$40 a Day

$40 a Day
$40 a Day
40aDay-logo.jpg
Title card from 2002 to 2003
Genre Travel, food
Created by Rachael Ray
Starring Rachael Ray
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 77
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Food Network
External links
Website

$40 a Day is a Food Network show hosted by Rachael Ray.[1] In each episode, Rachael takes a one-day trip to an American or European city with only US$40 to spend on food. While touring the city, she finds restaurants to go to (often based on local recommendations), and usually manages to fit three meals and some sort of snack or after-dinner drink into her small budget.

The show premiered on April 1, 2002, some five months after the debut of 30 Minute Meals, making it her second Food Network show. Production is currently on hiatus. Clips are sometimes used in Ray's later series, Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels. Another Food Network series, Giada's Weekend Getaways starring Giada De Laurentiis, is similar in format. The show is currently being rerun on The Travel Channel.

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According to Ray, visiting a fast food restaurant, particularly those of national chains, is considered cheating (she says so explicitly in the Orlando episode). On occasion, smaller sit-down restaurant chains (such as Bahama Breeze in the Las Vegas episode, or Bongos in the South Beach episode) are visited. Generally, non-food items and non-food-related activities are not included in her budget.

Rachael always offers tips on what to see in the various cities, as well as hints on how to save money and find bargains while traveling. She also emphasizes researching whatever city she plans to visit through the Internet and asking the local citizens for their recommendations.

Initially, Rachael only used item prices against her $40 limit. She started including applicable taxes and tips during the first season. On occasion, she does go over budget; however, during her trips to Philadelphia and Arizona, she did so on purpose. Her cheapest day was in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2003, when she spent just under $25 USD including taxes and tips (at the time, less than $40 Canadian, although she budgeted for $40 USD). On occasions, she has had to get creative to stay on-budget; for example, she accidentally blew half her budget on her second meal in her first Miami episode.

The pilot, shot in Los Angeles, had a 12-hour limit, but subsequent episodes raised it to 24 hours. Usually episodes begin in the morning with breakfast, occasionally brunch. Episodes almost always feature four paid meals, but on at least one occasion, in the Research Triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC), she did five meals. Also on rare occasion, only three meals are paid, and a fourth ends up being free. On only one occasion, in Antigua, she partook of a hotel's free Continental breakfast, but she still did four paid meals in that episode.

On her first visit to Las Vegas during the first season, Rachael began with dinner and stayed overnight, ending with breakfast.

She did several episodes in Europe when the euro was still valued less than the U.S. dollar. She has not visited Europe since the U.S. dollar has fallen under the euro in value. She has also visited several island locales, including Bermuda and Antigua, both of which generally accept the U.S. dollar.

Ray has occasionally drawn controversy when some meals end up calculating with less-than-traditional tips.

Episodes

Season 1

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code
1 1 "Los Angeles" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 April 1, 2002 (2002-04-01) AD1A01
2 2 "Napa" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 April 24, 2002 (2002-04-24) AD1A03
3 3 "Florida Keys" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 May 1, 2002 (2002-05-01) AD1A06
4 4 "Vancouver" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 May 15, 2002 (2002-05-15) AD1A08
5 5 "San Francisco" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22) AD1A02
6 6 "Orlando" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 May 29, 2002 (2002-05-29) AD1A05
7 7 "Seattle" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 June 5, 2002 (2002-06-05) AD1A09
8 8 "Miami" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 June 12, 2002 (2002-06-12) AD1A07
9 9 "Monterey" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 June 19, 2002 (2002-06-19) AD1A04
10 10 "Portland" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26) AD1A10
11 11 "San Diego" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10) AD1A12
12 12 "Las Vegas" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) AD1A11
13 13 "Santa Barbara" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 July 28, 2002 (2002-07-28) AD1A13
14 14 "Rome" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 August 14, 2002 (2002-08-14) AD1A17
15 15 "Paris" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02) AD1A14
16 16 "Amsterdam" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09) AD1A16
17 17 "Cooperstown" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 October 16, 2002 (2002-10-16) AD1A26
18 18 "Florence" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 October 23, 2002 (2002-10-23) AD1A19
19 19 "Charleston" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 October 28, 2002 (2002-10-28) AD1A21
20 20 "Tuscany" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 November 6, 2002 (2002-11-06) AD1A18
21 21 "Savannah" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 November 28, 2002 (2002-11-28) AD1A20
22 22 "Atlanta" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 December 4, 2002 (2002-12-04) AD1A22
23 23 "New York City" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 January 8, 2003 (2003-01-08) AD1A25
24 24 "Philadelphia" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15) AD1A24
25 25 "Washington, D.C." Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 January 29, 2003 (2003-01-29) AD1A23
26 26 "Brussels" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 February 12, 2003 (2003-02-12) AD1A15

