Whole Foods

Bourdain & Queens Of The Stone Age Once Kicked A Rude Fan Out Of A Roadhouse

by Tina Nguyen

"You've made a huge tactical error. Now I'm not going to take a photo with you, this conversation is over and you're going to have to get the f*** out of my face."

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Chez Panisse Set To Reopen On The Summer Solstice, Mark Your Calendar?

by Tina Nguyen

Even if a devastating fire and months of repairs would incentivize an earlier opening, Alice Waters will not open her restaurant until the beginning of the Summer Solstice. Whenever that is.

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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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Health

Whole Foods To Label All GMO Products, Anticipates Increased Sales

by Tina Nguyen 9:28 am, March 11th

After being ousted for totally hypocritically selling Monsanto GMO-ridden products, Whole Foods announced that it will label all genetically modified food products in stores — the first time that a major retailer has done so. Bullshit-detectors everywhere are calling this a huge victory.
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Last Call

Last Call: Cinnabons In Libya Is The Closest Thing We Have To Peace In The Middle East

by Tina Nguyen 6:10 pm, December 19th

Plus: The horrible truth about Novak Djokovic’s donkey cheese comes out.
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Dining Diaries

Dining Diaries: Pichet Ong Has The Finest Of Tastes

by Tina Nguyen 2:20 pm, September 14th

This week, we asked Pichet Ong, award-winning pastry chef and the owner of newly-opened Sugar and Plumm, about his favorite restaurants.
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Dining Diaries

Dining Diaries: Luis Bollo Is On A Diet…Until It’s Time For Korean Fried Chicken

by Julia Emmanuele 4:10 pm, September 7th

The executive chef and owner of Salinas in New York loves his G&Ts and porchetta sandwiches. But wouldn’t anyone?
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Dining Diaries

Dining Diaries: Harrison Keevil Thinks Charlottesville Needs An NYC-Style Deli

by Julia Emmanuele 1:40 pm, July 27th

Harrison Keevil is the owner of Brookville in Charlottesville, VA. After graduating from the French Culinary Institute, Keevil did a stage at Heston Blumenthal’s Michelin-starred Fat Duck, before returning to the States. In 2010, Keevil opened Brookville, where the menu changes almost nightly in order to utilize only the freshest ingredients.
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Dining Diaries

Dining Diaries: Paul Qui Loves A Good Austin Bar Crawl

by Julia Emmanuele 3:09 pm, July 20th

Paul Qui, winner of Top Chef season nine, is the Executive Chef at Uchiko in Austin, Texas. He has won both the James Beard Award for “Best Chef Southwest” and the Star Chefs Rising Star Award. From July 30 until August 4, he will be opening a pop-up restaurant in New York’s CITY GRIT. So, we asked this Southwest chef where he goes…
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