Rachael Ray is returning to the studio to resume season 16 of , live and in person. After shooting from the guest house of her home in Upstate New York, Ray told ET's Rachel Smith that she wanted the studio to mirror her own home and reflect how different people's lives look in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.«It's modeled after my home upstate; they took inspiration from that,» Ray said of the studio remodel. «We've been living in the guest house as the new house is being rebuilt.