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Rachael Ray

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    The Food Network's Invention Hunters Is Predicated on a Bigger Lie Than Most Food Shows

    Each week, we take a quick, cautious look at food TV. This week, Invention Hunters, a half-hour show about hunger in America, Mondays at 9 p.m. With Invention Hunters, the Food Network returns to a genre it's had much success with in the past, the Tumbledown Effort Outside Our Core Competency That ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Cupcake Wars: The Problem With a Cupcake Show Is That It's a Cupcake Show

    Each week, we take a quick, cautious look at what's going on with food TV. This week, Cupcake Wars, an hour-long show about one thing, over and over, until death comes, Sundays at 8 p.m. on the Food Network. Cupcake Wars has been on the air just two years, but they're already finishing up their fif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    On Trisha's Country Kitchen, Trisha Yearwood Can't Stop Proving How Damn Country She Is

    Each week, we take a quick, cautious look at what's going on with food TV. This week, Trisha's Country Kitchen, a half-hour show of executives laughing at us, Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. on the Food Network. Trisha Yearwood is a two-time cookbook author with a new show on the Food Network about souther ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Meat Men Offers TV's Best Meat Porn

    Each week we take a quick, cautious look at what's going with food TV. This week, Meat Men , a half-hour show about three male strippers in a Taco Bell, Mondays at 11 p.m. on the Food Network Meat is all-encompassing, all-embracing. Panoptic. When marbled cuts enter the picture all talk of ramps, o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Dumb Food Show Easter Unwrapped Is as Adorable as a Baby with a Peep Stuck to Her Head

    Each week we take a quick, cautious look at what's going with food TV. This week, Easter Unwrapped, an hour show that never hurt anybody, April 7 on the Cooking Channel It would be a crime to critically review Unwrapped, to lay any sort of smothering blanket upon this innocent show, which films fac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Rachael's Vacation: When Rachael Ray Pretended to Visit San Francisco's Restaurants

    ​Each week we take a quick, cautious look at what's going on with televised cooking. This week: Rachael's Vacation, a half-hour show you didn't hear about from me, Fridays at 4:30 a.m. on the Food Network. Rachael Ray has 31 television shows and a line of car wax. I try to know as little as p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off: The Food Network Craps Out

    Each week we take a quick, cautious look at what's going on with televised cooking. This week: Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off, a one-hour show about the debt ceiling, Sundays at 9 p.m. on the Food Network. There used to be only A and B-list celebrities, divided by movies and television. Then te ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 9, 2011

    Eat Your Own Dog Food

    Each week we take a quick, cautious look at what's going on with televised cooking. This week: Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off, a one-hour show about the debt ceiling, Sundays at 9 p.m. on the Food Network. There used to be only A and B-list celebrities, divided by movies and television. Then te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    The 8 Sexiest Women on TV Cooking Shows

    Last week SFoodie brought you the hot and hunky men of food television. Today, the companion post so hot it'll melt your listicle, their sultry female counterparts, the women you've watched tying up your meat, sizzling your pot, and making you run your Tivo in slow-mo. We give you the eight sexiest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Standing Up for Bullies, Taking the Rest of the Beef Out of 'Taco Meat'

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Uh, did you know that if you live in S.F., you can get a free spay or neuter at the SFSPCA for your dog or cat during the month of February? TRUE FACT. So if any of you are running around with companion animals ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Bitchin Kitchen's Nadia G, the Punk-Rock Julia Child

    Bitchin Kitchen/FacebookNadia G's Bitchin Kitchen cooking show reecently debuted in the U.S. ​We had the pleasure of meeting a very bitchin' gal last week. Nadia G had just arrived in town from Montreal for BlogHer Food, where she was speaking on a panel called Be Your Own Food Network. You mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Rachael Ray Olive Oil Among Brands Not So Extra-Virgin

    Rachael Ray-brand EVOO: From yum-o to uh-oh!​If you too fight insomnia with cough syrup and late-night episodes of Rachael Ray's cooking shows, you know the perky, much-maligned crafter of 30-minute meals uses a cute acronym for the fruity green sap she drizzles over her convenience-oriented c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Nopa, Four Barrel: How New York Times Food Writer/Rocker Peter Meehan Eats on the Road

    Premshree Pillai/FlickrFour Barrel: Too slick for psych-folk rockers?​"West Coastin'," New York Times food writer Peter Meehan's Snoop Dogg-ishly titled "Grass Fed" column of June 29, revealed that the scraggly-maned scribe plays guitar in a musty, atmospheric psych-folk band that includes Mag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Spoon Fed Author Kim Severson Reads at Omnivore

    ​Kim Severson, a former San Francisco Chronicle reporter who now covers national food stories for the New York Times, is coming to Omnivore Books next Monday to read from her new book, Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life. (SFoodie interviewed the author earlier in the week.) Severson starts t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    30-Minute Spiels: Rachael Ray Pimps Child Nutrition Act in Congress

    Rachael Ray, in a 2008 TV ad for Dunkin' Donuts. Right-wing critics said her scarf looked suspiciously like a Palestinian keffiyeh.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Yum-o!: Rachael Ray is scrappy, for sure. She's a woman you figure could more than hold her own in a bar fight, even grapplin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Interview with Spoon Fed Author Kim Severson

