Alex Guarnaschelli

Guarnaschelli was born to Maria Guarnaschelli. She was the daughter of John Guarnaschelli. In 1991, she was a graduate of Barnard College with an art history degree. In one time, she was paid minimum salary at an American Place in 1991. Guarnaschelli began her career in the culinary field in the kitchen with help from her mother, helping experiment with various recipes before editing books. Guarnaschelli worked under Larry Forgione (whose son is Iron Chef Marc Forgione), and after that, at numerous restaurants across France, New York and Los Angeles, including Guy Savoy's La Butte Chaillot. She was also employed at Daniel Boulud's famous restaurant as well as Joachim Splichal's Patina before being named the executive chef of Butter. Prior to its closing, she served as the executive chef at The Darby. Chair of the Museum of Food and Drink's Culinary Council. In 2013, Guarnaschelli's first book was released. "Old-School Comfort Food: The Way I Learned to Cook" incorporates autobiographical elements with favorite recipes of her professional career that she later adapted to her house.