cane sweeten blacken ground pork and topped with apple wood smoked bacon come together in a six caliber chili monster that will have you tastes buds screaming for more. This FrankenPig monster, code named ”Pig Daddy Cane”, is alive and is now on the loose! Reports have seen him last near NoLibs… He will attack your taste buds with ferocity and will not hesitate to kill your hunger. Be ready to tame the beast; Sugar Cane beat sticks will be provided!
Best Chili you ever made: My Award Winning “Albino Rhino” #humblebrag
Best Movie Quote: “To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.” — Conan the Barbarian
Prediction: How many times I gotta tell y’all I’m second to none. No Big Bite’s top ten cause I’m negative one.
2013 Chili Check-In: Zearley Cookers
Team Name: Zearley Cookers
Chili Name: Cute Dragon Breath
Neighborhood: Washington Square West
Attempts: Our first!
Chili Profile: Spicy without burning your mouth, hearty without filling you up, delicious without question
Who makes the best Chili in the City? Rachel’s Nosheri Why? Their sauce. Whatever is in it is crack.
Best Chili you ever made: Any spicy chili with peppers that’s been cooking for hours in the crock pot.
Quote: “If you are looking for a fly in your food it means that you are full”.
Prediction: We realize this is probably the closest we’ll ever get to Top Chef & Tom Colicio (who one of us has a serious crush on) but you gotta start somewhere. We recently won an impromptu limbo contest, so we’re feeling fairly confident we’ll have the same success with our chili.
Website/Blog: www.callahanward.com (superb local home remodeling company and our friends!)
3rd Annual Philly Chili Bowl Video Recap
Were you one of the many folks who were left outside in the cold because we sold out in 30 minutes? If so, here’s an extended video recap of the 3rd Annual Philly Chili Bowl!
What you will see in this video:
-A closer look at the competitor’s and their ingredients.
-What judges like Kevin Sbraga (Sbraga Restaurant) and Emilio Mignucci (Di Bruno Bros Owner) had to say about what they look for in a good chili, what they liked and what was missing.
-A look at the winners ceremony.
-And meet the BigBite crew.
If you are competing this year…get ready to turn up the heat! This year is going to be off the chili chain! See how it feels to take the win from the eyes of the tag-team winners and their Pet Cemetery Chili. Check out their video here.
*Video Credit to Thinking Thirsty.
Wing King IV Sponsor: Play and Learn!
Much like the late, great Whitney Houston, BigBite also believes children are the future. And you know what? The children believe we are the future too! The rugrats ride for BB so hard that the 4th Annual Wing King is sponsored by the children of Play and Learn! Located in Willingboro, NJ the center is a year round daycare operated in the warm home of director, Cristina Shafer. Play and Learn follows the Montessori education philosophy and offers two, three, and five day programs with day and afternoon sessions.
Play and Learn: teaches your child well, and lets them lead the way.
Whether your “LilBite” is 2 months to 5 years old, Play and Learn will instill the love of learning, self-esteem, and good manners to aide your young one toward individual growth . Contact Cristina for more information and to schedule a site visit.
(856) 396.5072
info@paldaycare.com
Wing King Tickets On Sale Now!
Yeah we know a lot of yall were salty you couldn’t get into BigBite’s 3rd Annual Philly Chili Bowl. Yea we know you drove around for 20 minutes looking for a parking spot, finally found one 5 blocks away, and then got turned away at the door. :( #wompwompwomp We apologize that you missed such a bomb event. I don’t think we anticipated all you guys being that hungry and us selling out so quick. This time around, BigBite’s smarter, wiser, stronger, and we know you are too! So purchase your 4th Annual Wing King 4 tickets HERE and now to avoid being left out in the heat.
The Tiberino Museum, home of Wing King 4!!!!
At BigBite events, it’s not only about what you are eating as much as who you are eating it with, where you are, and all the magic that happens when all of these elements are in place. We make it a point to hold our events in places that carry that particular brand of good energy that helps take you on a culinary adventure that your stomach will remember! That said, We are excited to announce that The Ellen Powell Tiberino Memorial Museum will be the gracious host of the 4th Annual Wing King Competition.
For those of you that don’t know, the late Ellen Powell Tiberino (1937-1992), namesake of the museum, was Philadelphia’s most prominent and prolific black female painter.
Dancer by Ellen Powell Tiberino
Today the Tiberino Museum, consisting of 9 houses and an adjoining courtyard at 3819 Hamilton St., continues to be a meeting place for musicians, visual artists, poets, chefs, acrobats and everyone in between. For more info on the museum click here.
We are thrilled to host the 4th Annual Wing King at the Tiberino Museum and are looking forward to bringing together food, competition and art, all in one place!
Who’s ready??
-P
Whadda Wing: Buffalo Wing Cupcake
As we lead up to the 4th Annual Wing King this May, we needed to just share this amazing concoction. Thanks to a tip from Thrillist, we came about this beauty.
Cups ‘N Cakes, a new cupcake joint in Collegeville just blew our minds with this genius idea: A buffalo wing cupcake; hot sauce, sour cream, bleu cheese cupcake with a bleu cheese buttercream frosting. What?!? And, amazingly topped with a whole hot wing and celery stick (faint).
Definitely acceptable to compete at any Wing King. (faint again).
Check them out.
-Ryllis
An “E.G.G.” in the Rough
Formally known as Fathom, my favorite place to get oysters in Fishtown has turned over to new ownership and have not only reinvented their menu, but they’ve also adopted a new name. The East Girard Gastropub (also known as “E.G.G.”) is still run by Fathom’s cooks and while it is no longer exclusively fish-focused, the addition of several meat dishes has only expanded my love for the place. Don’t get me wrong, the fish selection here is still great, but adding meat to the menu was definitely a good look. Not only is the food still delicious, but it is a “gastropub” after all, so they take their beer quite seriously as well.
So, what should you get? I am both fascinated by and addicted to oysters so the first thing I would recommend getting are the constantly changing and amazingly fresh oyster selections. They really hit it on the head everyime with the east and west coast choices. Squirt a little lemon on these bad boys and enjoy. Do it.
Next step: try the wings. You know we here at BigBite headquarters are quite critical about wings since we are after all the WING KINGS, but I definitely co-sign the Honey and Hot Wings from the E.G.G. They are large, plump and juicy. The sauce is perfect and is served with a side of cheesy bleu cheese.
Besides delicious, fresh oysters, another way to get straight to my heart is with some tasty tacos. Luckily, the E.G.G. knows how to make a good taco too. Their Tacos Carnitas (braised pork) with pickled cabbage and salsa roja are wonderful!
So, these are just a few of the many great eats at the East Girard Gasrtopub. Next time you find yourself in Fishtown, I highly recommend stopping into this underrated eatery. Grab a beer, and go to town on theese tasty treats. And keep in mind that if your pockets are tight, they do have great food and drink specials during happy hour (Monday to Friday 4-7), including specials on oysta’s!
Cheers
-Ryllis
The Wire’s Snoop, Schools Bourdain
Yes!! Finally, just what needed to happen on TV. Someone, Anthony Bourdain, chef, author, and TV personality of No Reservations, found the infamous real-life badass and hard-c0re character on HBO’s the Wire, Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, and they ate.
Seafood, Obama’s and dope talk. Check it here.
If you haven’t watched the Wire, all I have to say is shhhhhiiiiiiiiiiit!!!!
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