Chewing the Fat w/ Big and Beefy | Flagship Brewery & BB Chug Contest


On this episode of Chewing The Fat with Big and Beefy , Chefs Rob & Clem welcome Jay Sykes of Flagship Brewery. FB is Staten Islands newest addition and they are kicking ass. The beer is great and the atmosphere is greater. Good times at Flagship Brewery. Jay Sykes, Matt McGinley & John Gordon are all buddies who grew up together and made their dream come true. We will be talking a lot about their Wit Beer, Dark Beer, IPA and their new Summer Ale.

Also on the bill will be a “BEER CHUGGING CONTEST” between Big & Beefy. Who will win the trophy and the bragging rights of Being The CTF Chugging Champ. As always there will be a Top Five, Food Fight and Food News. Look for our new segment with Theresa “THE BRAINY BROAD” as we go over some culinary techniques.

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Chewing the Fat w/ Big and Beefy | “Crazy Legs” Conti | Eric “Badlands” Booker


On this episode of “CHEWING THE FAT” with Big & Beefy Chef Rob Burmeister & Chef Clem Caserta are proud to welcome 2 of The Worlds Greatest Athletes. That’s right! Calling into the studio are none other than Major League Eating’s HOTTEST EATERS. In this corner we welcome Director, Actor, Documentarian, Nude Model, Sperm Donor and Great Competitive Eater “CRAZY LEGS” Conti. And in the other corner we welcome Famed Rapper, Headphone Creator, Subway Conductor, Husband, Wife Swap Cast Member, Reality Star , Competitive Eater and All Around Great Guy….Eric “BADLANDS” Booker. Crazy Legs will talk about eating and his movie “THE ZEN AND ART OF COMPETITIVE EATING” as well as his escapades in life. Badlands will chat it up about his Rap Career “Surf & Stillwell” as well as other albums. Also on his plate besides Hot Dogs , is a new line of Headphones he is promoting.

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Chewing the Fat w/ Big and Beefy | Debut Episode on B&E | Chopped | Cutthroat Kitchen


“BEEFY” CHEF CLEMENZA CASERTA JR. has been seen multiple movies such as “Bronx Tale” and “Great Expectations”. CHEF CLEM also has many “How To” videos on EHOW.COM, but is most recognized for being a stand out contestant on “HELL’S KITCHEN” Season 10.

“BIG” CHEF ROB BURMEISTER a.k.a “THE CULINARY RENEGADE” has been seen on TV since the 90’s. He was an audience plant for many a talk show including Sally Jesse Raphael and Morton Downey Jr .He has also appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. CHEF ROB is most recognized from his appearances on FOOD NETWORK being a contestant on “CHOPPED”,”‘SEARCH FOR THE NEXT PORK PERSONALITY”, and most recently WINNER on “CUTTHROAT KITCHEN”.

The show is a little bit ROCK & ROLL mixed with a ton of FOOD. The Chefs cover FOOD NEWS, have a daily FOOD FIGHT, and just talk about what’s going on in FOOD TRENDS. Most importantly every show has a few CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS.

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Chewing the Fat w/ Big and Beefy | BBQ Pitmaster Chef Glenn Gross


On this episode of “CHEWING THE FAT” with Big and Beefy, Chef Rob Burmeister and Chef Clemenza Caserta Jr. will be rapping with BBQ Pitmaster and Owner of Fat Jack’s BBQ , Chef Glen Gross. We will be talking about his appearances on BBQ Pitmasters, “FRANKENFOOD” and all of his upcoming TV stuff.

We will also be taking questions about BBQ and grilling to help out those puzzled by the whole art of the Barbecue.

Chef Glenn will also be joining us in our FOOD NEWS, FOOD FIGHT and TOP FIVE LIST.

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Chewing the Fat w/ Big and Beefy | BBQ Edition | Beth Taylor HK12 | “CHEF” Review


This episode Big & Beefy will be Chewing The Fat with a few guests. Being Memorial Day has just passed what better topic is there but BBQ. Rob & Clem Welcome Joe Marks of The Smoke-N-Pit BBQ from right here on Staten Island.

Second Topic will be a movie review of the best food movie since The Last Supper. It’s “CHEF” with Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Sophia Vergara, Scarlett Johannsen and many many more. Cuz Kris will be either stopping by or calling in to give his views.

