http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2011/01/22/all_about_the_allens/
Foodies, friends, and fellow jocks turned out to support Celtic Ray Allen and his wife, Shannon, who threw a party to celebrate their new NECN show, “The Pre-Game Meal.’’ Shannon, who learned everything she knows about cooking from Ray and his mom, Flo, hosts each episode with local chefs and sportos, including Sox slugger David Ortiz. “I’m not a cook, I’m not a chef,’’ said Shannon. “But I love food.’’ Guests included C’s co-owner Steve Pagliuca, Ray’s teammates Kendrick Perkins (and wife Vanity), Rajon Rondo (and Ashley Bachelor) — the guarded guard wouldn’t talk to us — Paul Pierce’s wife, Julie, Pats receiver Wes Welker and girlfriend Anna Burns, chefs Lydia Shire, Ming Tsai, and Michael Schlow, Nebo’s Carla and Christine Pallotta, as well as Lisa Pierpont, Anna Cheshire Levitan, Tonya Mezrich, Liz Brunner, Audax’s Geoff Rehnert, and the Seaport Hotel’s Craig Cunningham. Because her son has diabetes, Shannon said she plans to use the show to educate people on healthy eating habits. As for Ray, he said he cooks more in the summer — the C’s offseason — and when he wears the apron, his favorite dish is fish. Swish!