Chik-fil-A

Bourdain & Queens Of The Stone Age Once Kicked A Rude Fan Out Of A Roadhouse

by Tina Nguyen

"You've made a huge tactical error. Now I'm not going to take a photo with you, this conversation is over and you're going to have to get the f*** out of my face."

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Chez Panisse Set To Reopen On The Summer Solstice, Mark Your Calendar?

by Tina Nguyen

Even if a devastating fire and months of repairs would incentivize an earlier opening, Alice Waters will not open her restaurant until the beginning of the Summer Solstice. Whenever that is.

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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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TV

WATCH: Chaz The Intolerant Chicken Visits Conan, Gets His Gay Sex Euphemisms Confused

by Mariella Mosthof 4:59 pm, July 27th

Chick-fil-A has a new mascot, and he was introduced on Conan last night. Kids: meet Chaz the Intolerant Chick-fil-A Chicken.
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TV

WATCH: Stephen Colbert Throws His Weight Behind Politicized Food

by Julia Emmanuele 1:20 pm, July 27th

On last night’s Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert addressed the Chick-fil-A controversy, calling the debate a threat to “the sacred union between a company and its customers”. After all, “It’s AT&T, not AT & Steve!”
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Food In Politics

Chicago Alderman And Art Smith Take Stand Against Chick-fil-A

by Julia Emmanuele 1:30 pm, July 25th

Another day, another Chick-fil-A news story: this time, Chicago is taking a stand against the chain’s recent anti-gay statements. Like Boston,the city will prevent the chain from opening up a location in its Logan Square neighborhood, and a certain Chicago chef has decided to replace the restaurant’s “poison” with kindness.
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Food In Politics

WATCH: Jon Stewart Slams Chick-fil-A, Calls Them ‘A-Holes’

by Julia Emmanuele 2:05 pm, July 24th

Since Dan Cathy’s announcement that he and his company, Chick-fil-A are anti-gay marriage, the chain has received a great deal of backlash. In the wake of the media storm, Daily Show host Jon Stewart took on Chik-fil-A and the Boy Scouts of America, who recently made similar statements, in a special “Holdouts” edition of the show’s “Gaywatch” segment.
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