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WATCH: Amy's Baking Co. Did Kitchen Nightmares 'To Combat Cyberbullying'
Amy's Baking Co. owners Amy and Samy sat down with Phoenix radio station My103.9 to hash out their side of what is now everyone's own personal Kitchen Nightmare in no less than a seven-part interview, all conveniently uploaded to YouTube.
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Chefs Hoping For 'Straight F*ckin' Cash' Ended Up 'Bummed' By GoogaMooga
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: Astronaut Chris Hadfield And Traci Des Jardin Make A Space Burrito...In Space
The Mythbusters brought Traci Des Jardins to NASA so that she, too, could help feed Canada's spacefaring hero. (Whatever, America's Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. On the moon!)
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Robicelli's Crowdfunds Oklahoma Relief Efforts, Blasts The Red Cross As 'MIA'
Although Robicelli's got legendarily rained out of GoogaMooga last weekend, there's still charity in Allison Robicelli's heart to fundraise for Team Rubicon, a disaster relief group, immediately after yesterday's devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma.
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Last Call: Eric Ripert Expanding Le Bernardin
Plus: which fancy pants food editor dines at Girls’ Cafe Grumpy, US Navy baristas, and a 14-year-old McDonald’s hamburger.
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Last Call: Eric Ripert Practices Sustainable…Tasting Spoons?
Plus: Ed Lee’s famous person problems, tales of an experimental vegan, and Grand Central Oyster Bar’s centennial birthday.
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Eric Ripert Fires Back At Jen Carroll, Denies That Cooks At Le Bernardin Had To Duct Tape Their Sleeves
You may have caught this Zagat interview with Jen Carroll, which we included in our link round-up last night, in which she underscored the importance of keeping clean in the kitchen with an unflattering anecdote from her days at Le Bernardin. No surprise here: Eric Ripert promptly fired off a comment on the quote, calling it bogus and seeking to set the record straight.
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Last Call: Duff Goldman Reveals His Emo Band Past
Plus, Jake Gyllenhall once worked as Marco Canora’s busboy, Jen Carroll tattles on Eric Ripert, and Graham Elliot scores a new TV pilot.
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Your Morning Tweet: A Serious Moment From Eric Ripert Before All This April Fools’ Nonsense Begins
“Some most important criteria to Work @lebernardinny 1/integrity2/knowledge 3/team player4/passion6/dedication7/talent8/discipline ++” — Eric Ripert (@ericripert) April 1, 2013
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Critics Force World’s Two Nicest Chefs, AKA Harold Dieterle And Eric Ripert, Into A Stolen Dish Feud; Fail
As you may or may not have noticed, Harold Dieterle’s The Marrow is in the midst of a review-blitz by critics who have swarmed the restaurant in its fragile, newly opened state. Both Adam Platt and Jay McInerney noticed on their visits that the restaurant’s namesake dish had a familiar feel about it…
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Your Morning Tweet: The Big Gay Ice Cream Fish Has Dirty Thoughts About A Certain Chef
PLUS: Click here for the best Bourdain/Gay Ice Cream conversation EVER.
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Eric Ripert’s Post-Sandy Relief Efforts Just Another Day Of Being Super Charitable
Since he’s such a nice man, Ripert’s Zen tranquility filters down into the staff of Le Bernardin resulting not just in incredible service, but also outpourings of charity where it’s needed most.
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Eric Ripert Leaving Westend Bistro In Washington, DC To Work On Secret New York Project
Sad news for people in DC who really, really, really, really, really like Eric Ripert: he’s taking his name off the marquee at the Ritz-Carlton’s Westend Bistro. But don’t worry, DC; it’s not you, it’s him.
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John Mariani Responds To Anthony Bourdain’s Slam Against Crotchety Old Food Critics
The moral of this story, we think, is that both old men and hipsters are equally annoying.
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WATCH: PETA’s Latest Ad Is Actually Really Sex-Positive, So We’re Confused About Hating It (NSFW)
UPDATE: GoogaMooga Founder Comments On Sunday’s Cancellation
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