Famous chef Rachael Ray has been married for 20 years to John Cusimano.
And now the 57-year-old cookbook author has revealed her special recipe to staying close for decades.
‘Take life very seriously; don’t take yourself seriously,’ the star told People when hosting the Blue Moon Burger Bash 2.0 at the New York City Wine & Food Festival on October 17.
‘Have a sense of humor. And if you’re pissed off about something, say it. Get it out of your system, and then shut up and never say it again,’ noted the New York native, who recently discussed being ‘cool.’
Ray also said that she and her musician husband are fairly ‘simple’ people, which helps. ‘He can work alone all day in his studio,’ said the Food Network veteran.
‘I can work alone all day in the kitchen or on my computer or drawing pictures or reading. We can both be alone, but we’re never alone together.
Famous chef Rachael Ray has been married for 20 years to John Cusimano. And now the 57-year-old cookbook author has revealed the special recipe to staying close for decades
‘Take life very seriously; don’t take yourself seriously,’ the star told People when hosting the Blue Moon Burger Bash 2.0 at the New York City Wine & Food Festival on October 17; seen on October 19 in NYC
‘Have a sense of humor. And if you’re pissed off about something, say it. Get it out of your system, and then shut up and never say it again,’ she said
Another secret to staying together is kindness: ‘We forgive each other. We like each other, and we tolerate each other. And that’s really it. You find the right one, and then that’s what you do.’
Ray and Cusimano got married on September 24, 2005 in Italy.
They renewed their wedding vows 10 years later in the same Tuscan castle where they first said ‘I do.’
And their anniversary was always a big deal to them.
‘For our first 10, 15 years, I cooked for 60 to 70 people every single year,’ Ray shared with the outlet.
‘And we would fly them over. It was a huge, big deal. My husband said, ‘This year,’ he said, ‘Honey, it’s our 20th. Can we just be quiet?”
They ended up spending two nights in Florence with friends, and two nights in Rome with friends.
‘People that we know and restaurants that we love,’ she added. ‘It was very quiet. It was wonderful.’
Ray also said that she and her husband are fairly ‘simple’ people. ‘He can work alone all day in his studio,’ said the Food Network veteran. Seen left in June in NYC and right in 2005 in Italy on their wedding day
Seen with Brooklyn Beckham at a NYC event this week where she promoted Staple Gin
This comes amid her health concerns as fans noticed her slurring recently.
Ray blamed a ‘bum wisdom tooth’ for her ‘slurred’ speech for the garbled speech, it was overheard at a recent event.
When at the Blue Moon Burger Bash 2.0 with Brooklyn Beckham on Friday night, an eyewitness told the Daily Mail that Ray ‘made a comment about how she had a “bum wisdom tooth,” which is why she was talking the way she was.’
The insider also claimed ‘something was definitely off about her’ and it ‘was actually a bit cringe watching her on stage with Brooklyn because he looked uncomfortable next to her.’
Ray was also promoting her Staple Gin line.
