Olympics

WATCH: Batali, Colicchio, Flay, And Ray Are Super Self-Aware Celebrity Chefs

by Tina Nguyen

In a preview for Bloomberg TV's Titans at the Table, airing on June 25th, Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, Tom Colicchio, and Rachael Ray ponder the oddities of their success.

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Nigella's Husband On Choking Incident: Nothing More Than 'A Playful Tiff'

by Tina Nguyen

The alarming photos, along with witness corroboration, compelled Scotland Yard to examine the incident which took place a week ago. Now, Saatchi has given a statement to the Evening-Standard.

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9 Other Colossally Stupid Paula Deenisms

by Mariella Mosthof

You know, besides dropping the "N-word" at employees, and expressing a deep-seated desire to have African American members of her restaurant staff dress up as slaves...

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White Person Enlists Other White Person To Write Book On Yellow People's Street Food

by Tina Nguyen

Okay, the headline should technically read "Anthony Bourdain Signs Graham Holliday To Write Book About Vietnamese Street Food," but you know what? I can't.

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Social Media

Celebrity Chefs Tweet About The Olympics: August 6, 2012

by Julia Emmanuele 4:00 pm, August 7th

Since Michael Phelps has retired and Usain Bolt is in between races, last night proved to be a low-key evening in terms of Olympics coverage. But that certainly doesn’t mean that there were no good tweets from some of our favorite chefs and critics. Even if they weren’t always sure what was happening, everyone wanted to show some pride for their countries.
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Social Media

Celebrity Chefs Tweet About The Olympics: August 4 – 5, 2012

by Julia Emmanuele 1:15 pm, August 6th

It was a crazy weekend at the Olympic Games. Swimming finished strong, Track and Field started off with a bang, and both Serena Williams and Andy Murray won unexpected gold medals in tennis. Throughout all of it, celebrity chefs and critics were tweeting about the weekend’s excitement.
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News

Week In Review, July 30 – August 5: Olympics, Food Trucks, and Controversy

by Julia Emmanuele 12:49 pm, August 5th

In case you’ve missed some of the interesting things we’ve been doing here at The Braiser this week, we’ve put together a handy slideshow of the most newsworthy stories. Happy Sunday!
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Last Call

Last Call: Gabby Douglas, Olympic Champion and Face of Corn Flakes

by Julia Emmanuele 5:00 pm, August 3rd

The gold medalist has something new to celebrate. PLUS: Skittles gets weird, a new way of eating ketchup and will everyone please stop messing with our fast food ingredients?
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Social Media

Celebrity Chefs Tweet About The Olympics: August 3, 2012

by Julia Emmanuele 2:20 pm, August 3rd

Last night, history was made at the 2012 Olympics. Michael Phelps became the first male swimmer to win gold in the same event three games in a row, bringing his medal total to 20, and then, Gabrielle Douglas became the first African American to win gold as an all-around gymnast. We’ve pulled together the best Olympics-related tweets from some of our favorite chefs.
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Social Media

Celebrity Chefs Tweet About The Olympics: August 1 – 2, 2012

by Julia Emmanuele 4:46 pm, August 2nd

Everybody’s been glued to their television/computer screens for the last few days to watch the 2012 Olympics, and that includes many of our favorite celebrity chefs. Thankfully for us, they’ve also been tweeting about all of the exciting events — who knew that Bobby Flay had such a high opinion of Michael Phelps? We’ve compiled all of our favorite Olympic-related tweets from the last two days below.
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Bragging Rights

PHOTOS: 5 Chefs Who Got Their Start As Professional Athletes

by Julia Emmanuele 1:41 pm, August 2nd

We here at The Braiser are pretty excited about the Olympics — and what better way to celebrate than with a collection of chefs who are also athletes?
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Olympics

How Do You Spend $69,000 On Lunch At The Olympics?

by Tina Nguyen 1:15 pm, August 2nd

By buying a bottle of Hennessy 1853, according to an anonymous person on Reddit.
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Last Call

Last Call: Andrew Zimmern Is Driving A Truck Full Of Bizarre Food Your Way

by Julia Emmanuele 6:16 pm, July 31st

And he might be bringing that weird clam with him. PLUS: an open letter to a group of really annoying people, the cost of being a food-lebrity, and what that Subway commercial really means.
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Last Call

Last Call: The Next Best Thing To Experiencing The Staff Meal At Uchi

by Julia Emmanuele 6:00 pm, July 30th

Almost as good as the real thing. PLUS: reasons to stand in lettuce, a crazy example of chance and a flimsy excuse to talk about Ryan Lochte.
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