Fun facts about rachael ray 30

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Rachael Ray has been a familiar face on television screens since the early s, when she burst on the culinary scene with her Food Network hit "Minute Meals." She then parlayed that success into "Rachael Ray," her own daytime talk show, which launched in and ran for 17 hit seasons.

Along the way, she has embarked on a variety of other ventures, ranging from other TV shows, a pet food company, writing several books, publishing her own magazine (Every Day With Rachael Ray), and her non-profit charity, Yum-o!

Her brand may be focused on food, yet at the center of everything is her boundless positivity.

That, she said in an interview with Forbes, is the result of a lesson delivered by her beloved grandfather. "My grandfather taught me that there's really only one choice in life," she explained. "Life will be up; life will be down, but when it comes to you, you can laugh at it or you can cry at it, and laugh