Last but not least is Louissiana Chef and HK 12 Cast member Beth Taylor. She will be chatting about Hells Kitchen, other food tv and life in Louisiana. Also Join us for Food News, Top 5 & Food Fight.

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Chewing the Fat w/ Big and Beefy | FoodNetwork John Sierp | MC4 Luca Manfe | Tommy Cas


Big & Beefy will be “CHEWING THE FAT” with Three great personalities of the Food and Beverage Industry. “My Italian Kitchen” cookbook author and MasterChef 4 winner Luca Manfe Chef, Firefighter & FoodNetwork Celebrity John Sierp. From Brooklyns Finest Bar Restaurants “The Lock Yard”, “The Kettle Black” & “Ho Brah” none other than Tommy Cas.

Chef Rob and Chef Clem will have a full studio with their good friends John and Tom while Luca Manfre will be calling talking about his brand new Cookbook “My Italian Kitchen” whick went on sale May 13th. Join in on our “TOP FIVE” “FOOD FIGHT” AND FOOD NEWS.

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Chewing the Fat w/ Big and Beefy | Chef Lou Marfolio | “Rice Ball King” John Paul Perrone | Xiomara Hall


Join us as Big & Beefy Chew The Fat with Chef Lou Marfolio, John Paul Perrone & Chef Xiomara Hall. Chef Lou will talk about his new project at Kaufman Camp and talk with Chef Rob about cooking with special needs trainees. John Paul Perrone (The Rice Ball King) with also talk about his new upcoming Projects. Lastly Chef Xiomara Hall will be calling into the show all the way from Temecula California to gossip about her latest BBQ Competition, her Jerk BBQ Sauce and her awesome restaurant. Lets not forget to ask her about her reality stint on “SUPERMARKET SUPERSTAR”.

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Chewing the Fat w/ Big and Beefy | Chefs Jessica V. & Rich M. from HK12


We got a great show this Tuesday Night. Tune in at 7 PM EST to listen in to Chef Rob Burmeister and Chef Clem Caserta as they welcome a calvacade of chefs to the show.

Chef Jessica Vogel from Season 12 of Hell’s Kitchen. Chef Jessica lives in New Jersey and will be guest hosting CTF with Big and Beefy. Good Times ahead.

Chef Rich Mancini from Season 12 of Hell’s Kitchen and Winner of Chef Wanted with Anne Burell. Chef Rich is a Chicago Native and avid Hockey Fan. We will talk about food, tv and Hockey Playoffs. Visit his website www.chefmostwanted.com and order his new line of sauces.

Chef Eddie Canlon from Canlon’s Restaurant and Winner of CHOPPED will be stopping by the studio with some of his famous sandwiches. Chef Eddie is always a fun time. He really gets Big and Beefy going. Also on the schedule will be the weekly Top Five list as well as the FOOD NEWS and Food Fight. This will a show for the books. Non Stop ACTION! Big will also be rehashing The NYC ICS CHILI COOKOFF.

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Chewing the Fat w/ Big and Beefy | CTK Chef Steve Cazel | Presidential Cooking


Listen in tonight live while Big and Beefy while the Chew the Fat with former Cutthroat Kitchen Contestant, Chef Steve Cazel from Sunny San Diego. We will be chatting it up with him about his career as a chef, cooking for celebrities and presidents, his time on CTK and Reality Rally.

Chef Rib and Chef Clem will rehash their week as well as hit on their favorite segments “TOP FIVE” “FOOD FIGHT” and maybe some others. Also the fellas will go over some weekly food industry news

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Chewing the Fat w/ Big and Beefy | “FOODIE” Cuz Kris Sjolander


This week on “Chewing The Fat” with Big & Beefy the chefs welcome Chef Rob’s favorite cousin, beer salesman and credible “FOODIE” CUZ KRIS SJOLANDER into the studio. It’s always a great time when The Cuz is around. We will be chatting it up about everything from Beer/Food pairings all the way to top restaurants around the country that Kris has devoured some five star cuisine. Sjo will also be joining the boys in their weekly Top Five and Food Fight as well as the news.

Who knows, knowing Cuz Kris, he will be taking over the studio. Also, we have the Reality Rally Chef vs Chef Challenge Winners! Hell’s Kitchen Alums Chef Amanda Giblin & Chef Amanda Collelo. Keep an eye and an ear open for possible surprise guests too.

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