BigBite Hosts John T. Edge – “The Truck Food Cookbook” Signing

We are so excited to host award-winning food writer, John T. Edge, The New York Times, United Tastes columnist, as he visits Philly on June 6th to promote his new book “The Truck Food Cookbook: 150 Recipes and Ramblings from America’s Best Restaurants on Wheels.”

A prolific writer with a discerning palate, John T. Edge guides readers and home cooks through each city and recipe with authority. In his new cookbook Edge explores the exploding mobile street food movement across the country, including a Philly pit stop.

John T. Edge, five-time James Beard Award nominee and well-known food culture chronicler, has watched this fast-growing trend with enthusiasm and excitement. That enthusiasm has taken him around the country to capture the food truck scene—which he does in The Truck Food Cookbook – a country-wide collection of today’s most imaginative dishes from some of the most creative chefs pedaling their wares curbside rather than inside.

On Wednesday, June 6^th, Yards Brewery will host Edge as he reflects on the experiences of his street food coverage, and signs copies of his new cookbook. A portion of the books sold will benefit the newly formed Philly Mobile Food Association (PMFA).

This wouldn’t be a BigBite event without a little competition! In collaboration with the signing, and because we like competitions, BigBite will host a friendly cheesesteak competition between two PMFA vendors. Lil Dan’s Gourmet Lunch Truck and Spot Gourmet Burgers, Steaks and Pork will go head-to-head to see who can make the best Philly cheesesteak. They will be making these Philly staples for all to vote on, including John T. Edge. Yards Brewey also eggs this competition on by providing $4 Brawlers: a pugilist style ale.

Date: Wednesday, June 6^th, 2012
Location: Yards Brewey (Map)
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30 pm
Competition Start time: 6:30pm ($5 cheesesteaks)

We hope you help us support the street food movement and join us on the 6th!

Can’t Find Tiberino?

It’s Saturday. Its Wing King, and you forget to Google the location where 20 competitors will go head to head for the Wing King crown??

It’s all good: We’re at the Ellen Powell Tiberino Memorial Museum at 3819 Hamilton St. (38^th and Hamilton). Map here. The museum is in the middle of the block and is a bit hidden. It is located next to this house with the blue mural. There is a Tiberino sigh next door.

See you at this magical place!

Who Wants It? Wing King IV Trophy!

The question of the day is….WHO’S TAKING THIS CLUCKER HOME!?!

The Wing King IV winner will take home Beer For A Year provided by leading sponsor, Narrangansett, bragging rights for a year, and of course, the staple BigBite tradition, the home-made wang-tastic trophy!!

We don’t play.

Wing King Sponsor: HaroldTech

It almost makes me want to be an IT geek when I see some of the amazing computer gadgets, gizmos, and hoo-has technology consultant Harold Shafer pulls out.  Unfortunately, the custom media entertainment center designed by HaroldTech zaps my motivation and leaves me glued to the couch!  If you’re looking to outfit your man cave or “lady lair” with a kickass entertainment system, I suggest you consult with Mr. Shafer first.  Specializing in “cord cutting technology”, HaroldTech is able to lower your home and business communication bills- most times by more than 50%!  (Say what???)  Yeah, you heard right, that’s cable, phone, and internet bill money back in your pocket, so you can spend it on a new quilt, the baby’s daycare, or even Wing King IV tickets.

If you’re tech illiterate or an advanced user, Harold also teaches cord cutting classes at Burlington County College.  There’s even an iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad class to show all the hidden secrets that’ll surely enlighten and bring the geek out of you.

Feel free to text Harold or message him with any of your tech questions.

(772) 261-GEEK (4335)

haroldtech76@gmail.com

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Wing King IV Thanks to: Ashton Bridges Photography

BigBite has been entirely lucky with the amount of support we have gotten at all our events.

On very important aspect of these events is capturing the epic and memorable moments that we can go back and cherish! We have too many pretty people attending these events NOT to capture them sucking on chicken bones and guzzling beer!

We cannot thank Ashton Bridges Photography enough for holding our events down each year, each time!! We welcome her back to Wing King IV this Saturday to capture the magic again!

Specializing in maternaty and children’s photography, Ashton is not shy to set the babies aside, and kill it on the photos! Here are a few favorites

(from top: Wing King III plates, Wing King III winners, Lily and Ali, Philly Chili Bowl Crowd shot, and Philly Chil Bowl Judge (Top Chef winner, Kevin Sbraga) interview by Thinking Thirsty)

To see her photos from:
Wing King III, click here
3rd Annual Philly Chili Bowl, click here

You can see additional professional work the Ashton Bridges Photography facebook page or on Tumblr!

Ashton will be attending the 4th Annual Wing King, so say hi or she’ll shoot you!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ashton-Bridges-Photography/138902749545521

WING RING SERIES: Cat Attack

IT’S BACK!! The Wing Ring is back!!

As the big day gets closer,  the competition seems to be working harder than ever! BigBite is seeing the wing-citment behind some of our contestants who are hungry for that Wing King IV trophy… and we are eating it all up!

With that said, we are highlighting contestants who are ready to battle it out, boxing glove on one hand, wing sauce on the other.

Let the WING RING begin.    DING DING!

Cat and Erik of “Cat Attacks” (that’s our team name, not our band name…although it would be a pretty great band name) are new to the Wing King, and wanging out in general.

