Rachael Domenica Ray Research Paper

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Rachael Ray is now a well-known name across the country. She is mostly known for her shows, but she has much more than that. She even has her own charity. Rachael Ray is a kindhearted and helpful person. She just wants to make the world a better place. This is her story.

Rachael Domenica Ray was born on August 25, 1968, in Glens Falls, New York. Her parents are Elsa Scuderi and James Ray. She has a younger brother named Emmanuel. Her older sister’s name Maria Betar. Rachael loves her family.

Childhood

Rachael grew up in the food industry. From the time she born, she was destined to have a career in cooking. “My first vivid memory is watching my mom in a restaurant kitchen. She was flipping something with a spatula. I tried to copy her and ended up grilling my right thumb! I was 3 or 4," Rachael tells Food Network. She says that everyone on both sides of her family cooks. Her family was a
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Rachael got her “30 Minute Meals” show on Food Network and it was seen all over the country. On her show, she developed catchphrases like her most popular one, “E-V-O-O”, which stands do “extra-virgin olive oil”. The Oxford American College Dictionary actually made EVOO an official term. She is also known for not using proper measurements and instead, using measurements like, “half a palmful”.

Rachael Ray has hosted 27 seasons of “30 Minute Meals” on Food Network. The show started in 2001 and ended in 2012. In 2005 she made a deal to host a daytime talk show. The show was called “Rachael Ray”. The show used “The Oprah Winfrey Show” to boost start the number of viewers.

Rachael also had another television series called “Rachael’s Vacation” in 2008. It’s when she tours countries in Europe and explores the culture and the foods that go with it. At the same time of this show, she was the executive producer of a Latin cooking show on Food Network. The show was called “Viva Daisy!” Sadly, the show wasn’t around for

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