Hound chow: Celeb chefs dish up dog food

by Kat Kinsman, Posted Jul 31st 2008 @ 4:00PM

In response to the unleashing of Rachael Ray's "Nutrish" line of dog cuisine, celeb-skewing artist 14 visually muses on what product line extensions might come about should other TV chefs join the pack. Paula Deen's Varmint Vittles or Gordon Ramsay's 100% F***ing Organic Hell Hound, anyone?

Yes, proceeds from the sales of Nutrish will indeed go toward funding no-kill shelters and awareness campaigns, and it's not as if she's the first media-centric chef to go to the dogs -- or cats (remember Rocco DiSpirito's Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys?). Still, I'm continually shocked by the branding stretches some of these folks are making.

Has anyone found celebrity-endorsed products more outre than dog food or signature garbage bowls? Mario Batali limited edition Ernst Benz watch, perhaps?

(Aaaannnd I've just run across Paula Deen's Butt Massage. I know it's likely a handy and delicious mix of herbs, spices and faerie dust, but still. Ew.)

[via: Gallery of the Absurd]

Should celeb chefs stick to cooking, or do you like their product lines?
Stay in the kitchen!	130 (75.1%)
If their name is on it, I trust it in the kitchen.	3 (1.7%)
I'm curious, but wouldn't buy.	32 (18.5%)
I'm a collector.	1 (0.6%)
If I like their food, I bet I'd like their watch/Crocs/etc.	7 (4.0%)