THE MEAL TICKET INTERVIEW: Sandra Lee categories | Interview Sandra Lee, the blonde and bubbly host of the Food Network’s
Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee, is famous for her telegenic smile, outfits matched to her TV kitchen and outrageously festive “tablescapes.” Less well-known: She’s a total mogul. Lee’s the host of an Emmy-nominated TV show, founder of the multi-million dollar
Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade company and author of 17 cookbooks published under her own imprint. Lady’s holdings are better vertically integrated than McDonald’s.
Currently on a national book tour in support of her
three new cookbooks —
Semi-Homemade Money Saving Meals,
Semi-Homemade Fast-Fix Family Favorites, and
Semi-Homemade Desserts 2 — Lee will be visiting the suburbs Philly this
Mon., Oct. 20. At the
Doylestown Bookshop (16 South Main St., 215-230-7610) from 1-2:30 pm, Lee will be signing copies and dishing out tips on food budgets and holiday entertaining. Later, fans can mingle with the empress of cake mix at her Sweet & Simple Cocktail Hour, which’ll be held from 7:30 to 9:30 pm at the
Chester County Book & Music Company (975 Paoli Pike, West Chester, 610-696-1661). Anyone who’s seen Sandy’s eyes light up during the colorful cocktail portion of her show knows this will surely be entertaining.
After the jump, Meal Ticket touches base with Lee to get her take on feeding a family during an economic crisis, what she says to her critics and why scraping beef tendon is just not for her.
Meal Ticket: Most people know you from Food Network show, but your first company, Kurtain Kraft, was designed to help people decorate their homes on a budget. What inspired you to delve into the food world?
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