Rachael Ray Signs New Deal with Food Network

By Matthew Williams
10:54, December 18th 2007
94 votes
Vote this story
Rachael Ray Signs New Deal with Food Network

Two more years of Rachael Ray’s cooking.

Rachel has signed a new contract for two year with the Food Network. She will be the host a new series, “Rachael’s vacation.”

Rachel will continue to be the host of the currently “30 Minutes Meals” show, but she will be shooting 60 episodes a year, instead of the currently 80 that are being tapped.

“Rachael’s vacation” will start airing January 12. This show is a travel series that will show Ray visiting international cities, exploring its foods and lifestyles, exploring street festivals, farmer’s markets and even shoe shops, Reuters informs.

President of Food Network, Brooke Johnson said: "Rachael is the quintessential example of the homegrown stars we create at Food Network. She has been with us since 2001, and we have built a strong partnership that will continue for years to come and bring more new and exciting projects," Hollywood Reporter quotes.

Ray began in 2001 with “30 Minute Meals” show. She also signed a two-year renewal for her daytime talk show.

Having signed the new deal, Rachael Ray is now the biggest star of the cable network company, after Emeril Lagasse’s series “Emeril Live” got cancelled and stopped tapping last week. Emeril will remain at the network for a new deal and is the host of “The Essence of Emeril.”

Another star of the Food Network that has left is Mario Batali. Batali left due to a dispute regarding the contract, in October.



© 2007 - 2009 - eFluxMedia
dotclear

Other News in

dotclear
Latest videos in Specials
And Finally Hair Do nots
Rocky Mountain News Closing...
Love is in the air balloon
T.I. Says No to Parties and...
Which Jonas Brother Will...

dotclear
Specials You are here: Specials
» Blogs   » Specials   
E-mail To A Friend Print RSS Text size: Decrease font size Increase font size
dotclear
dotclear
dotclear

Interested In This Topic?

News Alert will keep you informed. Find out more.
dotclear
Photos Gallery
dotclear