I despise this show. She ends up sticking her waiters with horrendous tips so she can stay under the daily limit. Sends out a terrible message. Ditto that. Her $1.13 tips are an insult. Heck, anyone who only tips 15% should be ashamed of themselves, but Rae takes the cake with her pocket change tips.
Yeah, they should just explain to the dopes watching that tips aren't included in the daily limit and set a good example. If she ever came into my friend's place where I help him occasionally and pulled that, I'd tell her right off, I don't care who she is.
That said, I have a cookbook of hers and her recipe for a spinach-artichoke pasta sauce is amazing.