Man or Maniac? | by C.L. Jahn | Wed, Aug 22
Wed, Aug 22
Rachel Ray has had at least the same impact on America as Julia Childs did; but she's not making Americans into better cooks; and she's not turning them from cooks into chefs; she's turning unskilled people into people who can cook. Rachel Ray is sending America back into the kitchen.
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source: BlogHer
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source: network.nationalpost.com
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source: fr.truveo.com
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source: Publishers Weekly
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source: it.truveo.com
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source: Examiner.com
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