Celebrity Chef Barbie: Love It or Hate It?

September 20, 2008

Little girls who look up to Giada De Laurentiis and Rachael Ray can now play kitchen with the I Can Be TV Chef Playset Barbie ($44.90). Barbie is the star of her own cooking show, complete with a state-of-the-art kitchen and workstation. She shows that even while cooking, one should look stylish and fashionable. While I'm sure I would have loved this doll when I was young, I can't help but wonder if the celebrity chef phenomenon has gotten a little out of control. What do you think?

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30 Comments

milosmommy 4 years 34 weeks

I would have loved this as a kid. Seeing how since the invetion of the food network chefs have been exploding onto the scene it's pretty relevent. I don't see anything wrong with it at all. It's way better than those god awful bratz dolls. Ugh

suziryder 4 years 34 weeks

I believe Yum is the one who called this "Celebrity Chef Barbie" - Mattel is calling it "TV Chef Barbie." So it's not necessarily meant to be a diva type of food tv star, right? One can hope... I would have loved this as a kid. But the outfit is ridiculous!

CaterpillarGirl 4 years 34 weeks

as I recall, as a child I preferred to play kitchen myself, and not have barbie do it, its really no fun that way, besides what can a girl do with stiff arms like that? It would get old fast.

ilanac13 4 years 34 weeks

i love this - i think that it's really cute and very relevant seeing as how celebrity chefs are becoming more mainstream and people know who they are. it's a respectable career to have and i'm glad that barbie is branching out.

CYL 4 years 34 weeks

Rachel Ray or other female chefs do not dress like they are about to go out to a club

CYL 4 years 34 weeks

cute idea..skirt is too short for young impressionable girls...nice red hooker boots too

lexichloe 4 years 34 weeks

Oh, Barbie can do no wrong...Go Chef Barbie, go! :)

allinavhcnerf 4 years 34 weeks

her skirt is way too short

allinavhcnerf 4 years 34 weeks

her skirt is way too short

uptown_girl 4 years 34 weeks

Look, it's Sandra Lee!

uptown_girl 4 years 34 weeks

Look, it's Sandra Lee!

waffley 4 years 34 weeks

I would have loved this as a kid!

JaimeLeah526 4 years 34 weeks

Cute.

JaimeLeah526 4 years 34 weeks

Cute.

simplyfab87 4 years 34 weeks

I think its a cute idea. I don't see the problem with the celebrity part. Whats wrong with being famous for something you love to do?

godeats 4 years 34 weeks

I don't know how any self respecting mother would allow their children to play with Barbies.

verily 4 years 34 weeks

I don't mind the chef concept, but the "celebrity" aspect of it annoys me.

wren 4 years 34 weeks

I would have LOVED this as a kid!

Nyrina Windu 4 years 34 weeks

I don't think she should be considered as a celeb chef. Chef is good enough for me. Plus the kids couldn't careless about the celeb part of it anyway.