We’ve been participating quite a bit lately in cook-offs (2^nd place Chili Bowl, what?!) and doing surprisingly well. Since we like a challenge, we decided to enter the Wing King IV despite having never made wings at home before. Lucky for us, we’re reigning champs of our friend’s annual Jerk-Off Competition (get your mind out of the gutter, it’s a jerk sauce grill-off!), so we come half prepared with an awesome sauce that may or may not punch you in face, literally. While we don’t actually expect to place, we do expect to have a good time. With Cat’s wacky ideas and obsessive personality, and Erik’s taste-testing and vetoing skills, this should be a pretty interesting battle for us!

Now please enjoy this picture of us as chicken wings…

Wing King IV Sponsor: Longarm Services by Joyce

Our next Wing King IV sponsor is guaranteed to have you in stitches.  Literally.  Longarm Services by Joyce will create a quilt for those special days (especially the sick ones) and that special someone (your anemic girlfriend.)   Specializing in custom and computer digitized designs for the quilter, Longarm quilts make very personal, memorable, and also functional gifts.

Just in case you were wondering, in the quilting world a longarm is a bigass sewing machine (see above.) The machine is popular amongst quilters because it completes your quilt with a faster turnaround time (one day!) than sewing by hand.  Up until now, I thought a longarm was a rifle. [insert embarrassed emoticon]

Give some special a memory quilt showcasing your special pictures.

These quilts aren’t just blankets, but works of art.  Unlike the holier than thou afghan, Longarm’s quilts don’t just look good draped over your grandma’s sofa.  You can frame these jawns and it’ll look better than that watercolor still life you painted back in the day.

If it’s a warm work of art you’re seeking, Longarm Services by Joyce has it sewn.

Unsure of what you want on a quilt?  Its cool, Joyce also has many quilts for sale.  For more info, check out and like Longarm by Joyce’s Facebook.

 

Longarm Services by Joyce

(609) 80-QUILT (78458)

www.facebook.com/longarmservicesbyjoyce

http://longarmservicesbyjoyce.com/

info@longarmservicesbyjoyce.com

4th Annual Wing King Judge – Chef Scott Schroeder

Although Chef Scott Schroeder has not judged a Wing King event just yet, he knows what to expect when BigBite offers 20 crazy mash-ups of flavors! Chef Scott broke the seal when he judged the 2nd Annual Philly Chili Bowl. We welcome him back to the judging panel!

A native of Detroit, Chef Scott Schroeder trained in his hometown under charcuterie expert and award-winning chef, Brian Polcyn.  After moving to Philadelphia in 1997 Chef Scott cut his teeth in the kitchen of many famed Philly standards like Brasserie Perrier, Passion and Jake’s. In his first ‘Chef’ position at Northern Liberties hot-spot Deuce, Schroeder garnered praise and a two-bell review from Craig Laban. Currently Chef Scott presides over the kitchens at the South Philadelphia Tap Room, another two-bell establishment, and American Sardine Bar where his menus reflect his passion for fresh, local ingredients and cooking from “scratch.”

He is also the Chef/Owner of Scott Dogs, a hot dog cart serving handmade hot dogs made with local pork and beef. During his free time he enjoys long walks on the beach and cooking with his 11-year old son, Luke. Follow his rants and raves on Twitter.

Wing King IV Sponsor: Crossfaded Bacon

It is a great pleasure to have Philly Chili Bowl Sponsor, Crossfaded Bacon return to be a gracious sponsor of Wing King IV!! (we special!)

The powerhouse Philly DJ duo, Emynd and Bo Bliz, are the masterminds behind the Record Label/Blog/Clothing Brand Crossfaded Bacon and have been providing Philly with their patented unruly parties like their 1st Friday staple, the Bounce at the Barbary (see the Friday, June 1 flyer here). If you ain’t knowing, it’s hands down, one of the best dance parties in the city. They also run the very unique “It’s the Year” parties along with 215Hiphop at Johnny Brenda’s, where music from a particular year is played for the entire night. It is also where you will most likely run into the BigBite team and friends. It’s a great party if you want to re-live your high school, college, or for the youngins, your daycare years!

Crossfaded Bacon, as they put it, is a label that specializes in releasing weird awesomeness, and they couldn’t have said it any better.  They provide a crazy range of mixes and blends (from Hip-Hop to House to New Orleans Bounce to Baltimore Club) played and danced to, all over the country. Check out their mixcloud and their rotating series of mixes called 1st and 15th where they drop new mixes every 1st & 15th of the month.  Also, check out Emynd’s soundcloud for tons of free music and follow him and Bo Bliz on twitter to keep up with their events and new music!

These dudes, know what they are doing. Check them out.

Wing King IV Sponsor: Playful Gorilla

It is a great pleasure to have Philly Chili Bowl Sponsor, Playful Gorilla return to be a gracious sponsor of Wing King IV!! (we is so special!)

Playful Gorilla has been a big supporter of BigBite from the beginning  and has definitely hooked it up when it comes to design! Thanks to Playful Gorilla we have been lucky to get this design, and this design, and this one!

So what is Playful Gorilla? Playful Gorilla showcases custom illustrations, limited edition art toys and animated shorts created for your visual viewing pleasure. Playful Gorilla is dedicated to upholding artistic freedom, the pursuit of unbridled creativity and remembering a time before it was all about the money.

Playful Gorilla infuses the absolute love of art and design into everything that is produced. With that being said look to Playful Gorilla for a unique take on all of your creative needs. From event flyers to e-commerce sites; from custom toys to funny t-shirts; from logos to 3D creatures; Playful Gorilla has got your design needs covered. Playful Gorilla reminds you that working hard and staying and your grind requires sacrifice.

Check out some of these playful designs on facebook . Follow him on twitter. Or shop at Storenvy.com

Playful Gorilla will be at Wing King IV, so bring your art ideas with you!