Yes, the cooking and food we make on TV is real
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Want to know the hardest thing to do? Go on a morning show.
Once on the TODAY Show, it was Halloween. I was trying to talk to Matt Lauer, and he’s dressed as Luke Skywalker. I’m in costume, too, so I have these big rubber gloves on, and I’m trying to ice a cake. Then there were Ewoks messing with everything. At the same time, I’m supposed to be answering questions and promoting the new season of my show. You have no idea how impossible that is. Plus, it’s live, and you have only two minutes.
This job is harder than it looks
Besides just cooking, you have to describe your method step-by-step, talk about different ingredients, and make eye contact with the camera. And then there may be someone in your ear telling you you need to get to the next step or to move the pepper mill because it’s blocking the shot.