5 Things We Learned from That New York Times Profile on Rachael Ray — Pop Culture

If you told me that it had been just five years since Rachael Ray brought her catchphrases like EVOO and "Yum-O" into the public consciousness, I'd probably believe it. On the flip side, if you told me that she'd been on TV measuring out palmfuls of ingredients for the past 25 years, I'd probably believe that too.

Ray has seemingly always been there, a good-natured, perpetually upbeat kitchen personality who makes you feel like you're capable of perfecting the same things that she spent half an hour working on; that's part of her charm, and part of what she's been criticized for. (Personally, that's why I love her).

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