Rachael Ray Heartbreak: Star Opens Up About Her Mother’s Death

Rachael Ray has been opening up about the death of her mom Elsa Scuderi, and spending the holiday season without her. “My mom passed away… I have been crying quite a bit, but they’re tears of gratitude,” the beloved cook told Yahoo when speaking about her late mother, who she remarked had a “92-year run.” Scuderi was a restaurateur who, at the height of her career, ran 12 restaurants and inspired Ray’s own culinary career. The Meals in Minutes host described her mom as a “workhorse” who “gave me my work ethic” and “snapped us into ‘man-up mode’ from childhood.” The iconic Food Network star revealed that her mom…