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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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Welcome To Restauros: A Game Of Thrones Celebrity Chef Mash-Up
In case you live under a rock, or in a faraway land devoid of subway ads, Game of Thrones Season 3 premieres this Sunday on HBO. We couldn’t resist playing casting director. So, we transported the most powerful characters of Celeb Chefdom into the Game of Thrones universe for a little game of Who’s Who. Behold: the Houses of Restauros
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Gordon Ramsay Feuding With… Everybody
First of all, the Mens Journal profile of Gordon Ramsay’s life and ambitions is emotionally draining. But it also probably explains why he had the following things to say about his peers in the culinary world.
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Marco Pierre White Might Get A Movie Deal, Too
Everybody is getting a movie deal, and by everybody, we mean three or four chefs. That number’s increased by one with the news that Marco Pierre White’s ridiculously compelling autobiography White Heat might be getting the Hollywood treatment as well.
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CJ Puts Stefan On Blast: He Was ‘Calling Girls C*nts’ All Season On Top Chef
CJ Jacobson stopped by the podcast Food is the New Rock to talk — what else? — music and Top Chef, but didn’t really realize he was being recorded for the first half of the show. Of course, this means there was major smack talked, including, most notably, his true feelings on veteran competitor Stefan Richter.
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Marco Pierre White Says He Took Over Hell’s Kitchen Because It Wasn’t Accurate
While gearing up for MasterChef Australia, Marco Pierre White chatted with the Sydney Morning Herald about his stormy legacy.
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Marco Pierre White Defends Curtis Stone’s Endorsements: He’s ‘Not Selling Out’
“He enriches the lives of others, so how can these people criticize?” White said.
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Gordon Ramsay: Jamie Oliver Needs a ‘F*cking Good Wash’
In an interview with a British TV presenter, Ramsay launched an assault of insults against Oliver, including the inspired taunt that Oliver was a Fatty McFailureson von Smellypants.
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Heston Blumenthal Claims He Never Worked Under Marco Pierre White
MasterChef Australia is currently running a promo which advertises one of its judges, Marco Pierre White, as the mentor of many a now-famous protege. But Heston Blumenthal is taking issue with the promo, claiming he was never mentored by White, per se.
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Last Call: Oprah’s Organics Coming To A Yuppie Market Near You
Yes, that Oprah. Plus, the Eater Awards 2012 announced, and a complete guide to Thanksgiving drinking.
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Last Call: The New York Times Officially Succumbs To The Internet, Kills Journalism
Plus: Simple Martha, beauty Cola, and good English pub fare.
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