I should’ve read the second page of this thread before I added my previous post.
But at least I added a picture!
I haven’t watched her for a long time, so maybe she’s even worse lately than I remember her.
Maybe the amphetamine-pumped cheerleader thing is overcompensation for the fact that her husband likes to pay hookers to spit on him. Or so says the National Enquirer.
Oh, good! Some Rachael hatin’.
She is the Ideal Woman according to my husband. Maybe I should send him a link to those blogs …
I dislike perky people. Incessantly perky is annoying. Badly streaked hair, ridiculous patterns of speech, and inappropriate clothes edge into contempt territory for me.
I don’t watch much Food Network stuff, but I did like that blonde Sarah somebody. And the British guy. And the cool, retro kind of guy who explains all about your oven and just what cornstarch does (I’m lousy at names-Alton?).
I haven’t seen RR’s DD commercials and I hope I never do. I am tired of her cardboard mock ups in the grocery store, though…Put ears on her and she could be this month’s Playmate. :rolleyes:
Sara Moulton. Jamie Oliver. Alton Brown.
Sara’s shows were really good (no wonder; she learned from the Grande Dame herself), but apparently too “high-brow” for the Food Network hacks. Thus, Rachel Ray. sigh
Jamie Oliver… I have never seen one of his shows where I did not suspect that he spit all over the food he was making. In other circumstances, his lisp would be endearing. But it was like he needed to add “Saliva, 1 tsp” to every recipie.
Alton is the King, of course. Even with the prominent moobs on display on Feasting on Asphalt. Never trust a skinny cook, after all. (unless she’s Paula Deen. or one of her assclown sons.)
The music’s not the only one. 
The only thing I like about Sandra Lee, is that she always seems to make some sort of tasty adult beverage. However, watch carefully when she makes it - she’ll say, “2 ounces vodka” and pour 3/4 of the bottle in the pitcher. I wonder how much of it she drinks before taping. I sometimes think she’s, at the very least, buzzed, if not one step away from falling down drunk.
And, RR? There’s nothing, I repeat, NOTHING I like about her. Any cook on TV that licks her fingers while she’s using her hands to mix something should be shot!!!
Olive
[QUOTE=Hail Ants]
Also because I can’t help but feel its not an act with her. She’s genuinely an incredibly sweet girl without a single cynical bone in her (luscious) body.
This is a joke, right?
Obligatory Youtube link to Nigella Lawson at her sensual best:
Chocopots, which are as easy to make and delicious as she make it look.
Oh, I’d love to grease her ramekins!
OMG, I could watch her talk about her gooey crack forever…
Thank you. Since I don’t have to eat Jamie’s food, I don’t mind his spitting (never noticed–he seems to move so quickly!). Alton is awesome–all of us like to watch him. And too bad about Sara–she was great. No wonder I don’t watch anymore (that and I went back to work and school).
Like that Nigella Youtube–but no vanilla in the chocopots? Heresy! I’d add nuts as well–I may have to make those; they look so easy.
Y’know, I’ve never really wished to be a spoon before…
No kidding. Some of the guys on this thread must have amazing wives/girlfriends. I watch the show not caring what she is cooking. I what to look at her and fantasize…
Seems like it’s time for someone to repost the link to the Pastis cartoon of “Anthony Bourdain, Vampire Slayer”. I would, but I can’t find it.
My impression of her is that she is a fake, filling out an image that was constructed for her. It’s surprising that someone who produces such mediocre food would have a cooking show, and that, I think shows a great deal about what is wrong with this country. We elevate mediocrity, not creativity, not intelligence, not ability. The sexy, though false, image wins out over something less seductive but more honest.
No wonder we elect such lousy politicians in this country.
Oh, and the sound of her strangulated voice makes ears hurt and my throat sore.
Oh oh oh! Must have! I think I’ll be spending a night with Google if someone doesn’t have a link…
Sara is still on in the mornings. Maybe they are repeats but even her repeats are better than most of the stuff they are showing at night nowadays
She’s incredibly average looking for someone that many guys find to be a sex symbol of sorts. But I’m guessing that’s part of the appeal. shrug
You may be right. Her perky demeanor as she is cooking a meal and talking about enjoying the meal with a glass of wine and entertaining friends is a refreshing thing. A woman’s beauty, or lack thereof, is always accentuated or detracted from by her attitude.
When you are watching RR, your own wife chimes in with her fucking 2 cents that it is time to take out the garbage, and Rachael is there as the every man’s lady cheerfully preparing a delicious and exciting meal.
And she’s Italian, so her weight fluctuates. Some days he is ultra-fine, and other days she’s…meh, but still okay. But even on those days, I am thinking I could work those extra pounds off of her.
As long as we are talking about Food Network celebs, I absolutely abhor Sara Moulton. She is the Anal Retentive Chef incarnate. Have you seen how she organizes her spice cabinet? She is a total freak. Her recipes are bleh too.
I used to have a huge crush on Giada, but like someone mentioned previously she did not make a very favorable impression on the Iron Chef episode. When she didn’t have a script to read, it really showed her true colors. She was not in control of that show like she is with her own show, and when one of the judges criticized one of her dishes, she pretty much freaked out. It looked like her bobble head was about to explode.
I am sort of up and down with Rachel Ray. I used to like her a lot, and then I decided she was phoney, but then I saw her on the Iron Chef episode and now I think I like her again. She makes no claims to be some master chef of the highest order. She is what she is. She gives props to the real chefs. And I think it is a bit much to call her a hack. She makes simple meals that real people can make with a minimum of trouble or prep time.
Not only good looking chow. I’ve made a few of her recipes and it’s some darn good tasting chow as well.
If I had my way the Food Network would be the “all Nigella and Alton Brown all the time (with maybe some Galloping Gourmet and Julia Child for good measure) Network” 
I didn’t want to knock her for her looks because that’s kind of a cheap shot. Although she brings it on herself wearing those danskins with her oddly shaped busom. But in a world filled with Natalie Portman’s and Meagan Fox’s why in the world would you fantasize about Rachael Ray?
It’s like gazing appreciatively at a Subaru when there’s a Ferrari next to it.