Alex first introduced herself to the Guy’s Grocery Games competitor while having dinner at the restaurant she worked at. The Chopped judge and the chef got engaged in June 2020, four years after they began dating.

Chopped judge Alex Guarnaschelli and chef Michael Castellon’s relationship timeline explored

The duo were dating for four years before they got engaged in June 2020. The Chopped judge had posted a picture on her Instagram showing off the emerald ring with the caption:

The Chopped judge, in a 2000 interview with People, revealed that they were in no hurry to get married but she was excited to have a big celebration:

She also revealed the way in which her then fiance Michael Castellon proposed to her. Explaining how he playfully used her gullibility to pull off the surprise proposal, she said:

The duo had been planning a socially-distanced get-together with some friends to celebrate Guarnaschelli’s birthday, when she suddenly decided to go to the grocery store to get some more bread for a cheese tray.

As told by Guarnaschelli in the interview, while the duo were traveling back from the store, Castellon pulled his car over, telling her that he had spotted a baby deer. When they went to take a look for the baby deer, Castellon popped the question saying:

Guarnascheeli was previously married to Brandon Clark, with whom she shares 12-year-old daughter Ava. The Chopped judge also told People that Castellon had taken Ava’s approval about marrying her mother.

She also talked about how she missed her father, through an Instagram post expressing her joy at getting married to Castellon. She said:

Before the split was confirmed, Guarnaschelli answered a fan question on her Instagram story about a skill or talent that she wished he had, by saying:

The Chopped judge went on to answer another question about any regrets she may have had. She said:

Michael Castellon was also seen on Iron Chef America. Alex is yet to open up about the news and both are yet to make official statements on their respective social media accounts.

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