If you’ve tuned into the Food Network, there’s a good chance you’re already familiar with chef, author, and host Alex Guarnaschelli. She’s appeared on primetime faves like Iron Chef America, Chopped, Supermarket Stakeout, The Kitchen, and her own show, Alex vs America — and when Guarnaschelli isn’t on camera, this native New Yorker is also an accomplished restauranteur.
Considering her resume, who better than Guarnaschelli to kick off our new series, “First, Worst, Best”? In this short and snappy game for our Good Taste newsletter, we challenge culinary experts to pinpoint their first food memories, their worst culinary mishaps, and the best meal of their lives (so far). Watch the video below to find out how Guarnaschelli fumbled a meal for 120 famished diners (which should make you feel a bit better about your awkwardly frosted birthday cake from last year) — and which restaurant served up the meal she’s still thinking about decades later.
Check out all of her culinary memories in the video below. And if you’re hungry for more of Guarnaschelli’s straightforward wit, you’re in luck: The latest season of Alex vs America airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on the Food Network.
