Chick-fil-A

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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Last Call

Last Call: Guy Fieri Has Genetic Immunity To New York Times Reviews

by Tina Nguyen 6:07 pm, December 17th

PLUS: Epic meals, epic comedians, and epic geekouts about the constitutional issues raised in a pizza lawsuit.
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Last Call

Last Call: Chick-fil-A Ad Claims ‘Only Fruitcakes’ Wouldn’t Like Their Party Platters

by Mariella Mosthof 6:10 pm, October 16th

Plus, President Obama’s pre-debate dinner revealed, naked celebrity spawn riding tuna for the environment, and Eddie Huang’s Anne Burrell burn.
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Gay Marriage Cluster-Cluck

Chick-fil-A Waffles On Their Waffling, Claims They ‘Made No Concessions’ To Marriage Equality

by Mariella Mosthof 12:03 pm, September 23rd

Apparently, CEO Dan Cathy couldn’t take the heat from critics who were accusing the chicken chain of “caving in” on their Christian beliefs.
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Last Call

Last Call: Where Was 50 Shades of Chicken When Julia Child Was Roasting Birds?

by Mariella Mosthof 6:00 pm, September 20th

Plus, Tom Colicchio’s latest resto endeavor, 21st Century Ltd tickets hit Craigslist, and guess who’s pissed at Chick-fil-A now?
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Gay Marriage Cluster-Cluck

Chick-Fil-A To Stop Funding Anti-Gay Groups?

by Tina Nguyen 11:00 am, September 19th

Out of nowhere, months after its CEO made controversial comments affirming the company’s stance against gay marriage, Chick-fil-A has quietly begun pulling its funding from prominent anti-gay organizations, according to LGBT advocates in Chicago.
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Gay Marriage Cluster-Cluck

Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy Reportedly In ‘Diversity’ Talks With College Campuses

by Mariella Mosthof 1:10 pm, September 2nd

Weeks after the Gay Marriage Clustercluck of 2012 has died down, Chick-fil-A has apparently entered talks with college campuses to minimize opposition by students towards Chick-fil-A franchises located in dining halls and on campus.
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Gay Marriage Cluster-Cluck

Romney Campaign Lists $500 Chick-Fil-A Bill As A ‘Meeting Expense’

by Mariella Mosthof 5:38 pm, August 21st

Mitt Romney stayed conspicuously mum during the Chick-fil-A Anti-Gay Marriage Clustercluck a few weeks ago, offering only when asked to weigh in, “Those are not things that are part of my campaign.”
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Last Call

Last Call: This Autotuned Cheeseburger Review Is Better Than You Could Imagine

by Julia Emmanuele 6:20 pm, August 16th

Today, the internet gave us two brilliant food-related music moments. Thank you, Internet. PLUS: Guy Fieri’s new accessory, and proof that egg yolks aren’t going to kill you.
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Gay Marriage Cluster-Cluck

Art Smith Speaks Out Against ‘Comfort Food’ As Weapons In Chick-Fil-A Hate Speech

by Tina Nguyen 12:27 pm, August 14th

Food has the ability “to bring people together,” Smith writes. “It’s a sad state when ‘comfort food’ tears communities apart, making so many people feel attacked and unwanted.”
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Gay Marriage Cluster-Cluck

WATCH: Straight Bros Kiss At Chick-fil-A To Support Gay Marriage

by Tina Nguyen 10:24 am, August 13th

Warning: Their kiss isn’t so much a display of a straight-gay alliance, as it is the image of two wrestling weasels who have discovered that the other’s face is covered in peanut butter.
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