You know, food is such – its a hug for people. – Rachael Ray
My mom, whos been in the restaurant business for 40 years, is the number-one influence in my life. But I look up to a lot of people in the industry. Tops on my list is Mario Batali. My mom and Mario taught me the same lesson: Food is love. – Rachael Ray
I work too much to be an appropriate parent. I feel like a bad mom to my dog some days because Im just not here enough. I just feel like I would do a bad job if I took the time to literally give birth to a kid right now and try and juggle everything Im doing. – Rachael Ray
Its continuously humbling to work hard, you know? As long as youve got a good work ethic and a sense of humor, I dont think anybody can become too much of an egoist under those circumstances. – Rachael Ray