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Alex Guarnaschelli

American Chef

Born: 1972

Chef Food Love Me Think You

Related authors: Bobby Flay Christina Tosi David Chang Emeril Lagasse Giada De Laurentiis Julia Child Samin Nosrat Thomas Keller

The hardest thing about being a full time chef is leaving my work behind when I go home at night. I'll toss and turn about a menu item or forget to order produce and wake up at 4 A.M. in a cold sweat over some artichokes. Alex Guarnaschelli

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I feel like a princess with a knife. I've wanted to be an Iron Chef forever. Alex Guarnaschelli

Knife Feel Like Princess Chef Forever Iron Wanted

It's amazing the relationships you forge in a kitchen. When you cooperate in an environment that's hot. Where there's a lot of knives. You're trusting your well-being with someone you've never before met or known. Alex Guarnaschelli

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The hardest thing for me is restraint. Alex Guarnaschelli

Me Restraint The Hardest Thing Hardest Hardest Thing Thing

I don't show just anyone how to crust a sea bass. That's sacred information. Alex Guarnaschelli

Bass Sacred Crust How Just Anyone Information Sea Show

I think we love bacon because it has all the qualities of an amazing sensory experience. When we cook it, the sizzling sound is so appetizing, the aroma is maddening, the crunch of the texture is so gratifying and the taste delivers every time. Alex Guarnaschelli

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Give yourself enough time to really learn how to cook. Alex Guarnaschelli

Time Yourself Enough Enough Time Give Learn How Really Cook

I have to be honest and say that I never really feel like there's one person that I really want to cook for. I just want my food to always get better and always be evolving and for there to always be movement in what I make. I would say I strive for that more than anything else. Alex Guarnaschelli

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You have a shelf-life on TV. Alex Guarnaschelli

You TV

I think unadulterated products and smaller portion sizes mean consumption of less food overall. Portion is everything. The first time I bought a scoop of ice cream in Paris, they weighed the ice cream on a scale before putting it on the cone. It was so small, it fell into the cone as she handed it to me. Alex Guarnaschelli

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To me, 'Chopped' is a great platform for championing great causes. Alex Guarnaschelli

Great Me Causes Chopped Platform Championing

I watched 'Iron Chef ' for years, and I thought, 'That's playing for the New York Yankees.' I made that my version of being Derek Jeter, and I worked really, really hard to win that. Alex Guarnaschelli

Win Thought Made New Chef Yankees Years Version Iron York New York Being Worked Really Hard Watched Playing

I like food to be really simple but have a lot of technique all the same. Alex Guarnaschelli

Food Simple Like Lot Same Really Technique

People don't take enough advantage of the refrigerator door. Alex Guarnaschelli

People Enough Take Advantage Refrigerator Door

I like to take a day off and enjoy fast food for what it is. I have to say that in New York, I'm really partial about taco trucks. I mean, I really can't handle it. There is something about catching all those ingredients piled on top of each other: it puts me in a tizzy. I love it. I'm kind of a taco truck junkie. Alex Guarnaschelli

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My mom, ever the Italian, made braised chicken with tomato. Alex Guarnaschelli

Mom Made Italian Chicken Tomato Ever

I like all of McClure's pickles, but my personal favorites are the spicy ones. Alex Guarnaschelli

Spicy Favorites Pickles Like Personal

I baked the coffee cake recipe from 'The Joy of Cooking' over and over again when I was a kid. Alex Guarnaschelli

Cooking Joy Cake Coffee Recipe Kid Over Baked Again

Freeze herbs by stem and all - don't just freeze the leaves. It's better to keep them sturdier. Put the stems and the leaves together into a plastic bag, and just wrap it up and freeze it like that. Alex Guarnaschelli

Together Better Wrap Stem Stems Put Bag Like Freeze Leaves Up Just Them Plastic Plastic Bag Keep Herbs

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