December 27, 2007
THE IVORY CHEF:
Food Network's Sandra Lee offers bio, quick (Margi Shrum, 12/27/07, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
[A] while back, I discovered Sandra Lee on the Food Network. The purveyor of a style of easy cooking that she dubs "semi-homemade," she is at first glance about the closest thing to Barbie in the kitchen that you'll see.She even wears shirtwaist dresses.
Her sets are color-coordinated. If her outfit has blue in it, the dessert has blue icing and all of the tchotkes in her kitchen are blue, as is the tableware, linens, curtains, etc.
But who knew that behind Ms. Lee's scenery there not only is not a Barbie, there's barely a Ken.
In her autobiography, "Sandra Lee: Made From Scratch" (Meredith, $24.95), Ms. Lee writes about rising from the ashes of an incredibly dysfunctional childhood.
The Wife disliked her until the Food Network telecast a biographical hour that told her story of overcoming adversity.
Sandra Lee, compelling bio or not, is about as much fun as you can have watching a cooking program, because she convinces us she's the one having the fun!
Bet the wife totally loathes "Simply Delicio's" Ingrid Hoffman.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/ingrid_hoffmann