Alex Guarnaschelli Just Shared Another Touching Tribute To The Late Chef Carl Ruiz

When 44-year old Food Network star and owner of New York City's La Cubana restaurant, Carl Ruiz, died suddenly in September 2019 from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (via Today), he left behind many devastated friends, family members, fans, and colleagues – as evidenced by the enormous outpouring of love and gratitude for the gregarious chef that was visible on social media and elsewhere on the internet in the days that followed. For example, on September 21, 2019, Guy Fieri tweeted, "Im heartbroken that my friend chef Carl Ruiz is gone. I have no words to describe what a great friend he was to me and my family. His ability to make me laugh and smile under any circumstances was only outshined by his talent as a chef" (via Twitter). 

Fieri's grief speaks to the deep and abiding friendship between him and Ruiz, who appeared on more than 25 episodes of Guy's Grocery Games, not to mention all his appearances on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Dinner: Impossible, and Guy's Ranch Kitchen, via Pop Culture). There has also been a series of touching tributes to the late Carl Ruiz by chef Alex Guarnaschelli, Food Network star, Executive Chef of the New York City restaurant, Butter, and spokesperson for Japanese-inspired plant-based food brand, ZENB, which makes the 100 percent yellow pea pasta that Guarnaschelli recently taught us how to dress for spring.