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> I watched in horror Rachel Ray's $40 A Day show in my hometown of Chapel
> Hill, NC.
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> I know they do research, that she just doesn't walk around town in one day
> and find all these neat places to eat. That lame bit about her checking a
> local bookstore and happening upon Mama Dip's book was just so staged.
> Anyway her staff should be shot because they are total idiots for their
> menu selections.

Food TV is all about the host. Once you accept that, you understand the
rest.