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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: Parts Unknown Gives Us Confusing Feelings About Canada
Canadians love eating maple syrup in the porniest way we’ve ever seen; which, come on, is as stereotypical as Canadians getting messed up on hockey. But as hockey stereotypes are based on truth, so too are maple syrup stereotypes.
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Canadian Government Funds Food Truck To Feed Poutine To Mexicans (Really)
Canada has a rich culinary tradition, far beyond poutine! Which is why we applaud the Canadian Government’s latest initiative to change everyone’s mind about Canadian cuisine: sending a food truck to Mexico to serve poutine.
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Last Call: This Ain’t Your Normal “Barbecue Shack Flying A Confederate Flag” Story
PLUS: Rachael Ray at SXSW, Marilyn Hagerty at The Olive Garden (again), and how Delta has All The Restaurants.
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High-Pressure Job Likely Cause Of Canadian Chef’s Disappearance
So far, investigators still have no leads as to his location, but details from his friends indicate that Jonathan Gushue might not be in danger — in fact, there was a similar incident a few years back — but that the pressures of his job affected him.
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Curtis Stone To Singlehandedly Save All The Baby Seals In Canada (With Help From The Humane Society)
Curtis Stone and a bevy of other famous chefs have made a commitment to protecting the adorable, fluffy, cutie patooties known as baby seals, from the evil clubs of the meany seal hunters of Canada.
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WATCH: Joe Beef’s David MacMillan Proves That Canadians Party Really Hardy
In the latest installment of VICE’s Munchies series, David MacMillan of Joe Beef takes his crew out on a night of videotaped debauchery throughout the streets of Little Burgundy, Montreal.
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Bourdain Blasts MacLeans For ‘Deranged’ Omissions From Canada’s Best Restaurants List
“Omitting Joe Beef AND Au Pied de Cochon from any list of top 50 Canadian restaurants (or even a top ten list) is like writing a history of British rock and roll and willfully neglecting to mention either Beatles or Stones.”
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Canadians Love David Chang Because He’s Such A Polite Young Fellow
Chang’s secret weapon is his ability to remain humble despite the Momofuku empire’s span across the world.
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WATCH: PETA’s Latest Ad Is Actually Really Sex-Positive, So We’re Confused About Hating It (NSFW)
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