Rachael Ray

Rachael Domenica Ray (born August 25, 1968) is television personality and author. She hosts the syndicated talk and lifestyle program Rachael Ray and two Food Network series, 30 Minute Meals and Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels. Ray wrote cookbooks based on the 30 Minute Meals concept, and launched a magazine, Every Day with Rachael Ray, in 2006.

Rachael Ray, the no-holds-barred Food Network phenom, has taken the haute out of cuisine by making cooking fast, fun and informal. In just a handful of years, the wide-smiling cookbook author has made herself a household staple.