2012 July | The Braiser

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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Chefs Hoping For 'Straight F*ckin' Cash' Ended Up 'Bummed' By GoogaMooga

by Laura Norkin

Anthony Falco of Roberta's said "this is what you plan for when you do outside events, this is how it works." But some other chefs are facing some major debt after the downer GoogaMooga cancellation.

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WATCH: Astronaut Chris Hadfield And Traci Des Jardin Make A Space Burrito...In Space

by Tina Nguyen

The Mythbusters brought Traci Des Jardins to NASA so that she, too, could help feed Canada's spacefaring hero. (Whatever, America's Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. On the moon!)

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Robicelli's Crowdfunds Oklahoma Relief Efforts, Blasts The Red Cross As 'MIA'

by Tina Nguyen

Although Robicelli's got legendarily rained out of GoogaMooga last weekend, there's still charity in Allison Robicelli's heart to fundraise for Team Rubicon, a disaster relief group, immediately after yesterday's devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma.

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July 2012

Food In Politics

Colorado Baker Denies Gay Couple A Wedding Cake

by Tina Nguyen 6:25 pm, July 31st

Is this the LBGT-food products cultural zeitgeist? Because a Colorado baker recently created a scandal by refusing to bake a cake for a gay couple’s wedding.
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Last Call

Last Call: Andrew Zimmern Is Driving A Truck Full Of Bizarre Food Your Way

by Julia Emmanuele 6:16 pm, July 31st

And he might be bringing that weird clam with him. PLUS: an open letter to a group of really annoying people, the cost of being a food-lebrity, and what that Subway commercial really means.
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Restaurant Openings

Paul Qui Confirms Plans For His Own Austin Restaurant

by Julia Emmanuele 6:02 pm, July 31st

Paul Qui is currently in New York doing a week-long pop up restaurant at City Grit, but we’re a little bit more interested in what he’s planning back in Austin. That’s right, Texans: he’s getting ready to open his very own restaurant.
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Bragging Rights

Alan Richman Praises Aquavit and Del Posto In His 31 Ice Cream Theses

by Mariella Mosthof 4:50 pm, July 31st

We tend to give the boys a lot of flack in the desserts category, because, let’s be honest, a woman’s palate is simply better suited to judge chocolate, cake, and chocolate. So, we were pleasantly surprised and remarkably impressed by Alan Richman’s 31 theses about ice cream in this month’s GQ.
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Events

Art Smith’s Flick-the-Hate Fundraiser A Success, Hopes To Expand It

by Julia Emmanuele 4:10 pm, July 31st

On Sunday, in order to fight back against the donations Chick-fil-A has provided to anti-gay organizations over the years, Art Smith held a fundraiser at his house to benefit Equality Illinois. Photographer John Shaft posted photos from the event online today.
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The Great Liver Debate

President Francois Hollande Slams California Foie Gras Ban

by Tina Nguyen 3:27 pm, July 31st

When the President of France François Hollande has something to say about the foie gras ban in California, you listen.
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Bragging Rights

Anthony Bourdain Weighs In On Toronto’s ‘Hipster Poutine’ And Celine Dion Haters

by Mariella Mosthof 2:40 pm, July 31st

Before the denizens of Toronto lash out at Anthony Bourdain for making fun of their city for its less-than-fair appearance, know this: he’s got your backs. Tony recently stopped by the Ontario capital, shooting one of the last few episodes of The Layover before hanging up his Travel Channel safari hat and making the move to CNN — and he found Toronto’s ugliness to be among its endearing qualities.
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Money

The Economist’s Annual Big Mac Index Proves The Euro Is In Beefy Crisis

by Tina Nguyen 2:00 pm, July 31st

Every year, the cheeky Brits over at The Economist compile their yearly Big Mac Index, an informal exercise where they rate the world’s currencies by how much it would cost to purchase a Big Mac from McDonald’s in major countries.
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TV

WATCH: Emeril Proves Once (And Hopefully For All) There’s Nothing You Can’t Grill

by Mariella Mosthof 12:52 pm, July 31st

We’ve been inundated with burger demos by Rachael Ray and charring/scruffing lessons from Adam Perry Lang all summer long, so we don’t know whether to be thankful to Emeril Lagasse for at least having the decency to mix it up with some pizzas, or to scream at our TVs, urging him and the rest of the culinary world to collectively hang their tongs for the summer. At least on camera.
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Interviews

Michael McCarty Talks Jonathan Waxman’s 1978 Party Van And His Near Sous Vide-Related Arrest

by Mariella Mosthof 12:49 pm, July 31st

Michael McCarty is known for his love of both food and throwing parties. Couple that with the fact that his eponymous Santa Monica and New York restaurants are the place celebs, media moguls, editors, and ad men gather to see and be seen, and you can bet your ass the man has a tale or two to tell.
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