Nigella is the only one of these I've actually seen on TV. I used to like her but lately find her and her moaning and made up words very irritating.

I like a few but RR is a big fav of mine.

giada, rr, nigella and sandra lee are my favs.

I like Giada, but sometimes she is just too darn pretty and I can't watch her b/c I'm like, "what you are making would pack on about 10 pounds to my thighs! How are you so tiny???" rachael is alright in small doses. I like her magazine. So I voted Paula b/c I could watch her with her southern accent all day long!!!!! Yum food, too!

this was so tough for me!
i love watching paula dean!
she's by far the coolest, most fun to watch, and the one i would most likely invite over for dinner.
but sandra has some amazing easy ideas!
i wanna look like nigella
and i learn allot for barefoot contessa
but the one that always has my favorite recipes
is the latina! ingrid!

I love Giada and Nigella!

I have a love hate relationship with Rachel Ray but I just adore Giada

a few years ago i would have said rachel ray - but she's over the top now - and her catch phrases make me disklike her cooking. Giada's good though -

I love Giada, she's so charming and her recipes are very easy.
Paula Deen is like everyone's favorite grandmother with the best fingerlicking recipes!
Rachael Ray gives me palpitations, I feel like i'm on uppers when I watch her, I like her though but one show per day--not back to back!
Barefoot Contessa---Cute and classy. Her Croissant Bread Pudding is the best recipe I've ever made.
I like Igrid too, I have yet to make her Colombian Sancocho, looks very similar to the Dominican one.

RR gets on my nerves, though I love her magazine, and yet I watch her anyways.
I love love love Paula Deen and Ina Garten, though you can't make their stuff all the time or you'll be 800 lbs.
Like Giada as well, but only if I just happen to see her on.

ina garten definately. her recipes are always turn out perfect and are actually pretty easy!

RR has so much energy and looks like she loves what she does...it's infectious!

RR is like nails on a chalk board to me. I can't stand her. I think it's great that she loves what she does and she's got so much energy, but I digress, lol.

I love, love, love me some Giada and Paula! They're my absolute faves.

Btw, did you know Giada's pregnant? I saw her on Today this morning and Meridith mentioned it. I had no idea.

How can I pick between Rachael, Paula and Ina? Can't!

I love Rachael Ray but i also love Giada, Paula and Ina.

Giada announced her pregnancy last month i think.

I love Ina! She seems like the type of person you would love to have as a friend (and her recipes are FAB and fairly simple!)

I love Giada. I feel like we could be friends. Plus, she's married to that Anthropology guy... which means she could give me insanely good clothes.

I love RR's magazine too! I can watch her show but never two in a row.

Giada is a cutie and sometimes I'll watch her because she's so passionate about the food - although my husband always asks me why I'm watching food porn when her show is on...

As much as she annoys me, I had to pick Rachael Ray. Her recipes are (by far) the best taste for the least amount of work. Since Rachael doesn't bake, I turn to Ina for desserts.

My faves are Giada and Ina, I love their recipes and could watch their shows all day. And syako, my boyfriend says the same thing about Giada's show! funny.

Giada is my favorite which is funny because I couldn't stand her show before LOL. Anyway, I love her recipes and her personality is infectious. RR is also on top my list - I know everyone hates her - but I love her food, its comfort food and very easy to make which I love! Plus she makes cooking fun, (at least for me) since she isn't so stringent on her recipes and tells you to eye ball it

love giada and paula, and rachael too.....sandra is WAYYYYY too stepford wife to me, and most of the time she doesn't really cook, she just adds things to packaged cakes and such. and nigella kinda weirds me out sometimes....

oooh this was tough...LOVE paula and her 1,000 lbs of butter in every dish....!!! but ina feels like i'm cooking in the kitchen with my mom...she's such a nice, sweet, down to earth but yet inventive and fun cook... plus i saw her on a plane once w/ jeffrey and she was so super sweet! funny thing is i saw snadra lee in an elevator once and she was super nice too!

I love Ina, Paula, and Nigella! What a hard choice. Rachael Ray, Giada and Sandra are way too fake for me. I've (sadly) never seen Ingrid's show.

Sandra Lee is faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar from a chef.

Uhhh, Padma's not a chef. She's a model, but nice try.

Rachael Ray is not a celebrity chef, she's a celebrity cook.

Those of you that chose Padma....

Shame on you.

PS Go Ina!!!

Nigella all the way. The rest in this list seem really annoying to me.

I didn't think I could find someone more distasteful than Sandra Lee, then Ingrid Hoffman came along.

Actually, Giada and Cat are the only real chefs in that list. Some of the others have nice personalities and are entertaining, but they lack something.

I adore Giada, she is my fave. Food TV is a big thing in our house... we also like Ina and Paula, but for some reason my husband and I are both annoyed by Ingrid and Sandra. RR used to be a fave of mine, but I watched her last night and couldn't hang. She's changed her voice and intonation, and it is way obnoxious.

I love Giada.

RR- annoys me
Paula- too buttery
Padma-not a chef
Cat-too butch
Ingrid-who?
Sandra-want to kill her with a tablescape and soft lens camera
Nigella- never want to cook anything she makes

I actually like Padma a lot...saw her on a food series on BBC and once on Marhta...that girl can cook!

1st: paula because i think she really knows the mind of what homemakers want, what's available and what's doable.
2: giada because i'm more similar to her cooking style and preference

i have to say, i don't really make paula deen recipes, but i find her absolutely hilarious and i LOVE watching her show! vice versa with rachael ray though. i like a lot of her recipes but can't stand watching her, i find her super annoying for some reason. and i have never really even heard of giada, but i saw her on oprah a week or two ago and loved every single dish she showed! def. have to start watching her show

I admire what Paula has done with her life, she makes me giggle, and I love her food. She's my fave.

Giada and RR are next. I love them both, too.

I'm all about Ina.

I love Sandra Lee especially her cocktail time! She seems like she is quite a lush

I like and most always watch Giada (I like her travel/food shows), Ina (my 5 yr old son likes watching her show), Sandra (I'm all for semi-homemade and Paula (she's so Savannah). Cat Cora is awesome on Iron Chef. RR is okay, I use her term EVOO.

All on list are just celebrities except Cora. (And maybe pastry Giada) Cat is the only one that you will find that can make you dinner in a fine restaurant.

I really like Rachael Ray. It bothers be that people say that they hate her because she's "annoying." I definitely agree that she's loud and outspoken, but she seems like a genuine person. If anyone annoys me, it's Giada. She just seems fake because of the way she talks and acts. But, it definitely seems like she has talent...so props to all of these ladies!

I really like Rachael Ray. It bothers be that people say that they hate her because she's "annoying." I definitely agree that she's loud and outspoken, but she seems like a genuine person. If anyone annoys me, it's Giada. She just seems fake because of the way she talks and acts. But, it definitely seems like she has talent...so props to all of these ladies!

Paula Deen. The Iron Chef Christmas special makes me love her even more.

I just love Nigella - it's definitely a cross between her and Giada for me.

I feel like my cholestoral goes up just watching Paula Deen!

Paula all the way!! Everything I've ever made of her's is fabulous! You just can't be afraid of butter

I really like most of these women and what they cook on their shows. I chose Rachel Ray though.

Well I Love Rachael Ray. I Was all her shows and get her magazine and books. I have met her at book signings and she is a real. She is not a phony and speaks her mind. The people who don't like her are probaly the ones who are not comfortable with them selves.

Rachael Ray is favorite of mine and my 5 year old daughter. She gets excited whenever she's on TV or if she see's her picture on a magazine or book.