'Burning Every Finger' in Pursuit of Culinary Success

For chef Alex Guarnaschelli, creating delicious and inspiring food is part of a lifelong passion born out of her metropolitan roots and her food-focused upbringing. "Well, I am a native New Yorker," said Guarnaschelli, executive chef at Butter Restaurant in New York. "I grew up in Midtown Manhattan, and with that said, I don't see how I could have avoided eventually gravitating to the restaurant world." It also helped that Guarnaschelli, whose mother is respected cookbook editor Maria... Full Story