About this episode
This episode was recorded live before an audience The Conversation The Restaurant Guys are joined on stage by Alex Guarnaschelli. Alex talks about cooking in a French kitchen, on television and for a special someone (i.e., how to make a seduction dinner.) She finds her faith in beautiful ingredients and her restaurant family. The Inside Track The Guys talk to Alex about the not-so-secret sauce that makes “Chopped” so enjoyable for the judges, guests and audience. “It’s the feedback we would give each other in the restaurant. I think it didn't bring the restaurant to the show, but it brought that culture. That pirate that just got off the Black Pearl. I had my parakeet and my eye patch and I'm ready to tell you why your spaghetti sucks! I think that really resonates with people. I feel like the audience could feel that we wanted to tell the truth,” Alex Guarnaschelli on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2025 Bio Alex Guarnaschelli began her international culinary journey at Michelin three-star restaurant Guy Savoy in Paris. From there, Guarnaschelli spent four years at a Butte Chaillot, where she became sous chef. After success in France, she returned to the US joining Daniel Boulud at his restaurant, Daniel. In 2003, Guarnaschelli was took the position of executive chef at Butter, where she still oversees her own eclectic American menu. Alex is a recurring judge on the popular Food Network series Chopped and in 2012, she bested nine rival chefs to win The Next Iron Chef: Redemption , earning the coveted title of Iron Chef. She hosts Supermarket Steakout and Alex vs. America among many other shows. She has also been featured as a guest co-host on Beat Bobby Flay . Alex is also the author of several cookbooks including Italian American Forever released in 2024. Info Alex’s most recent cookbook Italian American Forever Alex’s site https://alexguarnaschelli.com/ Enjoy over-decorated restaurants with Christmas cocktails through January 3, 2026 https://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Check out New Year's Eve in New Brunswick, NJ https://www.newbrunswicknewyearseve.com/ Become a Restaurant Guys' Regular! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe Magyar Bank https://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accounting https://www.withum.com/restaurant Our Places Stage Left Steak https://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restaurant https://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshop https://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life: https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguys Reach Out to The Guys! TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com **Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.** Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe