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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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In Italy’s Pizza Boom, Egyptians Man The Ovens
Although Italy’s fallen victim to numerous economic woes recently — austerity cuts, the fall of the euro, and Silvio Berlusconi’s presence among the living, to name a few — there’s one sector of the economy that is actually booming: pizza
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Your Morning Tweet: Heston Blumenthal’s Pizza Is Just How Mummy Used To Make It
“Did you know: originally, pizzas had triangular bases in honour of the pyramids and the Egyptians that invented the dish” — Heston Blumental (@HestonBlumental) March 5, 2013
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Last Call: Look At This Smooshy Dog Eating Pizza
Plus: Airport pizza! Smoked pizza! Congressional fish…pizza? Sure, let’s keep the trend going.
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Michael White Defends His Pizza Against Snobby New York Haters
“I’m not reinventing the wheel here,” White explained. “The pizza itself is straight up midwestern pizza.”
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Last Call: All The Cool Kids Are Going To Aspen
Plus: Anthony Bourdain gets a Facebook, Eddie Huang gets angry, and the District of Columbia finally gets to be “cool.”
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Everyone Calm Down, Wolfgang Puck Isn’t Closing Spago Forever
When people heard that beloved Austro-Californian pizza godfather Wolfgang Puck would “close Spago“, they freaked out mightily, their shrieks drowning out the next part of the sentence…
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WATCH: PETA’s Latest Ad Is Actually Really Sex-Positive, So We’re Confused About Hating It (NSFW)
The 13 Most Infamous Chef Feuds
WATCH: Anthony Bourdain Is Glad His Daughter Is Growing Up With A Jiu-Jitsu-Ass-Kicking Mom
9 Ridiculous Food Products That Actually Exist
So, What’s The Deal With Forbes’s List Of The World’s Richest Chefs?












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