I love Paula too. She truly enjoys what she's doing and she likes to eat.
Frankly, my favorite is Ina, The Barefoot Contessa. Not only are her recipes doable but her show is just so pretty and I love Jeffrey.
I saw her show once and immediately changed because she was hosting the Carters.
Ina Garten worked in the Ford White House on budget and energy issues and was a senior policy adviser on energy issues to Jimmy Carter. We can probably thank her for brainstorms like the 55 MPH speed limit and turning down the thermostat and wearing sweaters as the answer to the 70's "energy crisis." Her husband, Jeffrey Garten, was a State Department type and was Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade under Clinton. That means he probably helped arrange the "transfers" from Los Alamos to China in exchange for the Buddhist Temple fund raiser for Al Gore.