Rocco DiSpirito

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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Last Call

Last Call: Duff Goldman Reveals His Emo Band Past

by Mariella Mosthof 6:06 pm, April 16th

Plus, Jake Gyllenhall once worked as Marco Canora’s busboy, Jen Carroll tattles on Eric Ripert, and Graham Elliot scores a new TV pilot.
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Last Call

Last Call: Coca-Cola To Run Anti-Obesity Ads While Throwing Mad Shade At Beyoncé

by Tina Nguyen 5:19 pm, January 14th

Plus: We’re going to get a song stuck in your head this Monday afternoon. Ready?
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TV

WATCH: Rocco DiSpirito Defends The Bacon-Wrapped Turkey

by Mariella Mosthof 5:21 pm, November 21st

Andy Cohen and Real Housewife of Beverly Hills Kyle Richards stepped up to co-host Anderson Live today to fill in for Anderson Cooper while he’s reporting live from Gaza, and Rocco DiSpirito joined them for a quick Thanksgiving disaster preparedness demo.
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Food In Politics

Rocco DiSpirito Thinks The Soda Ban Is ‘An Extreme Reaction To An Extreme Problem’

by Mariella Mosthof 10:03 am, October 10th

Along with sneaking black beans into his brownie recipe, and performing a whole wheat overhaul on his pasta repertoire as part of his Now Eat This healthy Italian cuisine empire, Rocco DiSpirito is vehemently anti-soda (except for the kind he sells — shocker).
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TV

WATCH: Rocco DiSpirito Reenacts Ghost With Julie Chen And Pasta Filling

by Mariella Mosthof 5:18 pm, October 1st

Except with a medium far less sexier than clay: low-fat cannelloni filling.
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Ruth Bourdain’s Favorite Kitchen Tool Is Rocco DiSpirito, And Other Fun Facts

by Tina Nguyen 11:43 am, October 1st

In this recent interview with Zester, Ruth not only shows why she will never be dethroned by poseur Twitter feeds attempting to out-gurgitate her, but also gives us a glimpse into the life of America’s favorite slutty eater.
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The Art Of Celebrity

Chef Degrees Of Kevin Bacon: Let’s Find The Bacon Number Of Celebrity Chefs

by Tina Nguyen 2:30 pm, September 17th

Last week, the cheeky nerds at Google unveiled an easter egg in their search bar that allowed anyone to play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon without wasting hours on IMDB. Of course, we had to use it on chefs.
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The Art Of Celebrity

PHOTOS: 7 Culinary Titans And Their Celebrity Significant Others

by Mariella Mosthof 11:38 am, August 8th

It’s a well-known fact that having a way with food is a universally sexy quality, so it’s no surprise that celebrity chefs get their fair share of celebrity tail. Check out the slide show below for all the celebrity arm candy being touted by today’s culinary titans (and it isn’t strictly a boys’ club!).
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The Art Of Celebrity

Rocco DiSpirito And Cookie Monster Team Up At The New York Public Library

by Mariella Mosthof 6:15 pm, July 20th

America’s favorite muppet Rocco DiSpirito and culinary bad boy Cookie Monster will take the New York Public Library by storm on August 3rd to take part in a carb summit.
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Endorsements

WATCH: Rocco DiSpirito Endorses Ridiculous Citrus-Sprayer

by Mariella Mosthof 11:22 am, July 13th

Remember those Tropicana commercials that inevitably inspired you to stick a straw in an orange and try to drink out of it? Well, it never worked and we’re pretty sure this citrus spray nozzle you jam directly into the fruit for an even spritz of juice doesn’t either. But Rocco DiSpirito is still hawking it on Twitter. We’d think he was kidding, except his Twitter feed is woefully unironic.
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