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Jamie Oliver Can't Save Us;
Maybe Undercover Boss Can

Essay: Chubby Americans need to re-learn what it means to work

Dec 15, 2010 7:11 PM CST

Jamie Oliver Can't Save Us; Maybe Undercover Boss Can

Essay: Chubby Americans need to re-learn what it means to work
(Newser) - Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is fighting the good fight against the obesity epidemic with his Food Revolution reality show, trying to get Americans to choose "seasonal parsnips over a burger with fries," writes Stephen Marche. Sadly, he's doomed to fail. Americans love to chow down, and the problem... More »

TV Chef: Kill My Wife,
Give Treats to the Dogs

Juan Carlos Cruz didn't want hit man to harm his pooches

Dec 14, 2010 1:20 PM CST

TV Chef: Kill My Wife, Give Treats to the Dogs

Juan Carlos Cruz didn't want hit man to harm his pooches
(Newser) - When celebrity chef Juan Carlos Cruz hired a homeless guy to kill his wife, he instructed the novice hit man not to hurt their two dogs—and even provided the man with doggie treats to give to them so they wouldn't bark, reports the Los Angeles Times . The plot by... More »

 Celebrity 
 Chef Stirs Up 
 SC Senate 
 Race 

Candidate Dupree says she'll cook Republican's goose

Oct 1, 2010 5:05 AM CDT

Celebrity Chef Stirs Up SC Senate Race

Candidate Dupree says she'll cook Republican's goose
(Newser) - South Carolina's lopsided Senate race is getting spicier. Celebrity Charleston chef and cookbook author Nathalie Dupree is getting out of the kitchen to run as a write-in candidate. Dupree says she doesn't believe anybody else will challenge incumbent Republican Jim DeMint, whom she accuses of spending more time aiding Tea... More »

 7 Celebs Who 
 Shouldn't Have 
 Cookbooks 

Would you really trust Miss Piggy in your kitchen?

Apr 18, 2010 1:50 PM CDT

7 Celebs Who Shouldn't Have Cookbooks

Would you really trust Miss Piggy in your kitchen?
(Newser) - They call them the “Real Housewives,” but does that actually mean they know how to cook? Apparently at least one of them thinks she does: Teresa Giudice, whose Skinny Italian proves that “all you have to these days to be considered an authority on cooking is flip... More »

SAYS DIRECTOR BURTON

Nigella Lawson Was Inspiration for Alice Character

Director Burton saw White Queen in celeb chef

Feb 25, 2010 10:57 PM CST

Nigella Lawson Was Inspiration for Alice Character

Director Burton saw White Queen in celeb chef
(Newser) - British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson was an inspiration for the White Queen character in his Alice in Wonderland, director Tim Burton says. “She’s really beautiful and she does all this cooking, but then there’s this glint in her eye,” Burton tells the Los Angeles Times of... More »

 Rachael Ray's 
 Pit Bull May 
 Be Put Down 

Isaboo facing death sentence after attacking other dogs

Feb 12, 2010 1:41 AM CST

Rachael Ray's Pit Bull May Be Put Down

Isaboo facing death sentence after attacking other dogs
(Newser) - Rachael Ray fears she may have to put her beloved pit bull to sleep. Isaboo, a frequent guest on Ray's talk show, has been attacking other dogs while on walks and becomes aggressive even on a leash, Radar Online reports. The dog ripped off another dog's ear in the latest... More »

World's Best Restaurant,
El Bulli, Takes 2-Year Break

Ferran Adria announces hiatus for El Bulli

Jan 27, 2010 8:54 AM CST

World's Best Restaurant, El Bulli, Takes 2-Year Break

Ferran Adria announces hiatus for El Bulli
(Newser) - Spanish chef Ferran Adria stunned the world of fine dining by announcing that his celebrated El Bulli restaurant will be closing for 2 years after the 2011 season. Adria—creator of dishes like squid ravioli, turtle dove with blackberry caviar, and freeze-dried foie gras—says working 15-hour days has been... More »

AND HE WON'T LEAVE

 Help! There's 
 a New Bitch 
 in My Kitchen 

Male food snobs are elbowing women out at the stove

Dec 15, 2009 1:07 PM CST

Help! There's a New Bitch in My Kitchen

Male food snobs are elbowing women out at the stove
(Newser) - Over the past 40 years, the amount of time men spend in the kitchen has tripled—and they have turned the once-womanly art of home cooking into a competitive playing field. On TV, “it’s hard to keep up with the itinerant rage-aholics cycling through the Food Network,”... More »

Snuggies + Juicy couture


 The Best of 
 '00s Nostalgia 

Hipsters and foodies and Snuggies, oh my!

Dec 9, 2009 11:33 AM CST

The Best of '00s Nostalgia

Hipsters and foodies and Snuggies, oh my!
(Newser) - What will be the ‘00s version of the 1970s' lava lamps, the 1980s' stonewashed jeans, the 1990s' flannel shirts? What will we, one day, look back on with embarrassed nostalgia and say, “That’s so aughties”? Heather Wagner lists 26 possibilities in Vanity Fair :
  1. Hipsters: Skinny jeans,
... More »

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 Worst Food Trends 
 of the Decade 

From onion blossoms to overhyped chefs, these things need to go away

Oct 22, 2009 2:40 PM CDT

Worst Food Trends of the Decade

From onion blossoms to overhyped chefs, these things need to go away
(Newser) - Asked to name the decade's worst dining trends, chefs and other food experts couldn't shut up. There were too many (including "mache, water sommeliers, organ-meat entrees, unisex bathrooms, bacon tattoos on chefs, over-flaunted kitchen burns, chefs tables") for Christopher Borrelli to list them all, but he hits the... More »

 The Top 20
 Chef Kings 
 (Oops, 1 Queen) 

Gordon Ramsay rules the roost, in more ways than one

Sep 26, 2009 6:41 AM CDT

The Top 20 Chef Kings (Oops, 1 Queen)

Gordon Ramsay rules the roost, in more ways than one
(Newser) - The phenomenon of the celebrity chef is well past the saturation point, but the restaurants, cookbooks, kitchen gadgets, and personal appearances keep coming. Presiding over the largest international empire is British pottymouth-cum-culinary genius Gordon Ramsay, according to a new list by New York's Grub Street blog. The Grub Street formula... More »

Top Chef's Tips for a
'Simple' Dinner Party

And it involves pet donkeys, lots of cashmere

Aug 21, 2009 2:15 PM CDT

Top Chef's Tips for a 'Simple' Dinner Party

And it involves pet donkeys, lots of cashmere
(Newser) - Alain Ducasse cooks up elaborate dishes at his ritzy restaurants. But at home, for an outdoor dinner party, he believes “less is definitely more,” he tells the Wall Street Journal. Which begs the question: What passes for “simple” tips for the average party-thrower from Ducasse? Read on:... More »


 Even Celeb Chefs 
 Enjoy Fast Food 

They admit their last indulgence to Esquire

Aug 10, 2009 1:05 PM CDT

Even Celeb Chefs Enjoy Fast Food

They admit their last indulgence to Esquire
(Newser) - Sure, fast food gets a bad rap. But even famous chefs cop to eating it, and Esquire has the details. You may notice a certain theme:
  • Alton Brown: Chick-Fil-A, last week
  • Tyler Florence: In-N-Out double-double burger, the other day
More »

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010
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