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Alexander Weiss Biography

Birth Name:Alexander Weiss

Fast Facts

  • Started cooking in the kitchen with his parents when he was a young child
  • Quote: "I always knew that I wanted to cook, but I never knew I would get famous for it․"
  • Quote: "You have a lot more in you than you would think․ You get inspired by the pantry and all the equipment․"
  • Became a semi-professional cook while still in junior high, making macarons for customers, filming cookie tutorials and guest-cooking across the country
  • Won the first American season of "MasterChef Junior․"