NFNS Recap with Video: Episode 6

Rachael Ray, TV Show Reviews, The Next Food Network Star, Videos
07 Jul 2008 Spoiler warning of the week: Here's the review for the sixth episode of Next Food Network Star, but first the recap video, followed by my commentary ... so if you didn't catch it Sunday night and are planning to watch it during one of the repeats this week, don't click and don't read, silly! Otherwise, enjoy. Wow. Flip, flip, flip. This show did a 180. And yes, that was a good thing. Especially how last week's show annoyed me. Whereas last night, not only did all the little annoying things go away (at least for ... {More...}

NFNS Video Preview: Episode 6

Rachael Ray, The Next Food Network Star, Videos
04 Jul 2008 Here's the video preview of what's happening on this week's episode of The Next Food Network Star on Sunday night at 10pm. The remaining five finalists are each paired with an 8-year-old Girl Scout, for whom they must invent a healthy and tasty meal. Then, the finalists find out that they must join Rachael Ray and demo the meal on The Rachael Ray Show, with their Girl Scout, in front of a live studio audience. {More...}

The Day The Cooking Died … It Was Today on ‘The Rachael Ray Show’

Gordon Ramsay, Opinion, Rachael Ray
19 May 2008 ©2008 Harry Kenney I only discovered this "show in a show" at the very end (thankfully). Apparently for the past bunch of Mondays, The Rachael Ray Show has been having a cooking competition called "Hey, Can You Cook?". This morning was week four of four and the day they crown the winner. Apparently it began with five contestants and we lost one each week. If you're that interested in a chronology of events, visit the link above. Otherwise, for me, I'm just talking about the last show ... because if I had to actually look ... {More...}

Rachael’s ‘Cafe Una Notte’ Fundraising Event Shown on Yesterday’s Program

Michael Symon, Rachael Ray
08 May 2008 What is "Cafe Una Notte"? It means Cafe One Night, and that's exactly what it is, one night a year when a restaurant becomes Rachael Ray's restaurant, a 75-seat affair in which five young (and we mean young) aspiring chefs cater the affair. In this case, having been picked up at the airport and then hooked up with Iron Chef Michael Symon. Oh and who, according the Associated Press article: In addition to the chance to hang in the kitchen with [Bill] Clinton and Food Network notables, the teens also each got $10,000 scholarships [....] It also kicked off the ... {More...}

Daytime TV’s Newest Star in 2009: Will Paula Be the Next Rachael?

Paula Deen, Rachael Ray, TV Food Shows
23 Apr 2008 TV Week recently reported: Telepictures, Warner Bros.’ production arm, is adding to that roster by signing a deal with Food Network star Paula Deen to host a daytime cooking show, sources familiar with the matter said. Ms. Deen would become the next big name to come out of Food Network, following Rachael Ray’s ratings success in her debut season. Ms. Deen is currently one of Food Network’s top draws with her Southern flair, hosting series Paula’s Home Cooking and Paula’s Party for the cable channel. [...] “It seems like, unlike recent years, distributors are taking a particularly aggressive look at 2009 and going ... {More...}