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NEWS ABOUT: Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray stories: 15 news summaries
6 contenders

 Who Will Be the Next Oprah? 

Rachael Ray, Sarah Palin, and other potential replacements

Nov 20, 09 1:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Who will fill the Oprah vacuum on daytime TV when the Queen of All Media leaves for her cable network in 2011? Mike Hess weighs the pros and cons of six candidates on PopEater .
  • Ellen DeGeneres: "Talked her way onto the cover of Winfrey's O Magazine ... coincidence
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entertainment • Oprah Winfrey • Whoopi Goldberg • daytime talk show • Ellen DeGeneres • Rachael Ray • Sarah Palin • Ryan Seacrest • Paula Abdul • daytime television • Oprah Winfrey replacement

Martha Stewart:
I Lost a Billion Bucks in Prison

She laments loss to 'mankind,' smack talks Rachael Ray

Nov 19, 09 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Martha Stewart says she lost more than a billion dollars by going to prison, but don’t cry for her: it’s humanity that lost out. In an interview to air tonight on Nightline , Stewart laments having been “prosecuted in such a way,” saying she lost... More »

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insider trading • Martha Stewart • federal prison • Rachael Ray

 The Top 20
 Chef Kings 
 (Oops, 1 Queen) 

Gordon Ramsay rules the roost, in more ways than one

Sep 26, 09 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The phenomenon of the celebrity chef is well past the saturation point, but the restaurants, cookbooks, kitchen gadgets, and personal appearances keep coming. Presiding over the largest international empire is British pottymouth-cum-culinary genius Gordon Ramsay, according to a new list by New York's Grub Street blog. The Grub Street formula... More »

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entertainment • cooking • chef • Rachael Ray • Alain Ducasse • Gordon Ramsay • Wolfgang Puck • Nobuyuki Matsuhisa • Joël Robuchon • celebrity chef • Lidia Bastianich

Sesame Street, View Among Daytime Emmy Winners

Susan Haskell, Christian Leblanc, Darin Brooks take home honors

Aug 31, 09 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ladies of The View unseated Ellen Degeneres as Best Talk Show Host at yesterday's Daytime Emmy Awards, though they weren't at the ceremony, E! reports. Other big winners included Rachael Ray for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show and Tyra Banks for Outstanding Informative Talk Show, while The Bold ... More »

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entertainment • The View • Tyra Banks • celebrity • soap operas • Emmy Awards • talk show • daytime talk show • Ellen DeGeneres • The Bold and the Beautiful • Rachael Ray • Sesame Street • game shows

Kate on Jon Affair Rumors: 'We Just Need to Go Forward'

Did he cheat or didn't he? Either way, "there's really never any going back," she says.

May 7, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Jon and Kate back-and-forth has reached dizzying levels (see below links for all the drama), and Kate Gosselin is saying her piece, Us reports. Though her husband’s alleged affair has been denied, confirmed, re-denied, and re-confirmed, Kate is “hesitant to believe any of it,” she said... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • affair • Rachael Ray • cheating • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Deanna Hummel

Miley 'Closer to the Lord' Thanks to Boy Toy

Gaston 'really made me read my Bible,' Cyrus, 16, gushes of beau, 20

Apr 9, 09 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus’ 20-year-old beau Justin Gaston has brought her “closer to the Lord,” the 16-year-old pop star tells Rachel Ray in an interview airing tomorrow. “He’s really made me read my Bible,” she said. “He’s made me actually read the stories in the... More »

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Christianity • Bible • Miley Cyrus • Rachael Ray • Justin Gaston

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Hudson 
 Returns to 
 Idol, Barker to 
 Price Is Right 

Plus, celeb feuds heat up and simmer down

Mar 25, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Celebrities are returning to their roots today. Jennifer Hudson is taping a performance after tonight’s American Idol that will air on an upcoming episode, the AP reports, and Bob Barker is taping an appearance on The Price is Right to air April 16, according to Variety. Elsewhere:
  • In
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television • Barack Obama • American Idol • Simon Cowell • robbery • Bob Barker • The Price Is Right • feud • Jay Leno • Jennifer Hudson • Akon • Rachael Ray • Suge Knight • Anthony Bourdain

