The Tucci Cookbook

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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Books

Stanley Tucci, Honorary Celebrity Chef, Sells Third Cookbook To Publishers

by Tina Nguyen 1:17 pm, November 9th

Okay, we’re just going to add Stanley Tucci to our (upcoming!) Power Grid: the dude is a celebrity, and he can cook — well! The latest pit stop in his race to Le Creusets branded with his name: a third cookbook.
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WATCH: Stanley Tucci Avoids Disaster On Daytime TV, Reveals His Incredible Wedding Cake

by Mariella Mosthof 3:06 pm, October 11th

Stanley Tucci is a busy, handsome man. He appeared on both Live With Kelly and Michael and The Chew today, and managed to avoid disaster on both shows, which leads us to believe that perhaps some food stylists at GMA were to blame for almost setting Ann Romney on fire…
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Stanley Tucci Almost Jumped By Secret Service After Exploding Butter Threatens Ann Romney

by Mariella Mosthof 2:02 pm, October 10th

Stanley Tucci is mid-press tour for the release of The Tucci Cookbook, his second, but we’re pretty sure this is the only morning show appearance in which he almost gets jumped by Secret Service.
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Stanley Tucci And Felicity Blunt’s Love Was Borne Of Butchery

by Mariella Mosthof 6:00 pm, October 2nd

“Mr. Tucci recalled that he found her in the kitchen the morning after, in her bathrobe, using her bare hands to tear cold flesh from the piglet for a platter of leftover pork.”
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