1. Rachael Ray - a cutie and a hottie, but her forced laugh sometimes turns me off (but I could learn to live with it) 2. Bobby Flay - I used to really hate his smug attitude, but now that he is doing a couple of series on BBQ/grilling, I have to cut him some slack. 3. Alton Brown - I used to hate him - he is such an ubergeek. But the content of his show is great and I watch it despite him.
Iron Chef French - Sakai Bobby Flay Rachel Ray The American Iron Chef Italian - I can't think of his name right now. I liked Emeril for a while but his show has gotten boring.
I thought it was a small town in Conneticut? He has been real good to New Orleans though over the years, living there and bragging about it all the time.
Let's call it the NorthEast. He doesn't spend a lot of time in NO, with his TV show and all that. My sister is good friends with his oldest daughter, and she doesn't see him all that much. He seems to live most of his life on an airplane.