Food Network is expanding its partnership with Alex Guarnaschelli. TheWrap can exclusively reveal that the network has signed a new and exclusive multi-year deal with the celebrity chef, author and TV personality.
Under this new deal, Guarnaschelli will produce multiple projects across Food Network’s linear and digital platforms, which will also give her the opportunity to develop and execute new creative concepts.
A world-renowned chef, Guarnaschelli studied culinary arts in France and attended the La Varenne cooking school in Burgundy. In 2003, she became head chef at Butter, a position she still holds today. This experience led her to create her own eclectic American and market-fresh inspired menu.
“Food Network has been my extended family since I was a child, and the thought that I continue to have the opportunity to create so much entertaining and delicious content and memories is something I will continue to cherish,” Guarnaschelli said in a statement Wednesday.
“As a working mother, chef, host, contestant and judge, Alex Guarnaschelli’s passion shines through in everything she does,” added Betsy Ayala, head of content and food at Warner Bros. Discovery. “Not only is Alex a favorite of Food Network audiences, but she is in demand among other Food Network talent because everyone wants Alex on their shows. With this new deal, Alex will remain part of our Food Network family and will continue to entertain and delight fans across our platforms.”
Guarnaschelli is no stranger to the Food Network. She first appeared on the channel in 2006 as a contestant on “Food Network Challenge.” Since then, she has appeared in over 600 episodes of the network, appearing in everything from recurring judge on “Chopped” and winner on “The Next Iron Chef: Redemption” to host of “Supermarket Stakeout” and co-host of “Ciao House.” She also stars in the eponymous series “Alex vs. America.”
Outside of her television appearances, Guarnaschelli has authored several cookbooks, including Old-School Comfort Food: The Way I Learned to Cook (2013), The Home Cook: Recipes to Know by Heart (2017), Cook with Me: 150 Recipes for the Home Cook (2020), and Cook It Up: Bold Moves for Family Foods (2023), the last of which she co-authored with her daughter Ava Clark.
Guarnaschelli’s latest cookbook, “Italian American Forever: Classic Recipes for Everything You Want to Eat,” will be released in October.
