# Iron Chef America - De Laurentiis vs Ray **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2006, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-america-de-laurentiis-vs-ray/380251 "2006-11-13T16:09:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-america-de-laurentiis-vs-ray/380251/41 "2006-11-16T04:19:49Z")
Flay is actually married to [Stephanie March](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0545335/), who played sexy bespectacled blonde ADA Alex Cabot on _Law and Order: SVU_. Lucky bastard. He comes across like a grade-A dickhead, but I still think his food looks amazing each and every time, whether it’s on _Iron Chef America_ or his own shows. Batali and Bayless are still way cooler, though. Hell, even Emeril is cooler than Flay. And Emeril, whether you like his TV personality or hate it, is one hell of a chef. I have eaten at his Orlando restaurant, and it was one of the best meals of my life. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-america-de-laurentiis-vs-ray/380251/42 "2006-11-16T07:20:36Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] You think Batali is smug? Wow. I’ve never gotten that vibe off him. [/QUOTE] Me neither. Batali’s an extremely likable character on TV. He seems one of the most genuinely nice of the Food Network bunch. I mean, read the comments in this thread about him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-america-de-laurentiis-vs-ray/380251.md?page=2)