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Hehehe this is awesome!

I'm sure if you would have asked Tony 5 years ago which was more likely: him french kissing Rachael Ray or him appearing on this show, he would have picked Rachael Ray.

I agree, it would have been waaaaaaay better if he would have dropped a few f-bombs!

Isn't it all about taste??? Just because someone is an "artisan" using "heirloom" products doesn't always mean a good final product. I mean, if Lahey is using the cheapest, low quality flour around and he is consistently producing great quality bread, then what's the big deal?

If you like it, buy it and if you don't like it, buy it somewhere else.

Seems pretty simple to me.

"I like Peets Coffee's way of doing it—seems like a fair balance. When you buy a coffee, you get a code to their WiFi that lasts an hour. After that, you have to buy another coffee for more WiFi."

This is the perfect way to do it. The problem is that some people will come in and order the cheapest thing on the menu and then camp out for hours updating their Facebook page.

This question is almost a no brainer. The owner should be able to make whatever rules they want and if the customers don't like it, then they can go somewhere else.

"Should Michelle Obama fake liking to cook just for show? Should she put on an apron and play cute housewife? No, of course not. But, she can certainly do a better job about promoting the importance of cooking good things at home as part of a healthy diet. I think this is the point that Amanda and Ed are trying to get across and frankly, I agree with them. She has a really unique chance to influence a lot of parents out there while her poll numbers are up, so put aside the political BS everyone, and understand that she might as well use the clout she has while she can. "

So, in other words, we should just do whatever she says because she now has some sort of celebrity status and high poll numbers? If parents are doing what is "right" by listening to whoever is famous or has high poll numbers, then this country is in worse shape than everybody thinks. Also, should everyone suddenly stop listening to her if her poll numbers drop? I hope (for your sake) that Mrs. Obama never advocates that sticking a fork in your eye can be good for you ;)

I'd be wiling to bet that if someone had suggested this exact same thing for Laura Bush, there would have been an equal amount of "political BS" on these boards (although I think the opinions would have been reversed).

"there shouldn't be a judgment on people who follow her advice/suggestions."

So, in other words, if Michelle Obama came out and told people that she thought it was a good idea to stick a fork in your eye (and some people would do it, you know they would), then that would be OK?

All I'm saying is that people should follow their own convictions and do some research before blindly following the suggestions of somebody who has suddenly become an expert on any given topic just because they have become a celebrity. This applies to ANY celebrity whether that be Michelle Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Homer Simpson or whomever.

Mike if you're OK doing whatever Michelle Obama says is good, then that's fine by me - but if she ever does come out with the fork in the eye advice, I would strongly advise against it ;)

PS - Joyyy I agree with you; In-n-Out burgers are waaaaaaaay overrated.

Anybody who starts eating locally grown, healthy and/or organic food because Michelle Obama (or Alice Waters) thinks it's a good idea, just doesn't get it and is doing it for the wrong reason. Just becasue a famous person or somebody who has celebrity status advocates something, doesn't mean that it's right. What if Michelle Obama came out tomorrow and said that everybody should eat every meal at McDonalds? Would everybody fall all over themselves saying how cool and hip she was and think it was a great idea?

"Celebrity" endorsements aside, people should be eating locally grown, organic and healthy foods because it is good for our environment, good for our health and it's the right thing to do.