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Bourdain & Queens Of The Stone Age Once Kicked A Rude Fan Out Of A Roadhouse
"You've made a huge tactical error. Now I'm not going to take a photo with you, this conversation is over and you're going to have to get the f*** out of my face."
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Chez Panisse Set To Reopen On The Summer Solstice, Mark Your Calendar?
Even if a devastating fire and months of repairs would incentivize an earlier opening, Alice Waters will not open her restaurant until the beginning of the Summer Solstice. Whenever that is.
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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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WATCH: Derek Koch Pops The Question, Wins Unofficial Playing With Fire Proposal Contest
Playing With Fire may not have been hosting an official proposal-off, but between Julie Elkind’s starving actor boyfriend popping the question on the Brooklyn waterfront, and bazillionaire Derek Koch proposing to his girlfriend Molly atop the slopes at Sundance, which one do you think won out?
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Tonight In Food TV: Playing With Fire Season Ends With Another Proposal
We’re going to hedge our bets and say the inaugural season of Playing With Fire will probably be its last.
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WATCH: Koch Twins Brawl On Playing With Fire
On this week’s Playing With Fire, the Koch Brothers generously took it upon themselves to stage a boxing fight for charity to benefit the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Of course, their macho prowess spilled out of the ring after Daniel was declared the winner, and no one could handle it like an adult.
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Tonight In Food TV: The Koch Twins Finally Beat The Crap Out Of Each Other
The stupefying sibling rivalry that is Koch twin vs. Koch twin finally comes to a head on tonight’s Playing With Fire. After a season (read: lifetime) of bickering about professionalism and how to run restaurants, Daniel and Derek Koch will take it to the boxing ring to get their aggression out. Who will prevail? We’re rooting for the one with less douchey hair.
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WATCH: Candice Kumai Crashes And Burns In Humiliating Attempt At ‘Food Journalism’
Sitting through Candice Kumai’s segments of Playing With Fire this weekend might be among the most painful things we’ve ever done.
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Tonight In Food TV: Candice Kumai Tries To Pass As A Journalist With Hipster Glasses
We believe it was Gabrielle Hamilton who once said: You can’t be a Great Lady Chef if you’re writing for a magazine.
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WATCH: Julie Elkind’s Boyfriend Proposes In The Worst Possible Way
This weekend’s episode of Playing With Fire featured the chiming of Julie Elkind’s biological clock, which began furiously ticking as she was demoing macarons for a bridal expo.
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Tonight In Food TV: Todd English’s Playing With Fire Is Worth Staying In On A Friday Night
Hear us out: we, too, were skeptical about the sure-to-be Kardashianesque E! docu-series following Todd English, Julie Elkind, Candice Kumai, and the Koch Brothers. But, and we hate to admit this, it’s starting to get irresistibly soapy.
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Tonight In Food TV: Worst Cooks In America’s Season Finale, Plus E!’s Playing With Fire Just Starts To Get Good
Irritated with all your friends’ relentless chatter about that weird Middle Earth show coming back tonight? It’s cool; we’ve got you covered with all the food TV you can be watching instead.
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Julie Elkind Ditches Esquared Hospitality, Joins Delicatessen Team Right Before Reality Show Premiere
Our favorite kickboxing pastry chef (not to be confused with our favorite jiu-jitsu practicing chef-wifey) Julie Elkind seems to have grown too big for her britches at Esquared Hospitality Group now that she’s
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