# Guys: Is TV chef Anne Burrell attractive? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 15, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727 "2011-01-15T18:06:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/41 "2011-01-16T21:53:26Z")
There hasn’t been a smokin’ hot female TV cook since Julia Child. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/42 "2011-01-16T23:32:29Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > Unfortunately, she [really wouldn’t be into you.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Cora#Personal_Life) > > And to answer the OP, I have to second Aarti. I find her cute and attractive. Of course I have a wife and she has a husband, so my plans of dating her aren’t happening any time soon. ☹ 😃 Then why did she Jump what’s his name from Dinner Impossible after that one episode of Iron Chef America? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/43 "2011-01-16T23:35:19Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Actually she is like a female Guy Fieri. I dunno. She was a guest on _Guy’s Big Bite_. Talk about separated at birth! The two really did seem like twins. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/44 "2011-01-16T23:50:54Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > She was a guest on _Guy’s Big Bite_. Talk about separated at birth! > > The two really did seem like twins. I can absolutely believe that! Did she wear her sunglasses backwards on the back of her head? ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/45 "2011-01-17T03:04:16Z")
> [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > Then why did she Jump what’s his name from Dinner Impossible after that one episode of Iron Chef America? She being Cat? Anyway, I don’t watch too much Food Network, so I didn’t see the incident that you’re talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/46 "2011-01-17T03:10:05Z")
Yeah. She being Cat. Go to 5:22 here: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHfvaOjigak) ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/47 "2011-01-17T03:10:45Z")
I see nothing wrong with Anne Burrell, but I refuse to cheat on my one true tv-cooking-love, Giada De Laurentiis.😃 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/48 "2011-01-17T06:42:27Z")
I’d do Rachel in a heartbeat. The rest don’t interest me at all. Except maybe Melissa D’Arabian. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/49 "2011-01-17T07:00:29Z")
> [@gregorio](#): > > [Nadia G](http://www.foodnetwork.ca/ontv/shows/Bitchin-Kitchen/show.html?titleid=248313) on Bitchin Kitchen. Goodness. I guess she’s some people’s physical type, but from the clips of her show I’ve seen she’s pretty off-putting overall. That accent is like something of Hollywood Upstairs Acting Academy and the writing is awful! I hope the recipes are at least good. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/50 "2011-01-17T07:06:28Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > She is very high energy and carries on a steady stream of patter. One of the things I asked was whether her patter is clever and cute or really annoying. Annoying IMHO. I’ve watched 10 or 15 minutes of a couple of her cooking shows and while she seems like a good cook ( she damn well better be, considering her pedigree as a chef and culinary instructor ), her patter seems both forced and overly precious. Do not like. She’s far less irritating in her stricter instructor incarnation in the _Worst Cooks…_ show, but that show is vastly annoying for reasons other than her, so I haven’t watched that one much either ;). ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/51 "2011-01-17T07:18:26Z")
> [@Cat\_Fight](#): > > Goodness. I guess she’s some people’s physical type, but from the clips of her show I’ve seen she’s pretty off-putting overall. That accent is like something of Hollywood Upstairs Acting Academy and the writing is awful! I hope the recipes are at least good. It’s a comedy routine. She’s _supposed_ to be a bit over the top. And though the early shows occasionally seem forced, she’s got pretty good comedic skills. And the recipes are pretty good. Her sidekicks will probably be gone after the first season, though. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/52 "2011-01-17T07:23:49Z")
> [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > Yeah. She being Cat. > > Go to 5:22 here: > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHfvaOjigak&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHfvaOjigak&feature=related) OK, you caught me. I guess she’s been living a lie. I hope her wife doesn’t find out. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/53 "2011-01-17T10:33:45Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Annoying IMHO. I’ve watched 10 or 15 minutes of a couple of her cooking shows and\*\* while she seems like a good cook ( she damn well better be, considering her pedigree as a chef and culinary instructor )\*\*, her patter seems both forced and overly precious. Do not like. > > She’s far less irritating in her stricter instructor incarnation in the _Worst Cooks…_ show, but that show is vastly annoying for reasons other than her, so I haven’t watched that one much either ;). She was also Mario Batali’s sou chef on _Iron Chef America_. Pretty good credentials right there. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/54 "2011-01-17T15:11:39Z")
Who are the attractive female TV chefs TO YOU? Anne? Nope Rachael? Yes, but not enough to overcome her perkiness. No breasts. Giada? Yes. Great rack; head too big for body though. Nigella? Yes, but last I saw, her age is beginning to show. Not that I’m a spring chicken, but this is about attractiveness. Paula? Not in the least Spice Goddess? Not bad, but I prefer Aarti Sequeira. Mrs. Neely? Nope Sandra Lee? Nope - she looks as fake as her cooking Others? “Bitchin’ Kitchen” chick on CookingTV is nice, as long as her real self isn’t as over the top as her TV persona. ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/55 "2011-01-17T16:34:46Z")
When “Rache” first came on the scene, I absolutely fell in love, and watched her all the time. Then her voice started to grate on me, along with her stupid little phrases like EVOO, “stoop,” “yum-o!” and so on. So I watched with the sound off. Eventually I found a website dedicated to hating her all she stood for, and one poster compared her smile to Jack Nicholson’s Joker. That did it, and now all I can think of when I see her is the female Joker. Plus her bust seems to change sizes every time I see her. Neely’s a bigmouth as far as I’m concerned. Never liked her. Sandra’s a Stepford Wife, as has been mentioned. Paula? getawayfrommefast I’d say Nigella or Ingrid. Or both, simultaneously. Especially if I had a million bucks. Chicks dig dudes with money. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/56 "2011-01-17T19:44:55Z")
> [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > Then why did she Jump what’s his name from Dinner Impossible after that one episode of Iron Chef America? I’ve seen that behavior with straight women and gay guys a lot, and the most sexual person I ever met was a lesbian. Combining the two wouldn’t surprise me. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/57 "2011-01-17T19:50:46Z")
It was…unexpected…like Flay jumping up on his cutting board. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/58 "2011-01-17T19:58:45Z")
I’ll be completely honest, even if it makes me sound like a dick: Anne Burrell seems like she would be one hell of a fun lay, but I would not want to spend a lot of time with her otherwise, or have any sort of actual relationship with her. I was going to say the same of Rachel Ray, but after further thought, she’d probably be as annoying in bed as she is on her show, so no. Giada, though, oversized head and all, is the whole package. I fell in love with her the first time I saw her, and have not yet changed my mind. She is my celebrity chef fantasy wife and lover. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/59 "2011-01-17T20:39:06Z")
Nigella all the way for me, with Laura Calder being a distant second. Holy god is Nadia G annoying. I think she is Quebecois but trying to pull off an Andrew Dice Clay accent? Her show is really painful. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727/60 "2011-01-17T21:03:27Z")
> [@Lightray](#): > > It’s a comedy routine. She’s _supposed_ to be a bit over the top. And though the early shows occasionally seem forced, she’s got pretty good comedic skills. And the recipes are pretty good. > > Her sidekicks will probably be gone after the first season, though. I hope not. The sidekicks are parts of the little details that make it fun. You start a whacking away at the details and pretty soon you cross a line where it stops being so unique. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-is-tv-chef-anne-burrell-attractive/567727.md?page=4)