Emeril Lagasse in Chef Apparel

In her chef apron in the Food Network, Rachael Ray is not only the mainstay host and a popular television personality, she is also the author of many cookbooks and editor - in - chief of her very own lifestyle - devoted magazine. In the year 2007, she has already launched her very successful daytime television program entitled Rachael Ray. A joint production of CBS Television and Harpo Productions (Oprah Winfrey's production company), Rachael Ray showcases Rachael's energy, warmth and enthusiasm for cooking and living the good life. Her very simple, natural and down-to-earth approach to cooking is aimed at making Americans be interested again in cooking chocolate chip cookies. But Rachael's philosophy of solving everyday problems in a simple, straightforward way goes beyond just cooking and inspires her viewers to enjoy their lives more fully.

Rachel has grown up in a family that loves to cook. Her grandmother before loves to garden and cook for her twelve family members, just using her black apron. The family of his real father once owned a restuarant that is located in Cape Cod before they moved in new York. There Rachael's mother worked for a restaurant chain as food supervisor. Even at a very early age, Rachael was already exposed to themany different styles in the culinary world, and she has also worked onthe different establishments in the restaurant industry before and specialize on baking cinnamon rolls recipe. She moved in to New York City just when she was stillabout in herearly twenties,and she started her first job at Macy's Candy Counterand then she transferred to the Fresh Food Department later. That is where she was able to acquired her knowledge about gourmet food. Returning to upstate New York after a few years, she managed restaurants and pubs at Lake George's Sagamore Resort; and then moved to Albany to work as food buyer and chef for Cowan & Lobel gourmet market. To stimulate grocery sales there, Rachael began a series of cooking lessons which included a course on "Thirty Minute Mediterranean Meals" which became hugely popular, and led to Albany's CBS affiliate signing her up for a weekly "Thirty Minute Meals" series on their evening news program. This programs has become so popular and had let her win her first - ever 2 Emmy awards, and which paves the chance for her to write her own cookbook, which eventually sold ten thousand copies just in the Albany area alone.