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Bots or Not, That Giada is Hot

The results of our tastiest chef contest are in, and after 300 votes from real live human beings (no bots here), the Internet has once again proven several essential truths, including that women are attractive, posting photos of said women on your blog helps drive up traffic, and people really hate Rachel Ray.

The clear winner, despite JoeHoya’s disinterest in tomato-clad cooks, is Italian Stallionette Giada de Laurentis. Congratulations to Ms. G, and thanks to everyone who voted, and everyone who didn’t, for indulging out periodic foray away from our almost-always incredibly serious subject matter.

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Photo: Esquire

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Padma Lakshmi Wants to Nibble on Your Satay

Don’t forget to vote in the Endless Simmer Tastiest Chef Contest! The voting closes next week, at which point we will unveil our highly anticipated male version.

The Internets are really buzzing about the vote. Here’s a sampling of what we’re hearing:

“Where’s Sandra Lee?” (wherever she is, she’s probably cheating)

“I voted for rayray – I hope she wins!”

“Since this poll is for hottest chef and not hottest greasy skank who makes inedible crap, Rayturd is disqualified.”

At this point, I have to say I’m a little surprised at the results, with Giada De Laurentiis staying just ahead of Padma Lakshmi. Anything can still happen!

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Photos: FHM via MediaBistro, Esquire, FHM, Men.Style.Com

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Food Porn

Feminism has made many advances over the past century, but perhaps none more so than in the field of cooking. Once confined to the bland Julia Child stereotype, today’s most popular chefs are breaking out of the mold.

Now you’re not considered a real chef unless you’ve graced the pages of Maxim covered in a substance that may or may not be chocolate. So the question clearly arises, who is America’s Tastiest Chef?

Is it raunchy Rachel Ray or good girl Giada, who makes a great tomato sauce (haha). Or is it stone-faced Iron Chef judge (and intredip supermarket shopper) Cat Cora, or maybe it’s that other judge, Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi (yeah, we know, Padma doesn’t actually cook anything per se, but as the official pin-up girl of this site, she gets a free pass to the finals).

Equal Opportunity: Look for next week’s poll, in which we feature Mario Batali and Emeril Lagasse covered in gumbo.

UPDATE: Don’t miss our second, manlier version of the poll: here.

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Photos: Maxim via Cooking Light, Esquire, FHM, Men.Style.Com

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Mmmmmm…voting

Last chance to vote for our editor Gansie in the Hottest Media Types Contest! The voting closes this afternoon. As of this writing, Stef is on the cusp of victory and will climb over the top if she gets a few more votes from say, 14,812 of you (or just one, if you happen to be a bot).

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Hottest Media Types: I’d Like to Stuff That Pepper

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VS.

Just a reminder to keep on voting for our editor Gansie in the FishbowlDC Hottest Media Types Contest. Gansie has over 2,000 votes from real live humans, and the race for the coveted “non-bot” winner is shaping up to be a dead heat between Gans and Dana Priest.

Many of you have asked for our endorsements in the other categories. OK, none of you asked, but we’re sharing anyway. So after the jump, our fav hotties in the five other categories:

Nerd Alert!!

(Editor’s Note, RE: It’s Getting Hot in Here)

Ok, so you all are smart individuals. You realize that there are not that many people who think these gorgeous women are hot. No one in this contest really gets 10,000 votes in a day. Fortunately, we here at Endless Simmer have done the background research for you all. Turns out, nerds always win.

It seems our good friend Ms. Catherine, the current leader in the FishbowlDC Hottest Media Types contest, does indeed have a close relationship with a few automated bots….check out these quotes from the blog unfogged…congrats, Catherine.

Attention All Hackers

Posted by Ogged
on 07.24.07

I don’t think any of your are running any bots to help Catherine win, but if you are, please turn them off, because the contest coordinator has informed her that he’d like to avoid that this year. Let’s discuss in comments.

My fav part is the “I don’t think any of you are running any bots to help Catherine win,” because if you read the comments on the previous post, it’s pretty obv. they are indeed running bots. One of the best quotes:

It just goes to show you; having nerds for friends literally makes you hotter than everyone else.

Huh, Catherine, I guess you did have some big web sites working for you.

And furthermore Catherine, care to explain these comments of yours?

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i am going to CUT that girl who’s calling me a cheater. i’m not a cheater…not yet anyways.

Posted by: catherine | Link to this comment | 07-24-07 3:04 PM

You’re not cheating, Catherine, we are.
Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 07-24-07 3:06 PM

y’all aren’t cheating. you’re just being very kind. that said, i’m still gonna cut that girl. i can’t stand being called a cheater. unless, of course, i go and cheat. which i haven’t. yet.
Posted by: catherine | Link to this comment | 07-24-07 3:09 PMYES!

i knew hosting unfoggedcon would pay off at some point! thanks! voting goes until friday, so if capps and catbots can run on and off until then, i’d be eternally grateful.

Posted by: catherine | Link to this comment | 07-24-07 6:20 PM

Wow. All we ever wanted was to cut was some nice steaks. Congrats on your “victory.”

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It’s Getting Hot in Here

The polls are open and our own Stefanie Gans is prepared to ride to victory in the FishbowlDC Hottest Media Types contests. So run, don’t walk, your way over to FishbowlDC and get your votes on!

So far Stef is in a three-way tie for second place, trailing only Catherine Andrews of Washingtonian Magazine, who is clearly a cheater. We aren’t going to try and influence your decision-making and of course expect everyone to vote their conscience. But just in case you don’t know enough about the candidates, here is a handy voting guide:

UPDATE: Catherine Andrews is a sweetheart, and totally not a cheater. We officially endorse her for second place. Liz Gorman, however, is a bot.

UPDATE 2: OK…so, by “a lot of big web sites” did you mean a click farm in Bangalore or what? That’s a lot of votes, Catherine. We’re gonna need an explaination here.

Catherine Andrews, Washingtonian, CHEATER