The 14 Best Restaurants Owned By Food Network Stars - Tasting Table
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Food Network launched in the 1990s and highlighted local and international gastronomies, diverse cooking styles, and practical kitchen techniques. The channel influenced American and global viewers and helped many contestants and hosts achieve worldwide fame. Many Food Network chefs expanded off-screen by opening and operating their own eateries. Those restaurants range from heritage-driven, hearty comfort food to inventive, Michelin-recognized fine dining. Selections of top restaurants emphasize great ratings, encouraging reviews, and standout menu items. Alex Guarnaschelli operates Butter, a seasonal, produce-centered restaurant in Midtown Manhattan offering an extensive wine list and varied lunch, dinner, and dessert menus.
It's influenced both American and global viewers while making stars out of contestants and hosts, with many beloved Food Network chefs having shot to worldwide fame. Of course, those same Food Network stars have worked incessantly to establish themselves off-screen, too, often operating their own eateries. From paying tribute to their heritage (with simple and hearty fare) to concocting dishes so whimsical and delightful they earned the establishment Michelin stars, a number of Food Network's most-beloved chefs also own and operate top-tier restaurants.
Armed with extensive culinary experience in New York and Paris, Alex Guarnaschelli rose to fame when she competed on "Food Network Challenge" in 2006. She's been with the network ever since, starring in "Alex Vs. America," hosting "Supermarket Stakeout," and judging contestants on "Chopped." And you can sample her seasonal creations and extensive wine list at Butter: A romantic, fresh produce-centered restaurant formerly on Lafayette Street and now located in Midtown Manhattan.
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