Mysteries

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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WTF

Which Famous Chef Has Been Secretly Farting On All His Employees?

by Tina Nguyen 4:31 pm, January 3rd

A person claiming to be a “somewhat famous” chef with a restaurant in New York’s Meatpacking district, has declared that he has farted 37 times on all 37 of his employees.
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Social Media

Why Are Drake And Guy Fieri Cooking Together?

by Tina Nguyen 12:00 pm, December 3rd

At some point last night, rapper and former paraplegic Drake posted this photo on Instagram of him cooking, in a kitchen, with Guy Fieri.
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WTF

WATCH: The Trailer For Next Kyoto Proves That Grant Achatz Really Loves Mysteries

by Tina Nguyen 4:32 pm, August 27th

While it’s much more intriguing than the usual twanging shamisen music that normally accompanies footage of Japanese food, we still have no idea what is going on.
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Video

WATCH: Alinea And Eleven Madison Park Unveil Plans For Mysterious Collaboration

by Tina Nguyen 4:44 pm, August 24th

This video, released by both Alinea and Eleven Madison Park, is as mysterious and cello-filled as an art house psychological thriller, showing the brigades of both restaurants packing their entire services into boxes for no apparent reason.
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Which Chef Was Robbed By Two Prostitutes In Cuba?

by Tina Nguyen 1:32 pm, May 23rd

Maybe this mystery chef should have gone to Vegas, because apparently what happens in Havana makes its way onto Twitter.
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