Posted on 02/28/2006 12:30:21 PM PST by pissant
The food network has become the station where the hosts and chefs look, well, good enough to eat.
At the Food Network, E.V.O.O. means extra-virgin olive oil. But theres also a bit of T&A on hand and that definitely does not stand for tomatoes and apples.
The Food network has a subscriber base of 88 million, a group that has blossomed in its 13 years from 6.5 million members in 1993.
Much of the success can be attributed to Emeril Lagasse, who strapped the fledgling food tv network to his back and carried it through the nineties.
But a new savior has arrived and frankly one that quite a bit easier on the eyes. If I may steal a phrase from the food diva, she's Yum-O!.
With four – count 'em hour - shows on the Food Network, including "30-Minute Meals," in which she puts together meals in under 30 minutes silly, and "$40 a Day," in which she dines while traveling on a budget - two best selling cookbooks out this year, a new magazine - Rachael Ray knows how to heat up things up in and out of the kitchen!
Ray is a 37-year-old wholesome hottie who has taken the Baton from Lagasse to become the face - and body - of the Food Network.
Ray is author of 11 books and namesake of a new magazine. She has also posed in skimpy shorts for a little FHM "action".
She's also the first foodie expert to do a talk show, which is set to air next fall. The show will focus on "taking a bigger bite out of life."
Also a chef with no skills.
I remember Sandra Dee. She was cute.
lay off the vanilla extract, forthwith..
She WAS!!!
NICE. Who cares that her recipes stink, if she cooks dressed like that!
Miss Clairol, I guess. ;o)
Are you dating today, then giving it up for Lent?
OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!! Me too.
My wife did too. Both recipes she used were mediocre. I told her to stop using it.
The American Dream
Oh I know! It's on after Paula Deen on the weekends. What cracks me up about Sandra's show is that her kitchen is coordinated to what she is making. Little girls birthday party, everything is pink- bowls, curtains, mixer, flowers- all pink. Thanksgiving, everything is burnt orange. Christmas, everything is red.
Plus, she is another beer lover! Bonus!
sorry, didn't realize that you were reminiscing...still have all those Gidget movies, eh?
Would you look at the those beautiful breasts and thighs!
Why can't I ever get a Turkey like that?
Which is why I don't cook.
The same principle as a friend of mine's, who does fabulous, creative table settings: "When you can't cook, just give people something pretty to look at."
She had an IPA when doing her $40/day show in Denver. It warmed my heart.
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