Easter is an arts and crafts moment where your whole family and friends can get involved.

— Alex Guarnaschelli

I feel very passionate about maintaining the same level of standard and respect for the food as an Iron Chef myself.

— Alex Guarnaschelli

I learned so much from 'Iron Chef' about ingredients, about the courage to put yourself out there.

— Alex Guarnaschelli

I like Bobby Flay's attitude and his approach towards food. I think he's just passionate and very honest. Furthermore, I find him very honest about food and cooking and ingredients and I admire that because I think that it's easy to get away from that for various reasons.

— Alex Guarnaschelli

I really love muscle cars. I don't think people might realize that about me. Furthermore, 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.

— Alex Guarnaschelli

I try to sit still for about 15 minutes each morning without making lists or running in overdrive.

— Alex Guarnaschelli

My most memorable meal was with my parents at Joel Robinson's Restaurant Jamie in Paris. It was Christmas 1982, and the flavors - from cauliflower and caviar to crab and tomato - astounded me. It was the first time I remember thinking that I would like to really learn how to cook.

— Alex Guarnaschelli

The longer I look at something, the more my imagination churns and I can find somewhere to put it.

— Alex Guarnaschelli

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

— Alex Guarnaschelli