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Chefs Hoping For 'Straight F*ckin' Cash' Ended Up 'Bummed' By GoogaMooga

by Laura Norkin

Anthony Falco of Roberta's said "this is what you plan for when you do outside events, this is how it works." But some other chefs are facing some major debt after the downer GoogaMooga cancellation.

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WATCH: The Most Intense Moments (And One Sweet One) In Anthony Bourdain's Trip To Libya

by Tina Nguyen

Goodbye, food porny trips to elegant France; hello, looped footage of Muammar Gadaffi being viciously beaten to death.

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WATCH: Rachael Ray & Guy Fieri Imitate Anchorman In Painful 'Improv' Bit With Wayne Brady

by Mariella Mosthof

Guys, did you know that Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri love Anchorman? Because, they're like, totally obsessed.

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UPDATE: Superfly to Refund GoogaMooga VIP Tickets For Rained-Out Sunday

by Laura Norkin

We spoke to Superfly Co-Founder Jonathan Mayers about the Great GoogaMooga Debacle of 2013 (not to be confused with the Great GoogaMooga Debacle of 2012), and he confirmed that his company would be refunding VIP ticketholders, as well as drink tickets that were purchased today.

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Your Morning Tweet: Anthony Bourdain’s #FirstWorldProblems

by Tina Nguyen 9:20 am, February 18th

“Permeated with the smell of truffles and foie gras. Not a problem I could ever have envisioned having. I blame @joebeef @cabanepdc” — Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) February 18, 2013
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Last Call

Last Call: Ducks, ‘Mangria,’ And A Few Extra Trivial Things For The Day

by Tina Nguyen 6:30 pm, December 14th

PLUS: Mangria, costumes, and a few other light-hearted stories.
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The Great Liver Debate

Mugaritz Fined After Animal Rights Activists Discover Illegally-Sourced Foie Gras

by Tina Nguyen 11:56 am, December 14th

The acclaimed Spanish restaurant Mugaritz was recently fined when animal rights activists revealed that chef Andoni Luis Aduriz,whom peers voted last year as the world’s best chef, had sourced his foie gras from a small, unlicensed farm that utilized illegal practices to procure fattened duck liver.
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Interviews

Padma Lakshmi Gets Wooed With Foie Gras, Thinks Wine Spritzers Are A ‘P**sy Drink’

by Tina Nguyen 10:58 am, September 18th

Padma Lakshmi has some very strong opinions about wine: how to drink it, whom to drink it with, and what constitutes real wine for real people.
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Social Media

Your Morning Tweet: Oh Dear, Now We Have To Arrest Andrew Carmellini

by Tina Nguyen 9:17 am, September 4th

“Throw me in jail #France” — Andrew Carmellini (@andrecarmellini) September 4, 2012
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Interviews

Michael Voltaggio On Foraging, Mandy Moore, And What’s Wrong With Food Media

by Tina Nguyen 1:40 pm, August 16th

What’s it like being Michael Voltaggio today? He’ll be the first to admit that he’s extremely lucky, and before he made his sitcom debut, we sat down with him to reflect on the awesomeness of his year and what badassery he may get into next.
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The Great Liver Debate

An Oldie But A Goodie: Anthony Bourdain Eats His Way Through Foie Gras Farm

by Julia Emmanuele 1:44 pm, July 11th

Last week, the foie gras ban took effect in California, and it’s safe to say that it’s caused a bit of a stir. As a result of the ban, a clip from Anthony Bourdain’s A Cook’s Tour has resurfaced on the internetin which Anthony and his brother Chris visit a French foie gras farm.
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The Great Liver Debate

WATCH: Jose Andres Slams California Legislators For Foie Gras Ban On CBS

by Tina Nguyen 10:41 am, June 20th

“I don’t think that we are doing something wrong to those animals. Actually, when I go to those farms, the only thing I see is very happy ducks, very happy chickens, very happy porks, and things are improving.”
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Last Call

Last Call: Michel Richard Is Opening Up Shop In NYC

by Tina Nguyen 6:03 pm, May 21st

In other news, anti-foie activists game the reservation system, Paul Kahan cooks for the world’s most prominent women, and Brits get all covetous and debaucherous.
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The Great Liver Debate

Bourdain Will Eat Foie Gras Just Because He Can, Damnit

by Tina Nguyen 10:56 pm, May 13th

In response to a San Francisco Chronicle article on the state’s foie gras ban, and all animal rights activists everywhere: “Why I will always eat foie even though bored with it: spite.” [@NoReservations]
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