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Before we all get carried away, I will admit right up front that Rachel Ray is not actually a chef. I’m not telling any tales out of school, as the popular cook has been pretty clear about that herself, telling the New York Times “I have no formal anything. I’m completely unqualified for any job I’ve ever had.”
She is, however, a part of this celebrity chef culture, and I didn’t want to leave her out of the lineup. While she doesn’t have a chain of restaurants or her own line of seasonings, Rachel Ray has definitely created her own celebrity businesses for us to check out. For one, she got Queen Oprah (and I say that with reverence) behind her to start her show Rachel Ray in 2006. It’s already won two Emmys. Of course, this came after a slew of other successful shows like the Food Network’s 30 Minute Meals, $40 ad Day, Inside Dish and Rachel Ray’s Tasty Travels.
Rachel Ray has also released a number of really successful cookbooks including Just in Time, 30-Minute Meals, Express Lane Meals, Yum-O! the Family Cookbook, 365: No Repeats, and a bunch of others. Her foray into print media doesn’t stop with cookbooks either, as she is also involved with the production of the magazine Every Day with Rachel Ray.
She may not be a trained chef, but there’s definitely something about Rachel Ray that keeps us interested. I know I feel like I could sit down and have a chat with her over a cup of tea any day of the week. (Don’t tell Anthony Bourdain I said that, though, ok? I desperately want him to think I’m cool.)
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This reminded of that time that I looked up Dr. Phil, Dr. Ruth, Dr. Gene Scott, Dr. Dre, and so on to see which ones are real doctors…
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Wow, that was a quick reply.
Dr. Gene Scott earned his Ph.D. in education at Stanford University in 1957.
Dr. Phil McGraw got his Ph.D in clinical psychology in 1979 at the University of North Texas. (He is not a medical doctor, though.)
Dr. Ruth Westheimer has an Ed.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Dr. Seuss is a pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel. He entered Lincoln College, Oxford to earn a D.Phil in literature, but got married and returned to the U.S. without completing the degree. “Dr.” is an acknowledgment of his father’s unfulfilled hopes that the son would get the doctorate from Oxford.
Dr. Dre (André Romelle Young) did not go to college.
Dr. Hibbert supposedly graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, but he is fictional.
I love Rachel Ray . . . we rarely get any of her shows here in Guatemala, but the ones I`ve seen were great. And the fact that she`s not really a chef just makes her success that much cooler.
Also a HUGE fan of Tony.
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I think a lot of business success authors are the same way. They’ve never run a really successful business, but they make tons of $$ off books that give other people advice on how to do it.
I’m amazed at how many cookbooks Rachel Ray produced, all the while not being a chef!