Quotes by Alex Guarnaschelli

'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.

Make dinner with the goal of stretching it out for lunch in the back of your mind. Making more of one thing is cheaper than buying more varied ingredients for each meal.

I watched 'Iron Chef ' for years, and I thought, 'That's playing for the New York Yankees.' I made that my version of being Derek Jeter, and I worked really, really hard to win that.

You have to be disciplined about being in the kitchen.

People in professional kitchens may love what they do, but sometimes it's just something that puts food on the table.

My father always said, 'If you love what you do, you won't mind slogging through it for several hours a day.'

I love it when a few simple ingredients come together on a plate, and I think, 'Wow, that's a dish.'

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

I think I will never stop having mentors.

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