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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 23 March 2019

Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli on cooking with her 11-yr-old

By KELLI KENNEDY arm from a kitchen mishap. around words like escarole
Associated Press Some days, Ava says she and umami in her everyday
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. wants to be a chef and vocabulary.
(AP) — Alex Guarnaschelli even gave her mother a When her mother asked
might be a revered judge handwritten plan of action what she could pick her
on TV’s Chopped, one of starting as a sous chef and up for breakfast once, her
the few female iron chefs working her way to execu- daughter requested drag-
and the author of two best- tive chef and owner. on fruit. But like any kid,
selling cookbooks, but in “Some days I cook and sometimes she just wants
her 11-year-old daughter’s she doesn’t get involved pizza and a hamburger.
eyes Chef Gordon Ramsay at all,” said Guarnaschelli, And Guarnaschelli is quick
is still the ultimate authority who spent four years in to stress, “I’m not forcing
on food. Paris cooking at the Mi- her.” She encourages par-
“She only has one cook- chelin three-star restaurant ents who want their chil-
book — Gordon Ramsay’s Guy Savoy. “Some days dren to join them in the
last cookbook. She’ll say, she wants to make a whole kitchen to let it happen or-
‘let’s make chicken parm’ meal from scratch.” ganically.
and I’ll say, ‘Great. I’ll get Ava started poking around “The more I leave her alone
out Dione Lucas’ book’,” the kitchen around the age ... the better chance I have
said the Food Network star. of 7 and loves watching the of her coming to me if I give
“She’ll say, ‘no, we’re gon- Food Network, especially her space to find the ques-
na do what Gordo says’.” Bobby Flay and Ina Garten. tions to ask.”
Guarnaschelli was in Miami In this Feb. 21, 2014 file photo, Food Network chef Alex “She’s big on snacks so Hanging out at her moth-
in February hosting a clam- Guarnaschelli is interviewed in Miami Beach, Fla. I’ll go in the kitchen and er’s New York restaurant
bake and other events at Associated Press she’ll make charred pep- Butter after school, she
the South Beach Wine and ing) choices when we be- “I think I cooked my first pers with avocado,” said sometimes helps the chef
Food Festival and dished come adults,” she says. chicken thighs when I was the proud mom, who says pick parsley, cut up fruit or
with The Associated Press “My mother would whip up 13 and they were raw,” she her daughter has a natu- peel an onion.
on cooking with her daugh- a soufflé from scratch on a said. ral instinct with ingredients. As a top chef in an industry
ter Ava and what it was weeknight and my father On Instagram, she shares “She’ll take the cooked that’s notoriously harsh on
like growing up with a fa- would stir fry some Canton- snippets of her cooking ad- quinoa in the fridge and women, Guarnaschelli says
mous cookbook editor as a ese food the next.” ventures with her daughter, get some fresh gooseber- she’s not trying to show Ava
mom. Maria Guarnaschelli She was given minor roles showing pics of her slicing ries and she’ll make a vinai- what women can achieve.
edited the seminal “Joy of like peeling potatoes, cut- salmon, making kumquat grette with lemon and olive “I try to leave gender out
Cooking.” ting carrots and knead- marmalade (they love to oil.” of it,” Guarnaschelli said.
“The food we are exposed ing the bread. One of the make homemade jams, Her mom says Ava makes “I want to keep her from
to during childhood can first recipes she ever made mustard and hot sauce to- Beef Wellington every developing the idea that
have a profound effect was chocolate pavement gether) and even reveal- Christmas, a mean egg- any gender does any one
on our cooking (and eat- cookies. ing a small burn on Ava’s plant parmesan and throws bit.”q

Candy Crush vs. Mortal Kombat for Video Game Hall of Fame

Associated Press the video game market at
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — nearly $140 billion in 2018,
The World Video Game Hall with more than 2.3 billion
of Fame fielded thousands active gamers. The num-
of nominations for the Class bers dwarf the $43.4 billion
of 2019 from more than 100 in revenue generated by
countries, hall officials said the American film industry.
Thursday after narrowing The 12 Hall of Fame final-
the field to 12. ists span decades, gaming
“Will ‘Centipede’ devour platforms and countries of
the competition? Can origin, but all have had an
‘Mortal Kombat’ fight its impact, Jon-Paul Dyson, di-
way to victory? Will ‘Micro- rector of The Strong’s Inter-
soft Windows Solitaire’ play national Center for the His-
its cards correctly?” the tory of Electronic Games,
Hall of Fame said in a news said in the news release.
release revealing this year’s “Whether it’s a true pioneer
12 finalists. “Can ‘Super Ma- In this undated photo provided by The Strong Museum, packaging for the 12 finalists for induction like ‘Colossal Cave Adven-
rio Kart’ speed past the fin- into the World Video Game Hall of Fame sit on display in Rochester, N.Y. ture,’ a mobile gaming
ish line? Is ‘NBA 2K’ a slam Associated Press phenomenon like ‘Candy
dunk?” choose which finalists will electronic games of all Last year, “John Madden Crush’ that’s been played
The other contenders are: be inducted May 2. Gam- types — arcade, console, Football,” ‘’Spacewar!” by hundreds of millions, or
“Candy Crush,” ‘’Colossal ers can weigh in with an on- computer, hand-held and ‘’Tomb Raider” and “Final a game like ‘Mortal Kom-
Cave Adventure,” ‘’Dance line ballot through March mobile. Those deemed Fantasy VII” were honored. bat’ that pushed boundar-
Dance Revolution,” ‘’Half- 28. worthy of the hall have left The Class of 2019 will be the ies and changed the land-
Life,” ‘’Myst,” ‘’Sid Meier’s The World Video Game Hall a mark on the video game fifth group to go into the scape of the gaming indus-
Civilization” and “Super of Fame , housed at The industry or pop culture and hall since it was established try,” Dyson said, “they’re
Smash Bros. Melee.” Strong museum in Roches- been popular over time in 2015. among the most influential
An expert committee will ter, recognizes individual and across countries. Newzoo analysts estimated games of all time.”q