This season, however, she’s on major a time crunch.
Her team must complete the entire renovation in time for her anniversary.
I simply informed him that was the place I was going to buy.
He was disappointed, to say the least.
He loves it now.
He has a place for his piano.
Renovating a home can be stressful.
What was the most challenging part of shooting “Rachael Ray’s Italian Dream Home”?
A home, large or small, whether it’s an apartment or a big property, is stressful.
You don’t know if you’re able to really afford it.
You don’t know if you deserve it.
I’ve lived through all of it.
Was there a challenging part of shooting the show?
The fact I’m being shot.
I was a very private person.
I’m very open when I’m at work.
When you’re in the middle of construction or building or rebuilding your life, it’s very stressful.
That was a tragedy for this build.
That was a complete do over.
That’s life, too.
What was the one thing you had to have in your Italian kitchen?
My stove, which was the wrong stove, three times.
What stove did you end up with?
I ended up with what I wanted.
I needed a strong commercial grade stove.
Eventually, I got there, and today, I can cook for many people.
Losing your home makes you rethink your entire life and what is a home.
I learned that a home is where my husband and my dog are.
How close I am to my mom that’s a home.
I wanted to create a place that I wanted to come home to everyday.
It didn’t matter the size of the space.
That’s what matters.
You open up a lot about your life to your fans.
Is there anything that’s off-limits?
I haven’t hit it yet, but I probably will at some point.
I will never tell stories that I think are hurtful about other people.
I will never try and make people feel sorry for me or pity me.
I have no more or less pain than other busy people.
We all go through the same stuff.
I try and share, but I do try and take care not to purposely hurt people.
You know, that’s such a strange question.
There is an endless list, but I’ve already had such a rich life.
Oprah hosted my 2,000th show.
She hosted me at my show.
Fox has been a huge part of our show.
President Clinton helped me launch my Yum-o!
organization charity for kids.
I’ve had so many honors and been graced by so much.
If you could have one other chef cook dinner for you, who would it be?
Two words: Marcella Hazan.
You’ve already accomplished so much over the course of your career.
What’s something you have yet to tackle that you would love to do next?
I change my mind about that daily.
I am now trying to produce people who I truly admire, and their work is important.
I want to share other people’s stories now, not just my own.
I want to keep showing the world anybody can be a Rachael Ray.
This gets me into different places, like design, gardening, home stuff.
I have different ideas about life every day, and I love to learn.
I’m always chatting with everyone that I trust about what they think should come next.
I am always listening.
New episodes of “Rachael Ray’s Italian Dream Home” air Monday nights at 9 p.m. on FYI.
