When I mention your name around my family, they all say how much they love you.
That's awesome, its better than them saying I suck.

A recent article said your show has the highest demand for tickets out of any talk show.
We have over 100,000 people on the wait list. It's pretty crazy.

Is that overwhelming?
I think it is fun. People see the amount of fun we're having. It is very inclusive. Our show highlights our viewers, they are a lot of our content. We are the only show that has a lazy susan. People want to come in because its kind of an Epcot center feel to it. They spin! And they get a snack. I've never been weirded out by the popularity of the show or when people stop me. People see me and say, "Hey, Rach." I have to stop and think, "Are they a fan or do they live in my building." No one ever freaks out over me.

When you started, did you think you'd make it to a second season?
I think we were just focused on building another layer. The magazine and the food network shows, they all have this one theme which is you don't have to be rich to live a really rich life. Give each day a little adventure even though you've got to go to work and you've got to pick up the kids. No matter what the constraints are, there is still a way to look at life that makes it so it isn't such a burden. We decided to take that to the next level and make the show not about me, but show people how other people live. I've always thought of it as a forum, like a really fun swap meet. It is just a place for people to come together where they have the same attitude and want to take a bite out of life.

What's getting thrown into the mix this season that is new?
I don't know that there is anything new this season. I think that we were so happy about so many things in the first season, like content buddies, and Colby [Donaldson] and Gretta [Monahan], and crazy animal guy Jarod Miller ...

He's a hoot.
I just taped the first one of those the other day. Oh. My. God. I had to play that game where I had to put my hand in the box and I didn't know what was in the box. The audience can see what it is, but I can't. I literally saw spots. One thing scared me so bad that I ran screaming around the whole audience and Jared was chasing me with one of these things in his pocket. I love that guy, but I hate that "what am I touching segment." I can sleep with a 65-pound pit bull, but I can't stick my hand in a box where things are crawling around and I don't know what they are.

You are also doing charity work with Yum-o this season.
We're expanding out to work with the Yum-o organization and getting more and more kids into helping mom and dad make dinner and making their school lunches. [Trying to make] food with good nutritional value fun for them. I think the difference between the seasons for me is that I'm not as hopped up now. I was so excited to have an audience instead of just talking to my vegetables on the Food Network. I was so psyched about that live audience. I'm still goofy, but I'm a little more settled in.

Any cool guests in the first couple weeks?
We have Teri Hatcher, she and I are cooking together and having a blast. Elizabeth Edwards knocked me out. She's such a rock star, that woman. Such a wonderful person to look up to for women, she's got it all together. Harry Potter will be on the show, Daniel Radcliffe. Another one that was huge with my niece Jessica was Amanda Bynes. Amanda has this clothing line and she brought in some clothes and I gave some to my niece and Jessica was like, "Amanda Bynes wants me to have her clothes? Oh my god!" [Her screaming] sounded like a parrot on some sort of acid. So we've got some people who are apparently really hip.

Any fun regular people stuff?
We've taped a whole bunch with families. There's a picky eater vs. adventurous eater. Where families swap their children. Our viewers are the best programming and we've got a lot of great stuff coming up.

All summer long, I've seen you literally everywhere for Dunkin' Donuts. Why'd you hook up with them?
I love Dunkin' Donuts. They came to me and said they were eliminating trans fats and they love me and they love my message. It just seemed like a natural match. If you can eat a doughnut without feeling so bad, knowing the doughnut won't literally kill you is great. I have to say the biggest draw was free coffee for life. I drink gallons of it. They send it to my home and my mom and sister each month, so I'm never out of coffee. I'm not allowed to make coffee, my husband or my mom has to do it, because I make such terrible coffee.

It's nice to know that you aren't good at everything in the kitchen.
I can't bake and I can't make coffee. Anything where you have to measure is where I fall over.

Do you ever have time to sit and veg in front of the TV?
I come home every night and make dinner, then we watch 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent.' I watch my CNN and on Sunday night we watch HBO. I don't get a ton of time off, but all of my jobs are what I would do for my hobbies anyway.

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