How much does Ryan smoke

Way too much

And she's what, 28? Between that and the eyebrows she stole off a Muppet, it's a damned shame.

Death to shakeycam directors!

Ryan posted on HK's facebook page that she does not smoke. But it amazes me how often we see other chefs smoking. If they really want to be a top chef, they need to preserve their palate. Among the 5 billion other bad things smoking does, it blunts the sense of taste.

I didn't see her smoking at all on the show.

"It's as much fun to scare as to be scared" -- Vincent Price

She doesn't sound like a smoker to me. Her voice is more nasal than throat. She just seems like a 'lazy talker'. She draws out her words and such. It could easily be changed, if she wanted to change it.