$40 a Day is a Food Network show hosted by Rachael Ray. In each episode, Rachael takes a one-day trip to an American, Canadian, or European city with only US$40 to spend on food. While touring the city, she finds restaurants to go to, 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.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Napa | 2002-04-24 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Keys | 2002-05-01 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Los Angeles | 2002-05-08 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Vancouver, Canada | 2002-05-15 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | San Francisco | 2002-05-22 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Orlando | 2002-05-29 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Seattle, Washington | 2002-06-05 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Miami, Florida | 2002-06-12 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Monterey | 2002-06-19 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Portland, Oregon | 2002-06-26 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | San Diego, CA | 2002-07-10 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Las Vegas, NV | 2002-07-17 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Santa Barbara, CA | 2002-07-28 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Rome, Italy | 2002-08-14 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Paris, France | 2002-10-02 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2002-10-09 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Cooperstown | 2002-10-16 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Florence, Italy | 2002-10-23 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Charleston, SC | 2002-10-28 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Tuscany, Italy | 2002-11-06 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Savannah, GA | 2002-11-28 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | Atlanta, GA | 2002-12-04 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | New York City | 2003-01-08 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | Philadelphia | 2003-01-15 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 25 | Washington, D.C. | 2003-01-29 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 26 | Brussels, Belgium | 2003-02-12 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Dallas, Texas | 2003-03-07 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Vermont | 2003-04-23 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Oahu, HI | 2003-04-30 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Cape Cod | 2003-05-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Big Island (Hawaii) | 2003-05-21 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Boston | 2003-05-28 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Corpus Christi | 2003-06-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Memphis, TN | 2003-06-11 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Maui, Hawaii | 2003-06-18 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Austin, TX | 2003-06-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | New Orleans | 2003-07-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | Nashville, TN | 2003-07-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | Laguna Beach, CA | 2003-07-23 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | Sedona, AZ | 2003-09-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | Palm Springs | 2003-09-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | Milwaukee, WI | 2003-09-17 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | Tucson, AZ | 2003-09-24 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | Chicago, IL | 2003-10-08 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | Montreal, Canada | 2003-12-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | Denver, CO | 2004-01-07 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 21 | Aspen, CO | 2004-01-21 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 22 | Portland, Maine | 2004-02-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 23 | Santa Fe | 2004-03-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 24 | Adirondacks | 2004-04-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 25 | Cleveland, OH | 2004-04-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 26 | Saratoga, NY | 2004-04-16 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Park City, UT | 2004-08-20 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Grand Canyon, AZ | 2004-08-27 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Durham, NC | 2004-08-29 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Las Vegas, NV | 2004-09-10 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Bermuda | 2004-09-24 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Sun Valley, ID | 2004-10-15 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | Chattanooga, TN | 2004-10-29 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Hilton Head, SC | 2004-11-12 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | Asheville, NC | 2004-11-19 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Telluride, CO | 2004-11-26 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | Newport, RI | 2004-12-17 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | Martha's Vineyard | 2005-01-07 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | Hamptons, NY | 2005-01-14 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Mystic, CT | 2005-01-21 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Nantucket, MA | 2005-02-04 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Salem | 2005-02-18 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | Jackson Hole, WY | 2005-04-12 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | Mount Rushmore, SD | 2005-04-19 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | Ashland, OR | 2005-05-03 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | Coos Bay | 2005-05-13 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | South Beach | 2005-06-10 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 2005-07-08 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 10 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2005-07-22 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 11 | Antigua | 2005-08-12 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 12 | New York - Holidays | 2005-12-02 | 30 min |
