TLC

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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Feuds

FOOD FEUD: Cheating Next Great Baker Contestant Says TLC Put Her Out Of Business

by Tina Nguyen 11:03 am, March 29th

Much like Lucifer waged war against his Creator (happy Good Friday), Gretel-Ann Fisher is mad at her own creator, TLC, for causing her Winooski, VT bakery to shut down last Saturday.
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Lists

Last Call: Chili’s Baby Back Rib Jingle Singer Gets A BBQ-Themed Funeral

by Mariella Mosthof 6:23 pm, January 7th

Plus: the newest Fresh Off The Boat trailer, Adam Rapoport’s 7 time-tested cooking tips from chefs, and The Jackie Kennedy Diet.
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TV

Rachael Vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off: More Same-Sex Kissing Than We Expected

by Mariella Mosthof 10:05 am, January 7th

Things we learned on last night’s season two premiere: Chilli (of TLC fame) and Kathy Najimy aged really gracefully; married celebrities love kissing other married celebrities.
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Feuds

UPDATE: TLC Pulls Transphobic Cake Boss Episode

by Mariella Mosthof 6:35 pm, June 13th

Well, folks, we’ve come full circle. Carmen Carrera made her voice heard, loud and clear, and TLC has agreed to pull Monday night’s Cake Boss episode, which is never to be seen or heard from again.
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WATCH: The ‘Next Great Baker’ Gets Dressed Down On Season Premiere Of Cake Boss

by Tina Nguyen 10:56 am, May 29th

Last night, the famiglia gave her flak for not frosting a cake the Carlo’s Bakery way on the season premiere of Cake Boss.
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