Jessica Benjamin is the fearless leader behind First Bite. Jess guides the brand and the First Bite team with heart and passion. With unparalleled commitment to the foodie community, the First Bite brand has been growing exponentially since she began steering the ship in 2019. And it’s only just begun…
Get to Know Jess:
- Food you could eat 4 nights a week: Tacos! Could I eat them 7?
- Favorite thing to cook: Sourdough Scones and Chicken Marsala
- Best drink on a date night: Idaho Mule
- How do you take your coffee: Vanilla Cortado
- Famous person dead/alive you’d love to dine with: Anthony Bourdain hands down.
Jennifer Bridge is one half of Branded Beet, a content creation studio who manages our social media and Jenn is our amazing staff photographer. Jenn takes our breath away with the way she captures a moment, a meal, and a memory behind the lens.
Get to Know Jenn:
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- Best drink on a date night:
- How do you take your coffee:
- Famous person dead/alive you’d love to dine with:
Rachael Caraluzzi is our charismatic Marketing & Communications Director who loves connecting restaurants and diners through unique storytelling and creative culinary events that bring people together.
Get to Know Rachael:
- Food you could eat 4 nights a week: Charcuterie Board
- Favorite thing to cook: Homemade Pasta & Bolognese
- Best drink on a date night: Coin Margarita (no salt)
- How do you take your coffee: With almond milk & in large doses!
- Famous person dead/alive you’d love to dine with: Anthony Bourdain
Nikki Knez is the other brilliant half of the Branded Beet team who brings the “creative” to creative content with her thoughtful execution of First Bite’s social media.
Get to Know Nikki:
- Food you could eat 4 nights a week: Tacos – any size, any shape, any filling.
- Favorite thing to cook: Desserts! No matter who you’re cooking for, something sweet is sure to leave them smiling.
- Best cocktail on a date night: Depends – is it a date I want to remember or forget?
- How do you take your coffee: Always sweet and always iced!
- Famous person dead/alive you’d love to dine with: Chrissy Tiegen… but only if we could also cook the meal together — guaranteed juicy gossip, good laughs, and great food.
Sabina Zolot is the intuitive and forward-thinking sponsorship manager building strong relationships between the First Bite community partners.
Get to Know Sabina:
- Food you could eat 4 nights a week: Chocolate Chip Cookies (warm and soft). And yes, the answer was probably supposed to be a meal, but I could literally eat cookies all the time.
- Favorite thing to cook: Cheese fondue
- Best drink on a date night: Depends on where the date is, but I do enjoy a yummy cocktail out. One of my favorites is a chocolate martini.
- How do you take your coffee: At home just milk, but if I’m out a vanilla latte or white mocha (can you tell I have a sweet tooth?).
- Famous person dead/alive you’d love to dine with: Stanley Tucci or Bono (would cover my loves of food, movies and music)
