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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: Top Chef Masters Season 5 Sneak Peek, Brought To You By
Kathie LeeWineTop Chef Masters is currently in the midst of filming in Los Angeles, and so when The Today Show sent its Fourth Hour anchors westward to shoot for the week, Kathie Lee Gifford somehow managed to snag a gig guest judging a Top Chef Masters challenge.
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Last Call: Leonardo DiCaprio Will Sell You Jim Beam In This Commercial With So Few Words
Plus: Benjamin Netanyahu’s insane ice cream budget, an Umami Burger/Fat Burger face-off, and deets on John Currence’s new cookbook.
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WATCH: Food & Wine’s Wine Editor Confuses Kathie Lee With The Word ‘Macerated’
Food and Wine Magazine’s wine editor Ray Isle, also known as Kathie Lee and Hoda’s favorite human ever, stopped by The Today Show’s Fourth Hour for the world’s most useless segment: what to do with leftover champagne after New Year’s Eve. That, apparently, is a real question people ask themselves.
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WATCH: Jacques Torres Makes Gingerbread Houses Out Of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Jacques Torres stopped by The Fourth Hour of The Today Show this morning to demonstrate how Mr. Chocolate makes gingerbread houses. Guess what? It involves zero gingerbread. Because gingerbread is for little girls.
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11 Most Disastrous Morning Show Cooking Segments Of 2012
We watch a lot of morning news here. Some cooking segments go well, others are boring, and others still are deliciously disastrous. It’s live TV, people. Anything can (and invariably will) happen when fire, blenders, and awkward anchors are involved. Check out the 11 most disastrous dump-and-stir moments of 2012 below.
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WATCH: PETA’s Latest Ad Is Actually Really Sex-Positive, So We’re Confused About Hating It (NSFW)
The 13 Most Infamous Chef Feuds
WATCH: Anthony Bourdain Is Glad His Daughter Is Growing Up With A Jiu-Jitsu-Ass-Kicking Mom
9 Ridiculous Food Products That Actually Exist
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