SXSW

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: David Chang Doesn’t Believe In Your MSG Migraine

by Tina Nguyen 6:35 pm, March 12th

Plus: oyster pals, Willie Nelson toast, and where sous vide machines go to die.
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Events

Paul Qui’s Advice To SXSW Food Trucks: Be Nice To The Drunk People

by Mariella Mosthof 5:30 pm, March 7th

Is there anything worse than a tattooed cranky hipster chef being mean to you while you’re trying your very best to put your charming pants on, in spite of the five whiskeys you had for dinner? Paul Qui says no.
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Last Call

Last Call: This Ain’t Your Normal “Barbecue Shack Flying A Confederate Flag” Story

by Tina Nguyen 6:03 pm, March 6th

PLUS: Rachael Ray at SXSW, Marilyn Hagerty at The Olive Garden (again), and how Delta has All The Restaurants.
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Events

Paul Qui To Organize The Fleet Of Food Trucks At SXSW

by Mariella Mosthof 12:17 pm, January 18th

Graham Elliot is the culinary maestro behind Lollapalooza; Eddie Huang kept the people fed at last year’s Bonnaroo with baos chucked off the back of a pickup; and now, Paul Qui joins the trifecta of festival food kings, taking on the task of organizing the eats at SXSW.
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TV

WATCH: Anthony Bourdain Makes Peace With Foodie Hipster Scum On No Reservations

by Tina Nguyen 3:30 pm, September 4th

“Of course, I’m exactly the wrong guy to do a South By Southwest show,” he admitted on his blog.
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Video

WATCH: Anthony Bourdain Gets A Tattoo While Drinking With Sleigh Bells At SXSW

by Tina Nguyen 12:15 pm, August 22nd

Wait — Anthony Bourdain filmed a No Reservations in Austin during the South By Southwest music festival? Are you crazy, Zero Point Zero?! (Okay, maybe it’s preparation for filming in the Sudan on CNN.)
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