Ask Rachael Ray

Anthony Bourdain likes to rip on you in his show. What do you think about that and do you ever watch No Reservations?

My 2 1/2 year old son Albert loves your show! He plays with his blocks by chopping and stirring, tells me he's doing a cooking show, and says "Hey, welcome back!". He also refers to Wheat Thins as Rachel Ray crackers because you were on the back of a box once.

My question is this: doesn't the fat in olive oil get converted from the good unsaturated type to saturated fat when you cook with it?

Growing up, what were some of your insecurities as a teenager?

What were your favorite foods as a child, and how did they influence your love of food and future aspiration to become a chef and TV show host?

What were your favorite hobbies as a child?

i was just wondering what i should top a chicken flourintine with? i was gonna say some bazil but thought you might have a better suggestion. love the show...i watch it everyday with my kids. hope to hear from you soon.

your devoted fan,
jessica

How do you think chinese food ?For example jiao hua chicken

As i had enter your website i am so curios about your topic. By the way, my question goes like this...What is your favorite recipe and why?

I know you always say your recipes are healthful - but the amount of cheese and bacon and pasta you use over and over can't possibly be good to eat. You have some kind of mac and cheese combination recipe several times a week, your salads are covered in cheese, you use bacon a lot - how do you reconcile this to your claims that your recipes are HEALTHFUL?

Why were you such a bad tipper on your $40 a day show? I mean, you were often having some $5 drink or fancy dessert, but leaving mere pennies for tips, do you feel right about such bad tipping?

Why do you always say "EVOO, extra virgin olive oil?" I mean, say one or the other but not both, ya know? And in case you say it's for the new viewers, you say it several times per show so people have gotten the point already. It's really annoying.

Why do you use extra virgin olive oil on EVERYTHING? Shouldn't it just be for salads or somewhere you can actually taste it? Why waste it on frying chicken?

Did you ever think you were going to "make it big" by cooking? Did you (or do you) have any other aspirations and dreams?

You've had lots of negative comments thrown at you in the past - concerning your professional and personal life. How do you not let it get you down?

If you were to retire now, would you feel you accomplished much? Given what you have accomplished, what next should we expect from Rachel Ray?

i luv you so much rachel! plz tell me if you love to cook new dishes! i always play with my new ingredients all the time!!

I applaud your work aimed at helping kids develop healthier eating habits. But the parents of these children you are attempting to reach need help as well. So why don't you collaborate with groups such as the American Heart Association and the Culinary Institute of America on a cookbook (or three) of fast, easy, and honestly healthy dinner recipes that we can enjoy? Doing so would certainly expand your fan base, it would make you a hero with the medical community, and it would accomplish far more in America's fight against obesity. Thank you, Rachael, and I sincerely hope you will consider this inquiry.

Hi!
How, when and why did you decide to do your own cookbooks?
You are an inspiration to me and I am glad you doing so great on you talk show.
Regards,
Carol Ann

Rachel Ray is a cook, not a chef.

Please get that right.

When ever you have a guest on your show you always say "I love your show". You've had Gene Simmons, Skeet Ulrich, Kate Walsh, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jeff Probst, Matt Dallas, Sam Waterston, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Donald Trump, Ted Danson, Hulk Hogan, Masi Oka, Mike Rowe, Tim Daly, Jeff Foxworthy, Melissa Joan Hart, Susan Lucci, Marcia Cross, Vanessa Williams and Drew Carey. This is only 20 of the guests you've had which would add up to a minimum of 20 hours a week of television watching.

With all your 5 shows that you make how do you find the time to watch so much TV?

Racheal, please give your audience a little more credit for brains. Not even they have the time to watch every show, movie, or listen to every CD of every artist who appears on your show and is your "favorite." Would you please let them get in a sentence without interrupting and making it all about you? It's very tiresome when someone like Jodie Foster is constantly talked over
And while you're at it, when you have those self-help shows, ie chronic lateness, smoking, etc. admit you suffer from the same maladies, as you are known to be very late to your own events and have been seen smoking. Admitting you too need some help may humanize what has become the insufferable diva image you presently convey. While you're at it, dear God, PLEASEE stop hurtling yourself around your sets and flaling your arms like you're ten years old. You'll be 40 in August. Act your age.

Which part of your busy schedule (magazine, cookbooks, appearances, talk show, Food Network shows, etc.) would you continue if you could only do one?

If you had known that most of the "questions" submitted here would be nasty assumptions and unwarranted attacks, would you have ever agreed to do this segment? Second, do you find it odd that just because you don't entertain some people, they feel the need to vilify you on a very personal level?

I have often observed you commiting kitchen hygiene faux pas on 30 minute meals. Is it due to limited time or you don't know any better?

After having gained all the success and prominence of what it means to be a "celebrity Chef," do you still retain the not-so-glamorous dedication to cooking at home and abroad?