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16 Things You Didn't Know About Alex Guarnaschelli

This Chopped judge and Iron Chef may be a familiar face, but what do you know about Alex Guarnaschelli when she’s not on TV?

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Get to Know Alex

Ever wondered about Alex’s must-have kitchen tool, late-night snack or guilty pleasure food? Read on to find out.

Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Alex Guarneschelli watch the competition as seen on Food Network’s Chopped, Season 12.

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Favorite Show to Judge: Chopped

Alex Guarnaschelli and Geoffrey Zakarianduring a dessert theme webisode cooking with Mississippi mud pie, brie, maraschino cherries and potato crisps, as seen on Food Network’s Chopped After Hours, Season 26.

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Favorite Chef to Cook With: Geoffrey Zakarian

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Favorite Dish to Cook for Family: "Italian-American Classics"

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Strangest Thing in Her Refrigerator: "Some Ghost Chiles That Have Been Fermenting for, Like, a Year and a Half"

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Favorite Spices: "It's a Tie. ... Ground Ginger ... [and] Aleppo Pepper"

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Achilles’ Heel Ingredients: Chicken Feet and Hot Dogs

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Under the Sea: If She Weren't a Chef, She Would Be a Marine Biologist

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Most-Memorable Meal: Her Mother’s Scallops in Shells and Chocolate Caramel Cake

In-n-out Burger, fast food restaurant at Los Angeles Airport

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Guilty-Pleasure Food: In-N-Out Burger

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Foods She Always Orders Out: Fried Squid or Clam — “Tastes Like Deep-Fried Ocean!”

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Must-Have Kitchen Tool: $5 Paring Knife

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We’ll Never Catch Her Eating: Pattypan Squash or Haggis

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Favorite Food City: Charleston, S.C.

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Late-Night Snack of Choice: Cold Spaghetti and Meatballs

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Last Supper Meal Must-Have: Chocolate and Pistachio Souffles

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Favorite Cooking Buddy: Her Daughter

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