Alex Guarnaschelli Biography
Alex Guarnaschelli (full name – Alexandra Maria Guarnaschelli) is an American Television Personality, Author, and Chef known for recently starring in “Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out”. She is also known as Butter restaurant executive chef and former executive chef for The Darby restaurant. Additionally, Guarnaschelli is famous for appearing in many other TV shows such as “Chopped”, “The Kitchen”, “Iron Chef America”, “Guy’s Grocery Games”, “All Star Family Cook-off”, etc.
Alex Guarnaschelli Age
Guarnaschelli is 55 years old as of 2024. She was born on June 20, 1969, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and therefore she celebrates her birthday every year on June 20.
Alex Guarnaschelli Height / Measurements
Guarnaschelli is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 1 inch.
Alex Guarnaschelli Ex-Husband | Ex-Fiancé | Daughter
Guarnaschelli has been in one unseccessful marriage, and one unsuccessful engagement. She was married to a guy called Brandon Clark. The two met in the year 2006 while Guarnaschelli was teaching a fish class at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York. They got married on April 29, 2007, and had a daughter named Ava in July of that year. Later, their marriage ended due to reasons that are unknown but under review.
In June 2020, Guarnaschelli got engaged to Michael Castellon (a chef and a “Chopped” winner). Michael proposed to Guarnaschelli on her birthday (on the weekend of June 19–20, 2020). However, in February 2022, they called off the engagement and the reason for that is also unknown but under review.
Alex Guarnaschelli Family / Relatives
Guarnaschelli was born to John Guarnaschelli (father) and Maria Guarnaschelli (late mother). Her mom is widely known as a cookbook editor. She is the is only child in her family – this means that she does not have any siblings. Guarnaschelli was born in St. Louis, MO, but her family relocated to NYC just days after her birth. She got into cooking by watching her mom try out recipes at home while working as a cookbook editor.
Alex Guarnaschelli Career and Education
Guarnaschelli finished high school at Horace Mann in the year 1987 and got her art history degree from Barnard College in the year 1991. She is now the executive chef at “Butter” restaurant in NYC. Before that, she led the kitchen at “The Darby” until it was closed in the year 2013. Also, she spent a lot of time learning to cook in France. Guarnaschelli is the head of the Culinary Council at the “Museum of Food and Drink”.
Guarnaschelli is a regular on Food Network – she has appeared on shows like “Chopped” (as a judge), “The Best Thing I Ever Ate”, “The Kitchen”, “Iron Chef America”, “Guy’s Grocery Games” (as a competitor and judge), and “All Star Family Cook-off”. Also, she is the host of the shows: “Supermarket Stakeout”, “The Cooking Loft”, and “Alex’s Day Off”. In the year 2012, she won “The Next Iron Chef: Redemption”. Her latest show, “Alex vs. America”, premiered in January of the year 2022.
In the year 1991, Guarnaschelli started working at a restaurant called “An American Place” – she used to earn minimum wage. She trained under chef Larry Forgione (Marc Forgione’s {Iron Chef} dad) and later worked in top kitchens across New York, France, and L.A. – this included Daniel Boulud’s restaurant, Guy Savoy’s La Butte Chaillot, and Joachim Splichal’s Patina. In the year 2003, she became executive chef at “Butter Midtown”. In the year 2022, she was named godmother of the “Discovery Princess” cruise ship.
Alex Guarnaschelli Net Worth
Through Guarnaschelli’s career as a Television Personality, Author, and Chef, she has been able to accumulate a net worth of $2 Million.
Alex Guarnaschelli Health | Weight Loss
Guarnaschelli has shared how being a single mom – most especially after her daughter Ava was born in the year 2007 – she says that it affected her mental health. She has also opened up about losing 49 pounds by cutting calories and planning meals. Although not health issues, she says that these parts of her life show a more personal and vulnerable side beyond her career as a chef.
Alex Guarnaschelli Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out
Guarnaschelli is one of the judges in the Food Network’s reality TV series, “Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out”. The show premiered Season 1 on May 13, 2025. The show brings top chefs together to face hard and unexpected cooking tasks. They each start with $25K, which they can spend to get ahead or mess up their competitors. Playing dirty is part of the game. Brian Malarkey is the host of the show.
Here are the other judges of this season;
- Aarti Sequeira
- Jet Tila
- Scott Conant
- Maneet Chauhan
Alex Guarnaschelli Books
Guarnaschelli has written 3 cookbooks;
- “Cook With Me” (2020)
- “The Home Cook” (2017)
- “Old School Comfort Food: The Way I Learned to Cook” (2013)
Alex Guarnaschelli TV Shows
Guarnaschelli has appeared in many other television shows, and some of them include;
- Ciao House
- Billions
- Young & Hungry
- Bottle Service
- Ideal Home
- The Real O’Neals
- Iron Chef Gauntlet
- Cooks vs. Cons
- Guilty Pleasures
- Deadliest Catch: The Bait
- Unique Eats
- Thanksgiving at Bobby’s
- Food Network Star
Alex Guarnaschelli Website
Guarnaschelli hs a website, where she updates her portfolio. To visit her website, click here.
Alex Guarnaschelli Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Guarnaschelli is active on her social media accounts. She has about 1.1M followers on her Facebook Page, about 687.2K followers on her Twitter account, and around 1.1M followers on her Instagram account.