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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

America's Most Powerful Chef

Forbes Magazine has published its annual list of top power monkeys for 2005-2006 and according to them, Rachel Ray is America's most powerful chef. She's got 4 TV shows going, two cook books out this year, a magazine and God knows what else. For all of this, Rachel brought home a paltry six million dollars. I enjoy Rachel's shows but she's beginning to show signs of over exposure. It seems that every time I turn on the Food Network, there she is. Take a breath woman!

Rounding out the list (in order) are: Wolfgang Puck ($16 Million), Emeril Lagasse ($10 Million) and Mario Batali ($5 Million).

I wonder what "power" these chefs wield. What can they really accomplish? What "power" does a celebrity really have? And how come there's no barbecue chefs on the list?

I wonder about the new celebrity of chef. Who really cares about the face behind the food? I don't mean that I don't care about the person but in the end all I want is a good meal.

6 Comments:

At 2:26 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Don't forget that she's Oprah's pal now. That's so sickening.

 
At 3:18 PM, Blogger Backyard Chef said...

I'm so with you on this, brother WhiteTrash....enough with the superchefs and their McEmpires....

I also cannot stomach the pre-pubescent "Best Young Chefs" nonsense. Not that I don't believe they can be talented and young-- but why not give the ink to the thousands of unknown-but-amazing chefs out there? Sheesh.

Stepping down from the soapbox now....

 
At 7:22 PM, Blogger The Yellow Dog Speaks said...

Love the photo. What is that like 30 pounds ago.

She knows more about how to talk than how to cook.

I NEVER watch her on the televisions

 
At 8:56 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

YUMM-O !!! That perky personality puts me over the edge sometimes.. but occasionally she looks more than cute so all if forgotten...except when she smiles and looks like the Joker... I think she also gets a pretty nice cut of the profits for the company that she uses the Santuko knife for. I was told, although can't validate, that part of the original deal before those knives got popular.

Militant Squatter
Bad Bones BBQ Crew

 
At 12:43 PM, Blogger Curt McAdams said...

That photo almost doesn't look like her.

I don't mind some of the celebrity chefs, but she's way to perky for me... and that voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard!

I agree about the young chefs, too... What about all those that are hard working, moving up chefs? They're not young, but they're still doing great.

Being a chef is probably a better thing today than it's ever been; it's like being a sports star!

 
At 7:26 AM, Blogger Kate in the Kitchen said...

Yikes....why can't she fall off a cliff or something?? I don't GET her appeal....she talks too much and yes, it's almost worse than nails on a blackboard. Apparently it's a train wreck that you just can't look away from.

All these 'superstars' give the impression that cooking is a simple let's toss together these ingredients and make something wonderful kind of profession, and I think it gives out am amazingly skewed idea of what being a successful chef is really like. Anyone watching them hasn't got a clue about all the blood, sweat and tears that is involved in working in a professional kitchen, and I am not using that phrase in jest at all. I think the profession is getting more popular, but not with people who are really knowledgeable about how to rise to the top. It's a blue collar job with a white collar reputation, and it's never going to change as long as the 'superstars' keep making it look so darn easy.

JMHO....
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