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Alex's Day Off Season 1 Episodes

  • 2009-2011
  • 3 Seasons
  • Food Network
  • Documentary
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Alex Guarnaschelli, professional chef, working mom and passionate home cook, invites viewers to learn her down-to-earth recipes in Alex's Day Off. Alex shows how cooking her personal style of American, French and Italian faire can be elegant and approachable, with a side of sass.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

6 Episodes 2009 - 2009

Episode 1

Early Morning Breakfast

Sun, Oct 18, 2009

Alex prepares breakfast dishes, including fried eggs, brown-sugar bacon and hash browns with melted cheese.

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Episode 2

Childhood Tastes

Sun, Nov 8, 2009

Alex reinvents her childhood favorites, including strip steak with green-peppercorn-brandy sauce; carrots in molasses and butter; fried fingerling potatoes; and ricotta cake with chocolate and lemon zest.

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Episode 3

Dinner with Friends

Wed, Feb 18, 2026

Pork tenderloin is prepared, along with wilted bourbon salad, cheese sandwiches and a pear dessert.

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Episode 4

Dinner on the Grill

Sun, Nov 1, 2009

On the menu: grilled mussels stuffed with savory breadcrumbs; yogurt-marinated chicken with North African harissa; and honey-glazed grilled radicchio.

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Episode 5

Lunch with Friends

Wed, Feb 18, 2026

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Episode 6

Dinner Just Because

Sun, Nov 22, 2009

On the menu: blackened salmon, served with basmati rice, baked squash and a citrus-pomegranate dessert.

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