Rachael Ray has built a wildly successful empire as a television cook and media personality that includes books, television and a magazine. Her can-do attitude and perky personality is a hit with viewers everywhere who swear by her 30-minute meal recipes. Working in gourmet shops and supermarkets lead to a keen instinct for knowing what the public was looking for, quick and easy and budget friendly recipes and more. Her television shows include “$40 a Day,” “Rachael Ray’s Tasty Travels,” and the “Rachael Ray Show.”