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Rachael Ray : Cooking on ABC's Frontline

by Fred Miller | March 2, 2009 at 04:52 pm

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Cynthia McFadden gets to the meat of the Rachel Ray story and uncovers the bare facts of Rachel's FHM magazine photoshoot, her endorsement of Dunkin' Donuts and the ensuing Chef Anthony Bourdain criticism that likened the endorsement to "peddling crack to kids."

"I absolutely love Tony Bourdain," Ray responded. "I have an enormous amount of respect for him. It's a free country."

A waitress atop an empire. A syndicated daytime talk show, four hit food network shows, 16 bestselling cookbooks, a self-titled monthly magazine, and her own brands of dog food, olive oil, and even a line of pots and pans.

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Paschen

at 19:25 on March 2nd, 2009

Is that about cooking or just gaining rating with sex appeal covered up as a cooking show.

Fred Miller

at 19:49 on March 2nd, 2009

I personally did not think of it as sexy at all till now, this past photoshoot thing of hers came up. I watch the Food network as a precursor to eating something that will somewhat satisfy my taste buds which are easily aroused by the exotic stuff I've just seen. All the females that I know seem to like her cooking, but not necessarily love her, whereas the FHM subscribers are now totally hooked ever since she was on some Top 100 list there.

My closing line should tell you something :

Enjoy the preview and then watch the show if you care.