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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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WATCH: Rachael Ray Berates Carnie Wilson, Diffuses The Biggest Bechamel Disaster Of All Time

by Mariella Mosthof 10:48 am, February 4th

For all the snarking we do about Rachael Ray not being a serious cook, she can spot a bechamel disaster muffin-ing out of control from a mile away, and isn’t afraid to scold such A-Listers as Carnie Wilson for not a messy station.
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Rachael Vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off: More Same-Sex Kissing Than We Expected

by Mariella Mosthof 10:05 am, January 7th

Things we learned on last night’s season two premiere: Chilli (of TLC fame) and Kathy Najimy aged really gracefully; married celebrities love kissing other married celebrities.
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Tonight In Food TV: Rachael Ray And Guy Fieri Fight With Celebrity Proxies Again

by Tina Nguyen 2:59 pm, January 6th

With the arrival of a new year comes the return of the eternal blood rivalry the show Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off, the show where Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri tap groups of random celebrities to fight a grueling, protracted proxy war on their behalf.
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WATCH: Can You Guess Curtis Stone’s Childhood Celebrity Crush?

by Mariella Mosthof 12:21 pm, July 12th

On last night’s Watch What Happens Live, Curtis Stone stopped by to celebrate Around the World in 80 Plates’ penultimate episode, and he brought along our new fave, Nookie, to play bartender.
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