Season 2

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code
1 27 "Dallas" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 March 7, 2003 (2003-03-07) AD1B07
2 28 "Vermont" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 April 23, 2003 (2003-04-23) AD1B01
3 29 "Oahu" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 April 30, 2003 (2003-04-30) AD1B04
4 30 "Cape Cod" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 May 14, 2003 (2003-05-14) AD1B02
5 31 "Hawaii" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21) AD1B05
6 32 "Boston" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 May 28, 2003 (2003-05-28) AD1B03
7 33 "Corpus Christi" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 June 4, 2003 (2003-06-04) AD1B09
8 34 "Memphis" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 June 11, 2003 (2003-06-11) AD1B10
9 35 "Maui" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 June 18, 2003 (2003-06-18) AD1B06
10 36 "Austin" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 June 25, 2003 (2003-06-25) AD1B08
11 37 "New Orleans" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 July 2, 2003 (2003-07-02) AD1B11
12 38 "Nashville" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 July 9, 2003 (2003-07-09) AD1B12
13 39 "Laguna Beach" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) AD1B13
14 40 "Sedona" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 September 3, 2003 (2003-09-03) AD1B15
15 41 "Palm Springs" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) AD1B14
16 42 "Milwaukee" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 September 17, 2003 (2003-09-17) AD1B17
17 43 "Tucson" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24) AD1B16
18 44 "Chicago" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08) AD1B18
19 45 "Montreal" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 December 10, 2003 (2003-12-10) AD1B24
20 46 "Denver" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 January 7, 2004 (2004-01-07) AD1B21
21 47 "Aspen" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 January 21, 2004 (2004-01-21) AD1B22
22 48 "Portland" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 February 25, 2004 (2004-02-25) AD1B23
23 49 "Santa Fe" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 March 10, 2004 (2004-03-10) AD1B20
24 50 "Adirondacks" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 April 2, 2004 (2004-04-02) AD1B25
25 51 "Cleveland" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 April 9, 2004 (2004-04-09) AD1B19
26 52 "Saratoga" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 April 16, 2004 (2004-04-16) AD1B26

Season 3

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code
1 53 "Park City" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 August 20, 2004 (2004-08-20) AD1C02
2 54 "Grand Canyon" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 August 27, 2004 (2004-08-27) AD1C04
3 55 "Durham" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 August 29, 2004 (2004-08-29) AD1C08
4 56 "Las Vegas" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10) AD1C05
5 57 "Bermuda" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 September 24, 2004 (2004-09-24) AD1C06
6 58 "Sun Valley" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 October 15, 2004 (2004-10-15) AD1C01
7 59 "Chattanooga" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 October 29, 2004 (2004-10-29) AD1C10
8 60 "Hilton Head" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 November 12, 2004 (2004-11-12) AD1C07
9 61 "Asheville" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 November 19, 2004 (2004-11-19) AD1C09
10 62 "Telluride" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 November 26, 2004 (2004-11-26) AD1C03
11 63 "Newport" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 December 17, 2004 (2004-12-17) AD1C12
12 64 "Martha's Vineyard" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 January 7, 2005 (2005-01-07) AD1C13
13 65 "The Hamptons" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 April 22, 2005 (2005-04-22) AD1C11

Season 4

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code
1 66 "Mystic" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 January 21, 2005 (2005-01-21) AD1D02
2 67 "Nantucket" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 February 4, 2005 (2005-02-04) AD1D01
3 68 "Salem" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 February 18, 2005 (2005-02-18) AD1D03
4 69 "Jackson Hole" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 April 12, 2005 (2005-04-12) AD1D06
5 70 "Mount Rushmore" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 April 19, 2005 (2005-04-19) AD1D07
6 71 "Ashland" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 May 3, 2005 (2005-05-03) AD1D05
7 72 "Coos Bay" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 May 13, 2005 (2005-05-13) AD1D04
8 73 "South Beach" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 June 10, 2005 (2005-06-10) AD1D09
9 74 "Ft. Lauderdale" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 July 8, 2005 (2005-07-08) AD1D10
10 75 "San Juan" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 July 22, 2005 (2005-07-22) AD1D11
11 76 "Antigua" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) AD1D12
12 77 "New York City" Don Colliver Peter Field
Rachael Ray		 December 2, 2005 (2005-12-02) AD1D08

External links

References

  1. ^ "$40 a Day". Food Network. http://www.foodnetwork.com/40-a-day/index.html. Retrieved 5 January 2010. 

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