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> [My reasons for becoming a chef are somewhat of a cliche. I always loved to eat but it was watching my parents cook that really served as the impetus for my career choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/my-reasons-for-becoming-a-chef-are-somewhat-of-a-cliche-i-always/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

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## More by Alexandra Guarnaschelli

> [I find myself hoping I can get on a TV show, and then people from Oklahoma will come to my restaurant. Then I'll be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/i-find-myself-hoping-i-can-get-on-a-tv-show-and-then-people-from/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

> [I bent my head over a stove in my early 20s and picked it up in my 30s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/i-bent-my-head-over-a-stove-in-my-early-20s-and-picked-it-up-in-my-30s/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

> [Food is so heavily connected to memory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/food-is-so-heavily-connected-to-memory/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

> [Creative risks will always outweigh technical mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/creative-risks-will-always-outweigh-technical-mistakes/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

> [It's amazing the relationships you forge in a kitchen. When you cooperate in an environment that's hot. Where there's a lot of knives. You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/it-s-amazing-the-relationships-you-forge-in-a-kitchen-when-you/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

> [The best way to learn to cook is to do some serious eating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/the-best-way-to-learn-to-cook-is-to-do-some-serious-eating/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

> [My father always said, 'If you love what you do, you won't mind slogging through it for several hours a day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/my-father-always-said-if-you-love-what-you-do-you-won-t-mind-slogging/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

> [Give yourself enough time to really learn how to cook.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/give-yourself-enough-time-to-really-learn-how-to-cook/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

> [If I want my daughter to try something, I eat it in front of her repeatedly without forcing the issue and, with some trial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/if-i-want-my-daughter-to-try-something-i-eat-it-in-front-of-her/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

> [I woke up on May 15, 1991, the day of my Barnard graduation, and I said to myself, 'By the end of today you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/i-woke-up-on-may-15-1991-the-day-of-my-barnard-graduation-and-i-said/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

> [If you want to have a relationship, at some point you have to let yourself get caught. That's what I did. I got caught.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/if-you-want-to-have-a-relationship-at-some-point-you-have-to-let/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

> [For me no good food is illuminated without acidity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/for-me-no-good-food-is-illuminated-without-acidity/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

> [I don't show just anyone how to crust a sea bass. That's sacred information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/i-don-t-show-just-anyone-how-to-crust-a-sea-bass-that-s-sacred/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

> [My reasons for becoming a chef are somewhat of a cliche. I always loved to eat but it was watching my parents cook that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/my-reasons-for-becoming-a-chef-are-somewhat-of-a-cliche-i-always/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

> [Food is ever-changing and ever moving forward and getting more and more complex.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/food-is-ever-changing-and-ever-moving-forward-and-getting-more-and/)

[Alexandra Guarnaschelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-guarnaschelli/)

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