There is no one on television that annoys me more than Rachael Ray. The fact that she now has a deal for her "own talk show":http://et.tv.yahoo.com/tv/14373/ just makes my bowels shudder. I'd pay $40 a day for her to shut her mouth for 30 minutes.
She "went to Dallas once":http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ad/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9947_22295,00.html on her show "$40 a Day" and do you know where she ate? La Madeleine and Sonny Bryan's BBQ! Come on now! Dallas is a city full of foodies and the restaurants that cater to them. Don't you think she could do better than two chain restaurants, one of which isn't very good and the other of which is basically a fancy cafeteria?
And is "Olive Oil" really such a long word that it needs to be shortened? Even if you insist on saying "Extra Virgin Olive Oil", the time savings between that and _eee-veee-oh-oh_ isn't much. I'm sure writing it down as "EVOO":http://store.foodnetwork.com/shop/product.asp?product_code=4969&department_code=2&category_code=30&subcategory_code=30&search_type=subcategory is a real time saver, but saying _eee-vee-oh-oh_ out loud reminds me of those people that say _ell-oh-ell_ in verbal conversation: they *deserve* to have rocks thrown at them. Hey Rachael, how about a big plate of _ess-teee-eff-yoo_?
I recently saw an episode of Unwrapped in which he went behind the scenes of many of the popular Food Network programs and Rachael's set was one of them. She dazzled us with the fact that, despite what it looks like, her studio kitchen window doesn't actually lead to the great outdoors — it's just a set. Wow!! Really? Then she went on to tell us that the planning of each show starts with her writing down what she wants to make. Then, someone else looks it over and makes a recipe for it. Finally, she looks at it in this nice thick three-ring binder and approves it. That's just fascinating, Rachael, do you watch paint dry too?
Obviously, she must be doing something (or someone) right. You know, she isn't unattractive. Maybe she's using her looks to her advantage? Does she wear low-cut shirts and lean over a lot? In order to keep myself on a regular sleep schedule, I don't watch her shows, so I'm not sure. Maybe one of her fans can shed some light on this.
