Alton's probably my favorite, but I confess I enjoy Giada DeLaurentiis and Paula Deen. I think the dishes they make are solid, and I've never found myself disliking them personally. Rachel Ray really grosses me out, though, and so does Emeril. They're both weak links in the cooking world, I think.

My husband and I ate at one of Bobby Flay's restaurants in NYC about four years back and met him briefly. He was haughty as hell and very stuck up, we thought. I think he has a real inflated opinion of himself. We also ate at Mario Batali's restaurant, Babbo, and the food there was amazing. But "multo Mario" sorts grosses me out, too, just on account of the way he looks. That guy's gonna fall over dead one of these days from a heart attack.