Dee Dee wrote:

>> I don't watch Iron Chef very often, but I actually saw that one twice
>> due to seasonal circumstances. Rachael Ray and Giada De Laurentis
>> were station chefs, they weren't calling the shots. IMO, RR did a
>> great job.
>
> I noticed that RR did a lot of stirring. She has a good strong arm.
> Batali kept her busy.

She made a cranberry curd. She spent most of the show stirring it. The
judges liked it. Mario and Anne did pretty much everything else.


> He normally has a great sous-chef, and I don't recall if she was there on
> that show or not -- Anne ...

Yes, she was there. Among other things, she made a pasta dough for one of
Mario's dishes and she made some kind of pastry to hold Rachael's curd.


> Talk about a voice - I never listen to her anymore since she started
> yelling, snorting, grunting, gargling, squeeking, screaming --

Want to see something funny? Try recording "30 Minute Meals" and then
playing it back in slow motion. Her facial expressions and gestures are
FREAKISH in slow motion.


Bob