The Rachael Ray Show

One of the things I really wanted to do in New York was go to a taping of the Rachael Ray show, so I was just a little excited when one of my friends invited me to go with her.  :)  It was a crazy cold morning, so taking Chase to a babysitter was definitely an adventure by itself.  Luckily that wasn't the end of the excitement, although Chase had a fun day with some friends and took a ridiculously long nap.

Whitney, Melissa, and I all met up at the studio and got to spend some time chatting and eating snacks.  When it was time to go into the studio, we got prime seating.  Seriously.  Like center, middle, next to an aisle.  It was great to be able to watch all the cameras zoom around and the different jobs people had to make the show come together.

With Whitney and Melissa in the waiting area

The comedian Joey Kola was the audience warm up guy, and he was really entertaining.  He made sure we made our oooo's and awwww's at the right time.  But honestly, with all the good smells in that kitchen, he didn't really need to do that :)  Seriously, the soup, the desserts, the chicken, everything smelled divine.

The episode will air this Friday, the 17th, with a short segment on Mardi Gras.  (It will have the same guest chef, John Besh.)  So if you want to see a great interview with Orlando Jones from Sleepy Hollow or learn how to choose the best underwear for yourself (seriously), check it out.  The Rachael Ray show is known for showing the audience a lot, so be on the look out :)

We were even lucky enough to be there on a giveaway day!  Wahoo!  We were given John Besh's new cookbook, which looks incredible.  The pictures and stories look really fun.  Can't wait to try something out.  And we also got a "Besh Box" themed "The Big Game Box," which is basically a helper kit to make some of his recipes.

Grabbing burgers for lunch and showing off our Besh stuff :)

I'm so glad Melissa invited me to go.  We had a lot of fun!  Glad I could cross that one off my NYC Bucket List.