Rachael Ray will be at the Barnes & Noble at Prudential Center for a book signing at noon tomorrow - Wednesday, December 20. Then she'll be at the Sur La Table in the Mall at Chestnut Hill on the same day from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.
A Globe article named "Hatred of Rachael Ray Can Be a Powerful Uniting Force" became one of the most popular articles on globe.com (not as popular as "Flatulence Forces Plane to Land," but still pretty popular). According to the piece, Ray, a Food Network icon and rising domestic diva, irritated one woman so much that she started a Live Journal community.
Lo, a Rachael Ray-hating enterprise was born, complete with a drinking game that will knock your socks off.
When it comes to loving or hating the polarizing Rachael Ray, you'll find there's plenty of reasons to find her irritating. For starters, she is fond of saying, "How cool is THAT?" which are words that shouldn't be spoken by anyone over the age of 13. And check out this clip in which she oohs, aahs, giggles, snickers, and smacks her lips all the way to the bank.
You laugh, but, if you're thinking about going to the book-signing out of curiosity or maybe if you want to get a nifty signed book for your parents, brace yourself. This woman has a rabid, massive following. Someone's out there buying her books, watching her television show, and listening to her Christmas mixtape, which features Hall & Oates' "Jingle Bell Rock." And these people will trample you just to hear Rachael Ray say her famous invented interjection - "Yum-O!"
Maybe her fans really do like lickety-split meals, or maybe they really like to watch grown women gurgling and burbling like babies. Say what you will about Martha Stewart, but at least she's an adult instead of a muffin-toting teenager.
Even if you don't like her, you might want to attend one of the signings if you're into free food. Clint at Seattlest scoped out the Rachael Ray action when she came into town, and he wrote the bookstore was packed with people wanting Ray to autograph their books with the words "Yum-O!" When Ray arrived, people were so focused on her that they didn't even notice the free appetizers that had been set up, and Clint scored a free meal.
Image taken from the Rachael Ray Show website, and video taken from iFilm.
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