Alex Guarnaschelli

Guarnaschelli was the daughter of Maria Guarnaschelli. She was the daughter of John Guarnaschelli. Barnard College awarded her a degree with art history in the year 1991. The year she graduated, she worked minimal wage at a bar called an American Place for one year. Guarnaschelli began her career in the culinary field in the kitchen with help from her mother, helping test many recipes and then writing the books. Guarnaschelli first learned to cook with Larry Forgione, whose son Marc Forgione is Iron Chef Marc Forgione. She then worked at several restaurants throughout France, New York, and Los Angeles including Guy Savoy's La Butte Chaillot. Before joining Butter the restaurant, she served as an executive chef in the Patina restaurant run by Daniel Boulud and at Joachim Splichal's Patina. She was the executive chef of the Darby restaurant before its closing. She serves as chairperson of the Museum of Food and Drink's Culinary Council. Guarnaschelli wrote her first cookbook in 2013. "Old School Comfort Food: My Way of Learning to cook" includes personal stories and recipes that Guarnaschelli has adapted from her professional career.