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Who's cashing in the biggest on culinary skills

(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 who bake up plenty of bread: Wolfgang Puck: $16 million More »

More about:  chef Rachael Ray restaurateurs top chefs Gordon Ramsay Alain Ducasse Mario Batali Wolfgang Puck

 Le Burger Sizzles in Paris 

French chefs make over the American standby

(Newser) - Parisian gourmands might still revile McDonald's, but the lowly hamburger has become a mainstay on some of the best menus in the City of Light. From cafés on the Left Bank to top tables showered with Michelin stars, the quintessential American dish has undergone a French transformation. "The burger has become gastronomic," one chef told the New York Times . More »

More about:  France Paris restaurant cuisine French cooking burger Alain Ducasse L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon

Sarkozy Rips 'Idiot' Citizen

French prez has a cow at agriculture show

(Newser) - In his latest popularity blunder, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been captured on tape calmly skewering a French citizen who refused to shake his hand at an agricultural show in Paris. "Get lost, you idiot," Sarkozy zings in a sanitized translation when the man tells the president he doesn't want to be "dirtied" by him. Hundreds of thousands of people have checked out the exchange on the internet. More »

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