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WATCH: Every Whack-Job Montage From Last Night's MasterChef Auditions
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
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
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!
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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WATCH: Squirrel Hunting With The Sussman Brothers
On this episode of Truckers In The Wild, Max and Eli Sussman steal a fire truck full of barbecue from Nashville (with what are apparently smoked turkey legs good enough to cancel a web series over) and drive it into rural Tennessee.
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WATCH: Christina Tosi Lets Roy Choi Eat All The Doughnuts In Hawaii
While Tosi looks like she’s in her element here (hello, three generations of Leonards making things with sugar!), just take some time to watch Choi continually eat malasadas (and tool around with the tiniest ball of dough, ever).
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WATCH: Roy Choi And Christina Tosi Learn About Hawaiian Shave Ice
Roy Choi and Christina Tosi took Lucky Peach on a magical tour of the Aloha state fo the upcoming Spring issue. Glorified slushies are explained.
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How Jose Andres Found Himself Sailing Around The World On This Awesome Ship
Naturally, being a talented young chef, he was asked to stay on shore and cook fancy gourmet food for the admiral — but he wanted, instead, to serve on the tall ship Juan Sebastián Elcano, the third-largest tall ship in the world.
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WATCH: Jose Andres Fell In Love With Haiti, And Here’s The Trailer To Prove It
After the earthquake which devastated Haiti in 2010, Think Food Group and the Haitian Tourism Board teamed up to film a series of videos starring Jose Andres and his favorite subject: food.
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In Hawaii, Roy Choi Is Confronted With Sad, Mutated Version Of The Tacos He Popularized
There’s one thing that happens at the end of the article, after all the delicious huli huli chicken and shaved ice, that’s just plain cruel on Jonathan Gold’s behalf.
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Andy Ricker Says Don’t Blame Street Food For Your Food Poisoning
…You snobby pricks. Just kidding!
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Eric Ripert Secretly Wants To Be Indiana Jones
He trots around the globe, collects statues, and uses an unconventional weapon — quick: is it Indiana Jones, or Eric Ripert?
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WATCH: Frank Prisinzano ‘Aperitivos’ His Way Through Verona
Frank Prisinzano, the owner of Frank, Lil’ Frankie’s, Supper, and Sauce in New York City, clearly knows a thing or two about Italian food. But when it comes to Italian culture, Prisinzano likes to get his info straight from the motherland. In the latest episode of Sauce’d, Prisinzano’s web series documenting this year’s pilgrimage to Italy, the chef and restauranteur takes to the streets of Verona to indulge in aperitivo — the very Italian “5PM celebration” involving post-work, pre-dinner drinks.
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So, Anthony Bourdain And Alton Brown Walk Into A Strip Club…
The only evidence of the night: tweets, and a beer can crushed by the massive breasts of a stripper.
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