I Heard The Olive Garden Was Started And Owned By Rachael Ray

[matcom]

to spread her EVOO love. she is a TRUE visionary

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[Zomby Woof]

1. You just want to spread EVOO on...

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[jobycom]

2. She's carrying Tom Cruise's love child.

[bigwillq]

3. LOL!

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[GalleryGod]

4. I think not, kind Sir!

[Pierre.Suave]

6. Giada has it going on!!!

She is definetely a hottie!

[ThomCat]

7. She's married.

I sure that this crushes many of her fans. She got married during her first season on the air. I don't think her husband has ever appeared on the show though.

[Zomby Woof]

5. They boil their ribs

And don't even have a child-free section. x(

[datasuspect]

8. the olive garden was the creation of a marketing meeting at the sara lee

corporation in the early 70s.

they were trying to invent a restaurant concept that would cash in on the whole "godfather" movie italian family dining thing.

the movie tested well and so did the concept.

true story.

[idgiehkt]

10. wow, that could be whole 'nother thread

trying to spin a restaurant chain off of a popular movie.

Like "Hannibal's, where the meat you eat may be your own" or something.

[datasuspect]

11. the 70s were a weird time for american corporations

you'd have companies like AMF that would end up with a dog food division, or quaker oats selling toys.

weird time indeed.

[Gormy Cuss]

12. That's a great story. n/t

[Crabby Appleton]

20. Olive Garden was founded

(no doubt at a marketing meeting) in 82 Joe Lee (CEO of GMR, no relation to Sara) and Bill Darden, founders of Red Lobster, when they worked for General Mills Restaurants, Inc a division of General Mills who had bought Red Lobster in the 70's. General Mills sold off the restaurants in 95 to Darden Restaurants, current owners and operators of Red Lobster and Olive Garden.

[Midlodemocrat]

9. I think it was Laura Branigan's idea before she passed.

poor dear.

[KurtNYC]

13. Hey her cooking is "deelish" and "yum-oh"

If you don't believe me, just ask her.

[NewWaveChick1981]

14. Now look....Rachael Ray actually knows how to cook. I

pay attention, hoping to learn something. :P She cooks things that are healthy and fairly easy to prepare. Yeah, some of her sayings can be annoying, but I just take it as cooking shorthand!

My favorite Food Network chef is Giada, but I like Rachael too. :P

[Midlodemocrat]

15. My favorite is the Barefoot Contessa.

Her recipes are to die for and so easy.

[NewWaveChick1981]

16. Yeah, she's good too!

And I like Paula Deen, although her Southern cooking is not exactly what I need to be eating these days. :P

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. I just wish they'd have Giada and Rachael do their shows naked.

I mean, seriously - that's what all the men are watching them for, anyway. Might just as well be honest and upfront about it, and bring in an even larger audience.

Oh, and add Sarah Lee into that mix, as well. Her "cooking" sucks, but if she were naked, I'd be damned sure to watch it anyway.

[NewWaveChick1981]

19. Well, Giada wears those cleavage-enhancing tops all the time,

and Rachael is only slightly less cleavage-oriented. I could handle a naked cooking show, but nobody would learn anything about cooking that way. :P

[LaurenG]

18. Is this the modern equivalent of

a mazola party but with EVOO instead?

Just fyi your facts aren't factual either :spank: