It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else. – Rachael Ray
Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home. I always tried to make my home like my mothers, because Mom was magnificent at stretching a buck when it came to decorating and food. Like a true Italian, she valued beautification in every area of her life, and I try to do the same. – Rachael Ray
I live in, literally, the same home when I was swiping my first bank card and wondering if Id have to put back the Charmin. We still dont have a dishwasher. My mom has done all these gardens so now my house looks like the garden shack in the middle of Versailles. – 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