Rachael Ray Is No Tony Bourdain

Rachael Ray has signed a new two year deal with the Food Network which will allow her to travel the world and keep her husband and his exploits outside the country. In her new pact, Rachael will reduce the number of episode she films of 30 Minute Meals from 80 down to 60 which means they will show approximately 568 repeats of each episode during the year. "Rachel's Vacation," which will premiere January 12, chronicles Ray's foreign sorties, during which she explores foods and lifestyles, visiting everything from street festivals to farmers' markets to shoe shops.

So basically Food Network is saying that Rachael can do what Tony Bourdain used to do for them and now does for The Travel Channel. Wrong. It was bad enough to watch Rachael traveling the US with that $40 a day show. What people always forget is that was for one damn person. Family of four is $160 a day. Not so cheap then huh? What she should have done is walked the streets of whatever town she was in for hours, hole up in her room using the coffee maker to heat up some Top Ramen and throwing together some bologna sandwiches. Now you are down to $5 a day for a family of 4. That is a show.

Anyway, Rachael is going to spread the good word of EVOO to the entire world now. It is all part of Oprah's grand plan to dominate the planet. You don't think Oprah may have whispered to the Food Network executives that Rachael gets this gig or else. See, I want to watch Rachael and Tony each go to Singapore and see who can eat the strangest food and the most food. That would be great television. The only way Rachael's show is going to be any good is if they had a camera trailing after her husband each night.