The Contentious Suckiness of Rachael Ray/The Beard-Nominated Writing of Sara Dickerman
Perhaps you’re familiar with Rachael Ray, the love-her-or-hate-her celebrity chef whose chipper mug is all over the Food Network and the nation’s cookbook aisles.
This week brought a fiery debate on the suckiness of Rachael Ray to the I, Anonymous forum—where it doesn’t really belong, so we’ve moved it over the brand-new Stranger forum devoted to TV (and games, if you’re into those.)
Check out the Rachael Ray debate in the TV/Games forum here.
And while we’re on the topic of female foodies and the media: Sara Dickerman, The Stranger’s dearly departed food writer, has been nominated for a James Beard Foundation writing award. The category is “Internet Writing on Food, Restaurant, Beverage, or Nutrition,” and the nomination is for a piece Dickerman wrote for Slate entitled “Down with Gloves: Why Chefs Shouldn’t Have to Wear Them.” Congrats, Sara!
Congratulations, Sara; that was a great article and deserves an award. Cooks forced to wear gloves is stupid.
Rachael Ray doesn't really affect me one way or the other. If you don't like, don't watch. She doesn't make the blood boil out of my ears like Rita Cosby does.