The Braiser

WATCH: Nick Kokonas Says 'Michelin Doesn't Like The Idea Of Hardcore Innovation'

by Mariella Mosthof

Imbibe and Inspire caught up with Grant Achatz and restaurant partner Nick Kokonas of Chicago's Alinea, Next, and The Aviary for a short video on -- simply -- getting gamed by the system.

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Chez Panisse Set To Reopen On The Summer Solstice, Mark Your Calendar?

by Tina Nguyen

Even if a devastating fire and months of repairs would incentivize an earlier opening, Alice Waters will not open her restaurant until the beginning of the Summer Solstice. Whenever that is.

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WATCH: Richard Blais Expects Us To Spherify Horseradish While Drunk In New Burger Lab

by Mariella Mosthof

On this week's Burger Lab, Richard Blais asserts that his British-inspired Welsh Rarebit Burger is both the world's best hangover food, and a late-night go-to. We're inclined to agree, but if we attempted to spherify horseradish while drunk or hungover, we would 100% end up on the front page of Pinterest Fails.

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WATCH: Amy's Baking Co. Did Kitchen Nightmares To Combat Cyberbullying

by Mariella Mosthof

Amy's Baking Co. owners Amy and Samy sat down with Phoenix radio station My103.9 to hash out their side of what is now everyone's own personal Kitchen Nightmare in no less than a seven-part interview, all conveniently uploaded to YouTube.

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Last Call

Last Call: Ho Hum, It’s Just Daniel Boulud’s Everyday Normal Boring Life

by Tina Nguyen 6:27 pm, May 22nd

PLUS: A heartfelt appeal for Eric Northman to put some clothes on while cooking, damnit.
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The Art Of Celebrity

Once Anthony Bourdain & The Queens Of The Stone Age Frontman Kicked A Rude Fan Out Of A Roadhouse

by Tina Nguyen 6:05 pm, May 22nd

“You’ve made a huge tactical error. Now I’m not going to take a photo with you, this conversation is over and you’re going to have to get the f*** out of my face.”
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Blunders

Is It Just Grant Achatz, Or Did This Culinary School Gank Alinea’s Chocolate Piñata?

by Mariella Mosthof 5:19 pm, May 22nd

We know, we know. There isn’t really such a thing as “stealing” other chefs’ dishes. Imitation is the highest form of flattery, great minds think alike, etc etc. But, as Grant Achatz pointed out via Twitter earlier today, a culinary school in Oslo called Kulinarisk Akademi apparently features a dessert demo for students that seems awfully familiar.
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Social Media

Stars And Shade: The US Michelin Inspectors’ Sassiest Tweets

by Tina Nguyen 4:42 pm, May 22nd

From cryptic insults to snarky observations, here’s the best of the Michelin Tweets in the last year. And by best, we mean funniest. And by funniest, we mean they’re total betches.
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Books

Everything You Need To Know About Martha Stewart’s 77th Book

by PopSugar Food 4:35 pm, May 22nd

When you’ve written as many books as Martha Stewart has, finding ways to add something new can be a challenge. But at a recent round table, the doyenne of American entertaining talked about the “backstories” she sprinkles in to Martha’s American Food: A Celebration of Our Nation’s Most Treasured Dishes, From Coast to Coast. It doesn’t look like any of them are about her dating life.
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Books

WATCH: A Video About A Book About The Photos In Modernist Cuisine (Which Is Also A Book)

by Tina Nguyen 1:25 pm, May 22nd

Since everyone likes photographing their food, why not learn from the best — or, at least, the most technologically-endowed and inventive — food photographers in the business?
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TV

WATCH: Season 2 Mind Of A Chef Trailer Reveals New Lady Chef Co-Host

by Mariella Mosthof 12:40 pm, May 22nd

PBS expertly picked up Mind of a Chef for a second season, following its 2013 James Beard Award for Outstanding TV Program on Location, and while narrator Anthony Bourdain and host David Chang shared an undeniably special chemistry Season 1, it’s time for a makeover.
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Crime

Amy Bouzgalo Served Time In Federal Prison For Social Security Fraud

by Tina Nguyen 12:10 pm, May 22nd

In an Arizona Republic article, Jennifer McClellan reports that Bouzgalo formerly went by the name “Amanda Bossingham,” and spent 14 months in federal prison in 2008.
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Charity

Danny Bowien To Fundraise In Oklahoma, Pop-Up Style

by Tina Nguyen 11:13 am, May 22nd

Danny Bowien announced last night that, to help his home state of Oklahoma recover after Monday’s devastating tornadoes, he and a group of Oklahoma chefs are joining forces, pop-up style.
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Restaurant Openings

Chez Panisse Set To Reopen On The Summer Solstice, Mark Your Calendar?

by Tina Nguyen 10:12 am, May 22nd

Even if a devastating fire and months of repairs would incentivize an earlier opening, Alice Waters will not open her restaurant until the beginning of the Summer Solstice. Whenever that is.
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