Everyone’s perspective of what it means to be “at home” changed completely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, a fire completely destroyed her stateside home and left her reevaluating what was to come next.
Over the last year, however, Ray became the proud owner of a home in Italy.

“This home is a beautiful reality that came out of tragedies,” she shared.
That’s what matters."
Yet, there were still some hard lessons she learned along the way.

That’s something that resonates even more deeply with the culinary personality since losing her house.
“I learned that what a home is, is where my husband and my dog are.
How close I am to my mom.
That’s a home,” she told The List during a recent interview.
New episodes of"Rachael Ray’s Italian Dream Home"air Monday nights at 9 p.m. on FYI.