Quotes from Alex Guarnaschelli

I have a daughter who has taught me a lot along the way.

I've had the privilege of having a lot of amazing people cook for me.

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

There's a freshness to the approach of teen chefs. They're lighthearted, and they're not afraid to take risks.

'Iron Chef America' is so real. Imagine putting on television the whole process of making that food, the technique. It's all about technique. It doesn't even matter if you show the faces sometimes.

I think no one would dispute that 'Chopped' is a highly athletic television show.

Dione Lucas has been obscured by larger-than-life personalities like Julia Child, but she had it going on. She is like the horse that came in second place, whose name we can't remember. It takes more than just one horse to make a race.

Fresh herbs really belong anywhere you put them.

A splash of red wine vinegar can pull things together like a pinch of salt.

Red wine vinegar has some personality as well acidity.

I really cringe at the sight of pattypan squash. So pretty and cute and having no taste or exciting texture. Dull.

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.

The hardest thing for me is restraint.

The hardest thing for me is restraint. I see fresh beans and ramps, and I start to quiver.

I love roasted beets with goat cheese. I am also a fruit addict.

It stuns me how effective children can be in their messaging, and I believe that every child should enjoy that basic right to become an adult. Getting rid of childhood cancers is one effective way to reach that goal.

I wouldn't call being a chef gratifying in a lot of ways. It's an act of love.

I grew up in Midtown Manhattan.

I didn't want to write a cheffy cookbook with dehydrated ham chips.

There's not enough time in each day to really focus enough attention on any one thing, but I'm doing my best. I have a great group of people who support me, and I don't sleep a lot. It's like I'm on a constantly spinning merry-go-round, and every day, I'm wondering when it will stop so I can get off. I love what I do, so that helps a lot.

I really love muscle cars. I don't think people might realize that about me. I really want to go to an auto auction and blow my life savings on a Camaro. They have such design around them, such panache.

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

I didn't cook that much as a kid. My mother was cooking, and I was her helper. We made dishes together.

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.