Happy 13th season, everybody.
Welcome to our 13th season (audience cheering)
It is, in fact, the year of my 50th birthday as well,
so thank you.
(audience cheering and clapping)
I think that if you watch our show,
you know that I am a very superstitious person,
so it does make me incredibly nervous,
not only that this is our surprise show,
but that the whole season
and the anniversary of my marriage, my dog, our magazine,
all of it is 13, and if you're superstitious, I know!
(audience laughing)
You see, you're very upset about this too!
(audience laughing)
I'm really freaked out, but we are thrilled,
as a team and as a family here at our show to still be here.
Wow, it does kind of freak me out.
After 13 years, that's amazing
and over 2000 something episodes.
(audience cheering and clapping)
All I've learned in 50 years
is that the most important thing in my life is gratitude.
So I am so grateful to you,
grateful to be employed,
grateful to be an American,
and I'm just super happy.
I can't tell you anything else about what's going on today
because it's a surprise show, so --
Yo, Rachael!
Aww, Bobby!
Happy birthday!
(audience cheering)
I am so happy you're here
'cause that means I don't have to cook.
(audience cheering)
I'm really happy that Bobby's here
because Flay and Ray was one of my favorite combos
on our show over the years.
He's one of my all-time favorite co-hosts, of course,
but when I saw him walk in, I'm like,
"Oh, good, I don't have to cook."
Yes, exactly.
I am definitely here to cook for you, for sure,
and happy, happy 50th birthday.
You look fabulous,
by the way.
Thank you.
Welcome to the 50 club, everybody.
(audience cheering)
Happy birthday!
(audience applauding)
Another one of my handsome favorite co-hosts!
I wanna cook for you.
All my favorite guys!
All my favorite fellas!
I would think that that means we have John stashed somewhere
to make the cocktails.
Bam!
Oh my God!
(audience cheering)
Oh my God!
All right, listen, Rachael.
This is like the greatest prom date ever!
(laughing)
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
♪ Happy birthday dear Rachael ♪
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
And you!
Christina, Chelsea, and Nelthbar.
Christina, Chelsea, and Nelthbar created this cake
and it really does scream party.
Thank you so much, friends.
Happy birthday to everyone in this room, too.
(crowd applauds)
Do we have enough cake for everyone?
Everybody gets cake!
Cake for everybody!
(crowd cheers)
It's wonderful to have my husband here with me today.
Happy birthday, honey.
'Cause we got married the same year we started this show,
the same year we adopted our dog,
the same year we started the magazine.
It's a very emotional day, but to all
of my 50 foodie friends...
Wow, what an amazing birthday present you've given me.
(audience clapping)
And honey.
I love you so much, each and every one of you!
You are the most delicious things in my life
and you're just wonderful, thank you.
And honey, because we have all of our friends here,
Yes
I've turned 50 this year.
Yes
We have a little present for them.
(crowd murmurs excitedly)
Alright!
A parting gift, as it were.
Boys and girls!
Okay, our friends at Frontier Airlines are growing
and they now fly to over 100 destinations in six countries.
(crowd oohs)
You sound intrigued.
(crowd laughs)
I think we're off to a good start here.
You sound intrigued, friends!
(audience and husband both laugh)
They're giving everyone here two round-trip tickets
to anywhere in their flights!
(crowd cheers and applauds enthusiastically)
(celebratory music)
You guys can go wherever you want!
(Cheering)
We've got the flight attendants here
to give out the tickets, right now!
Whoa!
(crowd cheers)
(chimes)