Get Jiro

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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Video

WATCH: Sushi Chefs Battle Giant Sea Creatures, Imitate Get Jiro!

by Tina Nguyen 2:35 pm, October 23rd

Imagine the opening scene of Get Jiro!, where Anthony Bourdain’s mysterious sushi chef protagonist glares at an undignified white boy drowning his sushi in soy sauce. Now imagine that, instead of this story turning into a lurid Akira Kurosawa film with good recipes, it turns into a ridiculous kaijuu movie.
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News

Week In Review, July 9 – 15: Sushi, Vigilante Foodies, And Dramatic Exits

by Julia Emmanuele 1:00 pm, July 14th

In case you’ve missed some of the interesting things we’ve been doing here at The Braiser this week, we’ve put together a handy slideshow of the most newsworthy stories. Happy Sunday!
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Books

Get Jiro! Debuts At #1 On NYT Bestseller List

by Tina Nguyen 12:28 pm, July 14th

The tale of a laconic, food-obsessed sushi chef who is also good at killing is apparently compelling to many nerds, both comic ones and food ones. Why? Get Jiro! debuted this week on the New York Times Bestseller List at #1.
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Books

REVIEW: Anthony Bourdain’s Get Jiro! Is Decadent And Depraved And We Loved It

by Tina Nguyen 11:22 am, July 11th

Get Jiro manages to satirize a food-obsessed culture, while precisely understanding the desire that sparks that obsession.
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Interviews

Anthony Bourdain: Food Culture Is Growing Because ‘Movies Suck So Badly’

by Tina Nguyen 1:21 pm, June 26th

I really, really, really, really love comic books, which is why I was excited to see this interview Anthony Bourdain did with Comic Book Resources about his upcoming sushi-dystopia graphic novel, Get Jiro!
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