Cat Cora, Emeril Lagasse, and Stanley Tucci to Host JBAs

This just in over the press release wire: Iron Chef Cat Cora, every American housewife's favorite teevee chef Emeril Lagasse, and The Devil Wears Prada's Stanley Tucci will be hosting this year's James Beard Awards on May 4. Last year's hosts Kim Cattrall and Bobby Flay did a sufficient if slightly awkward job last year, but we can't really imagine what the forced banter will be like between these strangely paired up quasi-celebs. Why don't they just give it to Padma and be done with it? Here's betting Emeril will steal the show.
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