Rachael Ray takes over the world from cabin in Adirondacks

by Sarah Gilbert (Subscribe to Sarah Gilbert's posts)
Posted Oct 20th 2005 9:33AM
Filed under: East Coast, Books, Magazines, Television/Film, Newspapers

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Rachael Ray - you either love her or poo-poo her. But the "loves" are far outnumbering the critics, and she's fast becoming "one of the most influential people cooking today." From humble beginnings as a foodie, renting a $550-a-month cabin in the Adirondacks, she's now launching her own magazine (Every Day With Rachael Ray) and publishing her 11th book (365: No Repeats). And then there are, of course, the four TV shows.

Her career was jumpstarted when she was working for a food and equipment store in Albany, NY, and she started teaching a class on how to get dinner on the table in 30 minutes. Soon she was on TV in Schenectady. Three years later, she wowed the Food Network folks and before long she was wowing you and me.

She's taking over the world. As she likes to say, "how cool is that?"

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10-20-2005 @ 10:23AM

niki said...

Robert left a comment on Blogging Baby saying she will be at Barnes & Noble in NYC for a signing for her new magazine tonight.

http://www.bloggingbaby.com/entry/3349236468178882/#c525101

10-20-2005 @ 10:54AM

Frogbrother said...

Say what you will about Rachael Ray... but I met her at a book signing in Chicago and she is as friendly and personable as you could possibly imagine. I'm more of a fan after meeting her than I was before.

10-20-2005 @ 11:31AM

michelle said...

*shrugs* I like her. There are people on FN I like more, but definitely people I like less than RayRay. Of course, her cutesy "EVOO", "Sammies" and "Stoop" kind of grate and make me roll my eyes, but I can overlook that.

I've made a number of meals based on dishes and they've all tuned out very tasty. Some of the things she makes (especially in the more recent shows) make me think, "uh, no," but more than that elicit a"huh, that looks good."

Although, after reading the article, I think I like her even a little more. It sounds like she's had a long road to where she is now and I can respect that.

10-20-2005 @ 2:25PM

Josh said...

I like the food she prepares for her shows, but I just can't deal with her TV persona. As if I care about how friendly she is. "How cool is that?" and "EVOO" just get me started channel surfing.

"Look, I just found the cheapest pancakes in Paramus" is the same... Oh, she just let us in on a little secret, I'm sooo excited.

In person, I'm sure she's friendly and normal, I don't want to cast doubt on that. I just can't watch her, so I don't.

Josh

10-20-2005 @ 3:24PM

Shad Genki said...

I think Rachel is a cutie. 'Nuff said.

10-20-2005 @ 9:52PM

Vince said...

This is a bit out of topic but when I watched "The Terminal" during the whole film I thought she was the actress until I changedthe channel to FN and realized that she has nothing in common with Catherina Zeta Jones...go figure ow did I confused these two..�?..anyways I still love her

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