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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.
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WATCH: Digestion Is A Basically A Carnival For Food, According To Mary Roach’s New Book Trailer
In spite of its questionable sound quality, the book trailer for Mary Roach’s latest title Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal is a totally adorable feat in claymation.
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WATCH: Jay Rayner Takes Down Locavorism In Snarky New Book Trailer
British food critic Jay Rayner just released a trailer for his new book A Greedy Man in a Hungry World, which contains a sneak peek of his mind-blowing anti-locavorism argument. Turns out sustainability based on geography is poppycock!
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Trailer-Off: Anthony Bourdain vs. Nigella Lawson On The Set Of The Taste
Much like movie stars, the two culinary stars have trailers on the set of The Taste, where they can relax after a long day, take groupies for orgies, or smash televisions when they’re feeling particularly diva-esque. But out of these two modern-day arteests, who has the better trailer?
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WATCH: Man Threatens To Murder Grant Achatz In Trailer For NEXT Kyoto
Okay, so apparently the theme of Grant Achatz’s new Next concept is not simply “Kyoto.” It’s Kill Grant: Vol. 2.
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WATCH: The Trailer For NEXT Sicily Looks Like Freaky Art House Film
From the looks of it, the latest iteration of NEXT will taste like David Lynch delving into the sun-bleached psyche of Sicilian immigrant grandmothers, or an Italian version of Koyaanisqatsi.
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WATCH: PETA’s Latest Ad Is Actually Really Sex-Positive, So We’re Confused About Hating It (NSFW)
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