Ray vs. Stewart

Rachael Ray vs. Martha Stewart, a 3-round bout...

Round One:

During a television taping, RC Smith remarks, "I stole these tickets from the Martha Stewart set". Rachael Ray replies, "Is that why they are so hard?"

Round Two:

Martha Stewart is out of lock-up and visiting the Howard Stern show. When Stern asks if she's worried about Ray "honing in on your territory", Stewart responds with "...she cannot cook like I cook, she cannot bake like I bake and she cannot craft like I craft."

Round Three:

Rachael comments on her ex-con competition: "[Martha] thinks she is tough because she went to prison but I can still take her..."

I call it a split-decision in favor of Ray, two rounds to one.

I personally think the feud is overstated. I doubt Martha and Rachael lose any sleep over one another's career. Rachael tends to respond to comments with feisty little jokes and Martha tends to offer more serious answers. Both of them are doing well and have loyal audiences.

Oh, I found the quotations here.