 Artist Cooks Up 
 Rachael Ray 
 Nude Portrait 

Alex Gardega will use paprika to paint

Jan 8, 09 11:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The wait is over: You may soon be able to see Rachael Ray naked. Artist Alex Gardega is painting a 6-foot nude portrait of the TV personality, the New York Post reports. Fittingly, the “art-world rebel”—who says modern art “needs a savior … to bring painting... More »

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art • nudity • Rachael Ray • portrait • nude • Alex Gardega

Ray Shoots Down Throat Cancer Story

Celeb chef admits to surgery but says it's
for benign cyst

Oct 3, 08 11:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rachael Ray denied a throat cancer rumor today but admitted she is having surgery, OK! reports. "Rachael is the picture of health. She is having very minor surgery to remove a benign cyst on her vocal cord," a rep says. The National Enquirer ran a story that... More »

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cancer • surgery • Rachael Ray • cyst

 Highest
 Paid
 Celebrity
 Chefs

Who's cashing in the biggest on culinary skills

Aug 13, 08 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rachael Ray may not be a classically trained chef, but her cooking prowess has made her a wealthy woman nonetheless, reports Forbes. Thanks to four Food Network programs, a talk show, and a self-titled magazine, she's the highest-paid celebrity chef, pulling in $18 million a year. Here are 9 others... More »

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chef • Mario Batali • Rachael Ray • Alain Ducasse • restaurateurs • top chefs • Gordon Ramsay • Wolfgang Puck • Nobuyuki Matsuhisa • Paula Deen • Bobby Flay • Anthony Bourdain • Tom Colicchio

 Ellen,
 Rachael
 Score
 Emmys 

Regis Philbin earns Lifetime Achievement Award

Jun 21, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres took home her fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy for best talk show host yesterday—but the award for the top show itself went to foodie Rachael Ray, E! Online reports. Meanwhile, Tyra Banks scored in the new category of Informative Talk Show. “I never take this for granted,... More »

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entertainment • television • Tyra Banks • Emmy Awards • daytime talk show • Ellen DeGeneres • Regis Philbin • Rachael Ray

 Rachael Ray's
 'Terror Scarf'
 Ad Yanked 

Rachael Ray sporting jihadist neckwear, righty bloggers say

May 28, 08 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dunkin' Donuts has pulled an ad featuring TV chef Rachael Ray after conservative commentators got tied in knots over her scarf, the Boston Globe reports. The black-and-white scarf around her neck looked a little too much like a keffiyeh—the traditional headwear of Arab men—for some observers, who howled... More »

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Dunkin' Donuts • Palestinians • headscarves • advertisements • Rachael Ray

McCain Recipes Cribbed From Food Network

Rachael Ray 'flattered' as aide blames intern, Cindy to hit 'The View'

Apr 16, 08 3:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rachael Ray tells Us Magazine she’s “flattered” John McCain’s website passed off some of her recipes as belonging to wife Cindy. An aide was embarrassed that dishes like Passion Fruit Mousse and Ahi Tuna with Napa Cabbage Slaw were lifted from Food Network sites, and blamed an... More »

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The View • tuna • recipes • Cindy McCain • Rachael Ray • Food Network


 You Hate Me,
 You Really
 Hate Me! 

The web's 10 most despised people

Apr 15, 08 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics in cyberspace can stay incognito, which makes them especially nasty. Radar lists the 10 most-scorned players on the web:
  1. Lori Drew: Her comments on a MySpace account drove a 13-year-old girl to suicide.
  2. John Fitzgerald Page: An online dater whose cruel remarks got world-wide coverage.
  3. Julia
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YouTube • MySpace • blog • blogger • Gawker • Rachael Ray • Quarterlife • Laurel Touby • David Motari • Julia Allison

Food Network Rethinks
Its Menu

Falling ratings, expensive chefs add
to business crunch

Dec 18, 07 8:18 PM CST
(Newser) - The recent cancellation of Emeril Live is just one sign that the Food Network is in the throes of a transformation, reports the New York Times. Having made chefs into stars, it is now trying to keep the money rolling in while facing increased competition—including instructional cooking on the... More »

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food • cooking • chef • Rachael Ray • Emeril Lagasse • Food Network

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