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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.
Team USA
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Watch Team USA Compete In The Bocuse d’Or Live Right Now!
Day two of competition for the Bocuse D’or began early this morning at 3 a.m. EST, but you can still tune in now and catch the last hour right here. Allez cuisine! (Or whatever.)
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Thomas Keller Tweets Behind-The-Scenes At The Bocuse d’Or
Throughout the entire first day of competition at the Bocuse d’Or, renowned chef/Team USA coach/Alfred-esque Thomas Keller has been tweeting everything, from rule changes to photos of the competition (and even just candids of Team USA goofing around.)
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Sorry, Jamie Oliver: Olympic Swimmers Consider McDonalds Healthy
A WSJ profile of the glorious, musclebound, goofy swimmers of Team USA reveal that they not only eat plenty of junk food, they rely on it to meet absurd nutrition requirements for their training. How absurd? Think nearly 9,000 calories a day.
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