Alessandra Ciuffo on Cooking with Confidence and Finding Her Culinary Voice

Alessandra Ciuffo joins the pod to talk about being on Food Network’s “Hot List” and winning Guy’s Grocery Games at just 15 years old. She opens up about why social media wasn’t always part of the plan, and how documenting every single day of culinary school helped her truly “find her culinary voice”. She also shares why teaching people how to cook matters, how she balances classical training with nonna intuition, and why midnight pasta might just be the ultimate comfort food. Follow Food Network on Instagram: HERE Follow Jaymee Sire on Instagram: HERE Follow the Alessandrea Ciuffo on Instagram: HERE Learn More about Food Network Hot List: HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Alessandra Ciuffo on Cooking with Confidence and Finding Her Culinary Voice is an episode from Food Network Obsessed by Emily Servodidio.

This episode is 40:57 long.

This episode was published on Feb 20, 2026.

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