None of them look like Chef Boyardee
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Ludo Lefebvre, Tyler Florence, Dave Lieberman, Bobby Flay and Jamie Oliver have changed the image of the male chef.
The Food Network has done a lot to change perceptions by making stars out of charismatic male cooks. “Before we came along, you might know a famous chef’s name, but you didn’t necessarily know what he looked like,” says Kathleen Finch, senior vice president of programming for the Food Network. “You couldn’t bring him into your living room.”
Charismatic (and photogenic) male foodies put sex appeal on the front burner