Food in 2010 is feisty, sexy and so delicious

A few months ago, the excitement at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, N.Y. prompted a woman in the audience to throw her bra on the stage. The cause of the bra fling was Chef Guy Fieri doing a cooking demo.

The era of little old ladies giving cooking lessons are long gone. These days, chefs like Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay are bringing a whole new concept to cooking shows: sex appeal. This mixing of celebrity and cooking has led to a new fusion of chefs that has dubbed Chefs as the new rock stars.

Julia Child was not sexy or attractive, but she had one skill that kept women watching by the millions: she made dishes like French onion soup easy to cook.

Now the current surge of shows like Top Chef, a chef competition hosted by supermodel Padma Lakshmi, are bringing together the world of cooking and popular culture.

Chef and owner of the restaurant Olives, Todd English even found himself on People's "50 Most Beautiful People" list. This came after his many public appearances on shows such as Iron Chef USA, Good Morning America and Bobby Flay's Food Nation.

For years, cooking has been an interest with a limited following. Now, guys who may have never thought of cooking as something they themselves could do, see macho men like Guy Fieri and Bobby Flay and realize they can do it too. Not only is it appealing to women's palates, but capturing their hearts.

"I've always loved to barbeque and grill, but since I started watching Bobby Flay on Food Network I've been able to take my grilling to a whole new level.  Now I can actually make entire meals instead of cutting corners on the side dishes and buying them pre-made," senior Ariana Ruhani said.

Of all Food Network personalities, most of them are physically attractive to the masses.

There is Giada De Laurentiis, the exotic Italian beauty who charms viewers with her sultry looks in addition to her skills in the kitchen.

When asked if her revamped interest in cooking has done anything for her relationship, Ruhani could only react positively. "It's helped us connect better because it's one more thing we can watch and participate in together.  Plus, my boyfriend thinks Giada is really hot," Ruhani said.

Another major Food Network personality is Bobby Flay, the charming New Yorker whose many shows keep women as well as men tuning in. With his own shows Throwdown with Bobby Flay and The Next Food Network Star among others on the network as well as appearances all over the world, Flay could easily be deemed as one of the most recognizable chefs.

When asked what she thought of the attractive chef, Ruhani says she has never made any of Bobby's dishes, but tunes in on a regular basis anyway. "The ingredients he uses are not always easy to find, but it's fun to watch him transform them into mouth-watering dishes. He's also quite easy on the eyes," Ruhani said.

These personalities are quickly becoming household names. They have created a new interest in cooking where it did not exist before. It is their appearance as well as the captivating dishes they create that are drawing attention from viewers of all ages.

Although it seems like they may be worlds apart, the elements of sex appeal and cooking are surprisingly close in relation. The same senses that are enticed sexually are done while eating as well.

It is with the same mouth that tingles when eating a sour apple that we taste the sweetness of a lover's lips.

The two most natural instincts of mankind are sex and appetite. The new surge of sexy chefs yields to a generation of cooks that are enticing the passions of viewers in both of these.

Whether they are cooking up comfort food or introducing new aphrodisiacs to their loyal following of viewers, there is no doubt the new generation of "sexified chefs" will continue to entice our interest as well as our palates.