Small Bites Radio Episode 192

🔥 New Episode of Small Bites Radio is LIVE! 🔥 Foodies, culinary thrill-seekers, and football fanatics — this episode is stacked with flavor and fire! 🎙️ First up, we welcome Chef Britt Rescigno, a Food Network fan favorite and fierce competitor who’s proven herself in the heat of the kitchen time and time again: 🏆 Chopped Winner (2019) 🔥 Beat Bobby Flay Winner (2019) 🥈 Chopped Champions Runner-Up (2020) ⚔️ Guy’s Grocery Games: TOC Final Four (2023, 2024, 2025) Now, she’s bringing her signature passion and fire to Fiamma — her debut restaurant in Sun Valley, Idaho, which she opened with her wife and partner, Chef Kinsey Leodler-Rescigno. “Fiamma” means Little Flame in Italian, and it’s exactly that: a bold, open-flame Italian kitchen celebrating seasonal ingredients, local sourcing, and the communal spirit of food. We talk about Britt’s roots growing up next to her grandparents’ restaurant in southern New Jersey, her time at the Culinary Institute of America, and what it means to finally light her own flame. She reveals her dream is to meet Chef Emeril Lagasse and that one of the highlights of her life was when Nancy Silverton personally made a meal for her to eat. 👨‍🍳 Then, we’re joined by Chef Tim Lopez, author of the soon-to-be-released cookbook Kickoff Kitchen: 64 Game-Day Recipes Inspired By Every Pro Football Team, dropping August 26, 2025 (Epic Ink / Quarto Publishing). After 15 years of cooking for the Philadelphia Eagles—including the Super Bowl LII Championship team—Chef Tim has crafted the ultimate game-day playbook. With over 25 years in kitchens ranging from restaurants to NFL locker rooms, and now a culinary arts teacher in Philadelphia, Tim shares his deep love for regional American cuisine and how food connects fans to their teams, cities, and each other. Whether you want bold Italian flavors, behind-the-scenes cooking competition insight, or crowd-pleasing recipes to fuel your next tailgate — this episode has everything. Small Bites Radio has been named Top Hospitality Shows on the Planet from 2020–2025, #Bluejeanfood.com named Top Philadelphia Best Philadelphia Lifestyle Blogs and Websites from 2021-2025, Best Philly Food Blogs and Websites 2023-25, Top Philly Food RSS Feeds 2024-2025, nominated by Metro Philly Newspaper 2022-24 Best of Philadelphia Arts & Entertainment, and WINNER of Metro Philly Newspaper Best of Philadelphia Arts & Entertainment in 2023 and 2024. Again, in 2024, Small Bites with Donato Marino and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com was blown away by winning the Best of the Best in the Philadelphia Region Arts & Entertainment category out of 80,000 votes tallied in total through Metro Philly’s Best of Philadelphia for 2024. Truly appreciate everyone who voted for us. We would be thrilled if you voted for us again in 2025. As usual don’t forget to listen to the #1 listed “Food Radio Show Philadelphia” and the #1 listed “Food Radio Show South Jersey” Small Bites Radio. For a list of guests who have appeared on the show and more information click below: https://bluejeanfood.com/smallbitesradio/ #foodradioshowphiladelphia #FoodRadioShowSouthJersey #tophospitalityshow #foodradio #foodradioshow #topphiladelphialifestyle #toplisted #bestfood #bestpodcast #bestofphilly #bestphillyblog #bestfoodfeed #bestphillyartsentertainment #metrophillybest #SmallBitesRadio #ChefBrittRescigno #FiammaSunValley #ChefKinseyLeodlerRescigno #KickoffKitchen #ChefTimLopez #FoodNetwork #NFLFood #GameDayEats #OpenFlameCooking #CulinaryInstituteOfAmerica #RegionalCuisine #Chopped #BeatBobbyFlay #TournamentOfChampions #SuperBowlEats #SunValleyEats