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At the beginning of the year, we mentioned that a special celebrity chef episode of Iron Chef America would be airing in fall and it looks like the week has finally arrived! This Sunday's episode of Iron Chef America will feature both Rachael Ray and Giada de Laurentiis, pairing Rachael with Mario Batali and Giada with Bobby Flay, in what is sure to be an interesting showdown, to say the least.
Who will win the battle of food network personalities? Rachael is primarily self taught and most of her cooking experience comes from actually teaching others to cook, aside from a stint as the chef at Cowan & Lobel market in Albany, New York. Giada, on the other hand, studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and worked at several well-known restaurants, including Spago in Los Angeles, before starting a catering company. This isn't to say that all professionally trained chefs will do better than home schooled ones, but it is the really high-end, innovative dishes that "wow" the judges on ICA and it seems like Giada would be more likely to turn them out than Rachael. Bobby and Mario will have a big part in this two, of course, so based on previous episodes and the personalities of all four "Food Network All-Star" participants, I'm rooting for Bobby's team.
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11-19-2006 @12:33PM Jeremy said... You might want to check your facts before throwing things out there...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giada_De_Laurentiis
Giada De Laurentiis (born August 22, 1970) is an Italian-American chef. De Laurentiis studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France before becoming a professional chef, working in several Los Angeles restaurants, including Wolfgang Puck's Spago. In addition to her cooking show, De Laurentiis has appeared on several Food Network specials. De Laurentiis is also the founder of catering business GDL Foods.
De Laurentiis was born in Rome, Italy, the daughter of Veronica De Laurentiis and Alex De Benedetti, and moved to Southern California when she was seven. She is the granddaughter of film producer Dino De Laurentiis and Silvana Mangano, a noted Italian actress of her day. She holds a degree in social anthropology from UCLA (1996).
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11-19-2006 @9:00PM Gina said... What a sad commentary on the American public. Cutting people that you do not know and will never know is pathetic. The show was great. I loved them all. I wish I could cook like any one of them. Get a life. Also, learn how to spell and use grammar and punctuation befor you "dish" people.
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11-20-2006 @10:48AM Norma said... I watched the show and enjoyed it very much. Much better then football!
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11-22-2006 @1:16PM Leslie said... RACHAEL RAY ROCKS!!! and I LOVE MARIO!!!!
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11-25-2006 @9:18AM Christine said... I adore Rachel Ray she's lively and bright and funny.I have tried her recipes and yes they ARE delish. So for the negative people and their comments if you really dont like her that much DONT watch the show. For Rachel keep going girl my boyfriend and i love to watch your shows.
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11-26-2006 @1:55PM Lana said... Does anyone know the recipe for the butternut squash ravioli Giada made on the show? I can't find it anywhere. Thanks.
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12-01-2006 @8:13AM mimi dodd said... I THINK I saw RR's first show--to me it was downhill from there. I watched occasionally to see what she was preparing (over the past few years) and did find a few recipes that I liked and used.
My husband however leaves the room if I happen to have the show on and I have to agree with him, she has some very annoying mannerisms, but I'm sure every viewer is aware of THOSE. Although not in the same 'category' she and Flay are similar in their subtle (?) arrogance--Ray has been called a flibberty-gibbet but she does have her own style of arrogance.
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12-20-2006 @12:31PM gM said... My husband was listening to a radio show in San Diego and they had both Emeril and Bobby Flay on before thanksgiving but AFTER the ICA. Apparently the DJ asked Emeril straight out about RR and he said he was never impressed by anything she did. my husband said Bobby Flay was very surprised he even said anything on air live like that! The DJ then point blank asked Flay about the results from ICA and even said to him "Many people feel you and GDL got boned" (pardon the crass language) and Flay said "I am not saying a word" Honestly, RR nice lady - I used to watch her however have lost interest in her and her show. Now, Paula I LOVE LOVE her and so does my 4 month old - we watch her during one of her feedings!! Personally, RR won bc of politics -it was clear during the show.
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