Rachael Ray

Are You a Rachael or a Martha?

Natalie Thomas | Posted 05.30.2012

Natalie Thomas

"I'm a better baker than cook." That was my go-to party line while dating when asked about my kitchen prowess. I imagined myself a Martha: all cakes and confections. Talk about delusions of grandeur!

Best/Worst Brands of the Week: Facebook to the Core, The Pitch, The Man Behind the Scissors

Alona Elkayam | Posted 05.23.2012

Alona Elkayam

KO is a mobile phone sales associate at Best Buy where I purchased my first Blackberry Bold. He was so attentive then. He courted me, hard, to ensure ...

Chefs Love Democrats: The Top 15 Chef Political Donations

The Braiser | Posted 05.21.2012

The Braiser

How do celebrity chefs support political candidates? With fancy dinners? With non-connected joint expenditure committees? With hundred dollar bills baked into pies?

Bill O'Reilly: Republicans Are 'Disorganized,' 'Don't Cooperate'

Posted 05.19.2012

Bill O'Reilly shared some criticism of the Republican party with Rachael Ray during a lighthearted chat on her Friday show. The Fox News host appe...

Cooking With Paula Deen: The Difference Between Food Mags

Anna Brones | Posted 05.09.2012

Anna Brones

I subscribed, in the hopes that maybe Paula Deen would provide some insight into why the food world has become so divisive.

Rachael Ray: The Most Media-Covered Food Personality Of The Year?

Posted 05.08.2012

Who's the food personality with the most media buzz of 2011? It's Rachael Ray, according to calculations by news archive company HighBeam Research. ...

WATCH: The Final Ride Of 'Cash Cab'

Posted 05.04.2012

"Cash Cab" has picked up its last passenger ... and it just so happened to be Rachael Ray. Yes, the popular Discovery Channel game show is over, host ...

The Latest In Social Media For Social Good Strategies

Amy Neumann | Posted 04.26.2012

Amy Neumann

This is the seventh installment of the Impact series, #SocialGoodStars. The people highlighted here are passionate, dedicated philanthropists, strengt...

Michelle Obama's 6 Best Television Appearances

Danny Groner | Posted 05.29.2012

Danny Groner

Michelle Obama is returning this weekend to Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards and then will appear on The Biggest Loser. But these won't be her first forays onto the small screen. Here's a look back at some of her best moments entertaining and educating kids and adults alike.

'Times' Editors Take Sides In Cookbook Ghostwriting Battle

Posted 03.27.2012

On Monday, Arthur Brisbane, who functions as a watchdog at the New York Times as the paper's Public Editor, waded into the fracas surrounding Julia Mo...

WATCH: Gwyneth Paltrow, Rachael Ray Slam Ghostwriting Allegations

Posted 03.23.2012

Ever since they were accused, in a March 13 New York Times article by Julia Moskin, of leaning on ghostwriters to complete their cookbooks, Gwyneth Pa...

In Defense Of Cookbook Ghostwriting

Andrew_Friedman | Posted 05.20.2012

Andrew_Friedman

Having collaborated on more than 20 celebrity chef book projects, I could probably spend an entire day examining and commenting on all the questions raised by this unique and fascinating situation.

Paltrow Refutes 'Times' Report, Denies Using Cookbook Ghostwriter

Posted 03.20.2012

In the March 13 edition of the New York Times' dining section, Julia Moskin wrote a fascinating article about cookbook ghostwriters. The piece was ful...

Greg Kinnear Talks Playing 'The Mouth Kisser' On 'Modern Family'

Posted 02.17.2012

In Greg Kinnear's guest appearance on last week's "Me? Jealous?" episode of "Modern Family," his character Tad greeted everyone with a kiss on the lip...

Rachael Ray And Jerry O'Connell Get 'Dancing' Lessons

Posted 02.13.2012

With the "Dancing With The Stars" Season 14 cast announcement approaching on February 28th, Rachael Ray and Jerry O'Connell looked like a couple of co...

Michelle Obama: President Feigns 'Cool' Over Daughters Dating

Posted 02.01.2012

The morning after First Lady Michelle Obama appeared on "The Tonight Show," she headed to the daytime TV circuit for a sit-down interview with "Rachae...

School Lunches Get Healthier, But Pizza Is Still a Vegetable

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 04.01.2012

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

The program will affect the nearly 32 million kids who participate in subsidized school lunch programs each day -- many of whom get half their daily calories from these meals. What's different?

Is There Something Katherine Heigl Didn't Miss About 'Grey's'?

Posted 01.27.2012

Katherine Heigl's "One for the Money" press rounds have turned into something of a "Grey's Anatomy" goodwill tour this week. In several interviews, th...

Piers Morgan Won't Miss Howie Mandel & Sharon Osbourne

Posted 03.29.2012

Piers Morgan announced he was leaving his position as a judge on "America's Got Talent" to focus on his CNN talk show "Piers Morgan Tonight." One mont...

The Evolution Of Food On TV

Menuism | Posted 03.18.2012

Menuism

Food on TV has created a slew of celeb chefs, and spanned (and spawned) multiple subgenres of television entertainment, from fast food to foraged food, global food, cooking competitions, food politics, food science and more.

WATCH: Aaron Carter Makes A Really Gross Pasta Salad On 'Celebrity Cook-Off'

Posted 01.03.2012

Poor Aaron Carter. In the clip below from the first episode of the new Food Network show "Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off," Carter claims that he ...

Regis And Rachael's Awkward Backseat Chat

Posted 12.19.2011

It's lovely to see Regis Philbin back on daytime TV, even if it's on someone else's show. Philbin stopped by "Rachael Ray" (weekdays, syndicated on AB...

Patrick Wilson Is Starting To Believe He's Actually 'A Gifted Man'

Posted 12.16.2011

Patrick Wilson isn't a doctor, but he plays one on "A Gifted Man." Wilson stopped by "Rachael Ray" the day after his show was given a new time slot on...

Kathy Griffin Explains Inspiration Behind 'Tired Hooker'

Posted 02.14.2012

Rachael Ray was impressed with Kathy Griffin's four comedy specials in the past calendar year. "It's never been done," she marveled on "Rachael Ray" (...

The 'Celebrity Apprentice' Of Cooking Shows?

Posted 12.14.2011

The TV landscape is so saturated with reality shows these days that it oftentimes takes celebrity contestants to convince viewers to tune in. We've wa...