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WATCH: Every Whack-Job Montage From Last Night's MasterChef Auditions

by Mariella Mosthof

MasterChef Season 4 kicked off last night with a two-hour premiere, and, as we look forward to every summer, the kooks came out of the woodwork for the open audition rounds. Of course, those are way more entertaining than the tear-filled, moving stories of overcoming adversity or whatever, so we conveniently compiled all the Crazies Montages in one convenient space for your perusal. You're welcome.

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Lady Chef Stampede: Here's Why Amy Scherber Is The One Baker Ever To Be Profiled In This Column

by Tina Nguyen

This week, on the Lady Chef Stampede, we get baked with Amy Scherber, the woman behind Amy’s Bread. Normally I am deeply suspicious of bakers, regarding them as a mutant offshoot of pastry cooks (if you want to know about pastry cooks, I suggest trying reading some H.P. Lovecraft, who wrote about them in great detail).

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Amy Bouzgalo Served Time In Federal Prison For Social Security Fraud

by Tina Nguyen

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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The Braiser Is Hiring Summer Interns!

by Laura Norkin

If you know your Blais from your Bourdain and are passionate about the culture surrounding food; if you can write in a compelling -- if sometimes sarcastic -- tone and wait with bated breath for the James Beards Award announcements and other foodie news, please apply.

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Your First Look At The New Bocuse Restaurant, Opening Today At The Culinary Institute Of America

by Tina Nguyen 5:18 pm, February 15th

The Bocuse Room, the teaching restaurant at the Culinary Institute of America, officially opens for service today in the Hyde Park Campus after a long, much-needed renovation — and a name change.
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Ferran Adria Is Re-Opening el Bulli!

by Tina Nguyen 6:24 pm, February 14th

Good news, everyone: Ferran Adria is re-opening el Bulli! Bad news, everyone: Adria is only reopening the restaurant in order to train the actors portraying his staff in his upcoming biopic.
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Is Lindsay Lohan Opening A Restaurant?

by Tina Nguyen 1:35 pm, February 11th

In its hands, Tribeca Citizen holds what is possibly the hottest mess of a restaurant industry rumor to ever hit the internet: Lindsay Lohan was spotted discussing a potential NYC restaurant opening.
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Eataly Conquers The Seas, Opens Branch On This Cruise Ship

by Tina Nguyen 2:51 pm, February 6th

Margaritas. Swimming pools. Disney characters. Entertainment. Ironic despair. What more could you possibly want from a cruise ship experience? If the answer was “access to all your favorite Eataly products,” then you’re a total foodie.
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Gordon Ramsay And David Beckham To Open Casual Mediterranean Restaurant Together In London

by Tina Nguyen 5:28 pm, February 5th

Like a retired gay couple (except vehemently straight and hyper manly), or really good straight friends (except unafraid to be affectionate in public), Gordon Ramsay and David Beckham have decided to open a Mediterranean restaurant together in London.
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Young Honolulu Chef Opens $20M Restaurant With Blank Check From Japanese Billionaire

by Tina Nguyen 3:13 pm, February 5th

A real life Chairman Kaga, Sekiguchi is every chef’s dream: a self-described “crazy” real estate developer, he’s given Kajioka $20 million dollars, completely free reign (and a limitless credit card) to do whatever he wants with his restaurant.
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WATCH: Jose Andres To Open Barmini, A Cocktail Lab Next To Minibar

by Tina Nguyen 10:17 am, February 5th

After teasing it all of last week via Twitter, Jose Andres finally revealed his newest secret project: a cocktail lab, in the style of The Aviary and Booker and Dax, next to his Washington DC restaurant minibar.
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Paul Liebrandt In Defense Of Fine Dining And A Unified New York

by Mariella Mosthof 2:00 pm, January 18th

Eddie Huang might continue to remind us Manhattan keeps on making it and Brooklyn keeps on taking it, but Paul Liebrandt of Corton in Tribeca and the upcoming The Elm in Williamsburg explained how the Manhattan v. Brooklyn culinary showdown is overrated using a surprisingly logical approach: maps.
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Stephanie Izard Opens The Little Goat Today

by Tina Nguyen 11:00 am, December 28th

We can’t say for sure whether her appearance on Top Chef: A Berry Special Edition Of Seattle was planned to coincide with the opening, but it sure is timely for Stephanie Izard to appear on the show that cemented her culinary fame shortly before the opening of her second restaurant.
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Andy Ricker Adds Whiskey Soda Lounge To Growing NYC Empire

by Mariella Mosthof 5:06 pm, December 26th

Andy Ricker, who managed to successfully transplant his Portland restaurant Pok Pok to Brooklyn (with a smaller outpost called Phat Thai in Manhattan), is laying the groundwork for a third New York joint.
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