    ​Kim Severson's byline is well known in the San Francisco food world. Before moving on to the New York Times, where she covers national food stories, she was at the San Francisco Chronicle, her reportage graduating from the food section to the front page. This April, Severson published Spoon Fed: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Cook to Bang: How to Get Into a Girl's Pants, One Crappy Recipe at a Time

    It's like Maxim meets Rachael Ray.​Cookbooks written expressly for the purpose of snagging a mate are nothing new, but usually they're targeted toward women and sprinkled with cringe-inducing terms like "bachelor chow." There simply aren't that many cookbooks written for the fratboy crowd. Luckily ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 3, 2010

    February Book Events

    It's like Maxim meets Rachael Ray.​Cookbooks written expressly for the purpose of snagging a mate are nothing new, but usually they're targeted toward women and sprinkled with cringe-inducing terms like "bachelor chow." There simply aren't that many cookbooks written for the fratboy crowd. Luckily ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Craigslist Alert: Score 50-Pound Cases of Nuts the FDA Says Will Kill You

    CraigslistTasty -- but deadly.​Trout amandine is a classic preparation, perhaps a particularly popular one now that trout has become such a hot choice for economically and ecologically inclined chefs. Fans of the dish will be happy to know a Stockton farmer has a few 50-pound cases of shelled, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    Doggy Bag: Today's Odds and Ends

    ​Our favorite morsel from the food blogs. You asked for it: Grub Street New York published its Grub Report earlier this week. Think of it as a Twitpic of the state of the nation's restaurants, captured, collectively, by about a dozen critics. Anthony Bourdain, Jonathan Gold, Gael Greene, Ed L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Doggy Bag: Today's Odds and Ends

    ​Our favorite morsels from the food blogs and beyond. Street map: At Grub Street, local street food agregator Matt Cohen offers a user guide to both Saturday's looming street food festival on Folsom and next weekend's Eat Real in Oakland. His tips go something like this: seek out unusual stuf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Street Food Fest Auction Could Get You Face Time with Local Chefs

    Elaine Baker/FlickrNopa's Laurence Jossel: This could be your kitchen, 'cept with a cheaper fridge.​Two weeks ago we reported on the coalescing list of silent auction items for the San Francisco Street Food Festival happening this Saturday. Since then there've been glittery additions, includin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    Rachael Does SF (Again): Is There a Rachael Ray Bump?

    Can this woman solve SF's restaurant downturn?Last week the popular Rachael Ray visited SF on her Food Network show Rachael Ray's Vacation  -- whose intro makes us giggle, as this show is explained as a way for Rachael to "catch her breath"  between working on "30 Minute Meals, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    Forbes Ranks Top-Earning Celebrity Chefs

    Can this woman solve SF's restaurant downturn?Last week the popular Rachael Ray visited SF on her Food Network show Rachael Ray's Vacation  -- whose intro makes us giggle, as this show is explained as a way for Rachael to "catch her breath"  between working on "30 Minute Meals, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2008

    Scoop! Rachael Ray to Air Show on East Bay – In Seven or Eight Months!

    Can this woman solve SF's restaurant downturn?Last week the popular Rachael Ray visited SF on her Food Network show Rachael Ray's Vacation  -- whose intro makes us giggle, as this show is explained as a way for Rachael to "catch her breath"  between working on "30 Minute Meals, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Drink of the Week: Buli-Buli!

    Can this woman solve SF's restaurant downturn?Last week the popular Rachael Ray visited SF on her Food Network show Rachael Ray's Vacation  -- whose intro makes us giggle, as this show is explained as a way for Rachael to "catch her breath"  between working on "30 Minute Meals, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2008

    Celebrity Chefs Are So 2007: New Year Dining Predictions

    Can this woman solve SF's restaurant downturn?Last week the popular Rachael Ray visited SF on her Food Network show Rachael Ray's Vacation  -- whose intro makes us giggle, as this show is explained as a way for Rachael to "catch her breath"  between working on "30 Minute Meals, ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 14, 2007

    Puccini and Pinetti's Touristy Location Trumps Its Cuisine

    Can this woman solve SF's restaurant downturn?Last week the popular Rachael Ray visited SF on her Food Network show Rachael Ray's Vacation  -- whose intro makes us giggle, as this show is explained as a way for Rachael to "catch her breath"  between working on "30 Minute Meals, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2007

    Rory, JAG-off, and Amy: the Surprise 'Next Food Network Star, Season Three' Ending

    Can this woman solve SF's restaurant downturn?Last week the popular Rachael Ray visited SF on her Food Network show Rachael Ray's Vacation  -- whose intro makes us giggle, as this show is explained as a way for Rachael to "catch her breath"  between working on "30 Minute Meals, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2007

    Rory, JAG-off, and Amy: the Surprise 'Next Food Network Star, Season Three' Ending

    Can this woman solve SF's restaurant downturn?Last week the popular Rachael Ray visited SF on her Food Network show Rachael Ray's Vacation  -- whose intro makes us giggle, as this show is explained as a way for Rachael to "catch her breath"  between working on "30 Minute Meals, ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    April 18, 2007

    Hot Mama

    Cooking Mama for the Wii looks good enough to eat

  • Dining

    November 2, 2005

    Tacos and Gimlets

    Treating the author of Julie & Julia to a little taste of San Francisco

  • Dining

    April 6, 2005

    San Francisco on $36.82 a Day

    Feeding four hungry Spring Break-ers on Pittsburgh-style sandwiches and Singaporean street food

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