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  • David Chang: Let’s Raise $6B on Kickstarter and Buy the Redskins

    Could the Washington Redskins’ name controversy, front office troubles, and generally horrendous football woes be solved with a new, crowdsourced owner? World-famous chef and successful restaurateur David Chang (of Momofuku Noodle Bar, Má Pêche, Milk Bar, Momofuku Ko, and many more) has an interesting plan and it involves Kickstarter.

    Check this out:

    Seriously? Well, he says so. $6 billion might be a bit of overkill, but hey, you never know.

    Kickstarter responded with this little population tidbit:

    Who’s to say that Chang wouldn’t run the Redskins better than Snyder? Since buying the team in 1999, the Redskins have lost 55% of their games and have only made the playoffs three times.

    And that whole name controversy thing? Please, Chang is probably the only person who could make this idea work:

    Image via and Twitter, hat tip UPROXX

  • Mario Batali Purchases 200 Pairs of Crocs

    Mario Batali Purchases 200 Pairs of Crocs

    I guess orange is the new orange, or at least something like that, according to Mario Batali’s most recent purchase of 200 bright orange Crocs. While the love of Crocs is understandable, the love of orange Crocs takes on a new meaning for Batali who claims that the color in this specific hue is the “Batali family national color” as colors go. Batali, the famous chef-turned restaurateur-turned entrepreneur-turned writer-turned bulk purchaser of Crocs (phew, that’s long), made the recent purchase after discovering the company’s intentions to discontinue the color choice.

    The interest in orange was best explained in a June interview with Inc. that Batali gave. “My children started wearing orange and yellow coats so we could identify them in a sea because there is nothing more frightening than not being able to find your children, especially young ones who could easily wander out into the street, or whatever could happen to them in New York City. We could say, ‘Oh there they are! Orange and yellow right there!’”

    Batali is so enthusiastic about Crocs that he collaborated to have a style named in his honor “Bistro Mario Batali” in May of 2007. Batali touted that the purpose behind the shoes “brings functionality for the kitchen to the equation producing a product that I am happy to support.” Fortunately, these shoes will still be available for purchase.

    The Batali-endorsed Bistro shoes are described on Crocs.com as the following: “When it gets hot in the kitchen, go with the iconic Mario Batali clog with open vents for more breathability. Designed for all-day, on-the-job comfort, this clog includes our Crocs Lock™ slip-resistant tread.”

    In the meantime, the media personality has been busy appearing on cooking shows and tweeting about recipes in anticipation for one of the arguably most popular eating days, Thanksgiving.

    [Image Via Wikimedia Commons]

  • Chef Killed Over Meal of Fried Noodles

    Chef Killed Over Meal of Fried Noodles

    It’s never a good idea for a chef to argue or fight with customers. This is especially true if those customers are capable of beating someone to death.

    According to an Australian Associated Press (AAP) report, Japanese chef Miki Nozawa died on Monday after a fight with two “disgruntled” customers. The incident took place on the German island of Sylt, and the argument was reportedly about the quality of a fried noodle dish. The customer did not like dish, and left the restaurant without paying. The AAP report states that Nozawa ran into the two customers later that same day at a “table-dance bar,” where the fight broke out.

    The 57-year-old Nozawa was taken to a nearby hospital with brain trauma and internal injuries, but died while in intensive care. The specific cause of death is not yet known, though a German prosecutor has stated an autopsy is being performed.

    The customers suspected in Nozawa’s death had not yet been found by authorities as of Wednesday.

  • Chef Deb Perelman Talks Smitten Kitchen @ Google

    Google has been posting a lot of talks with authors to YouTube lately. A few of them have been specifically with authors who also cook. The latest one is with Deb Perelman, of Smitten Kitchen fame.