Alex Aïnouz
Alex Aïnouz | |
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| Other names | French Guy Cooking |
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| Channel | |
| Years active | 2013–2024 |
| Subscribers | 2.09 million |
| Views | 239 million |
| Last updated: 23 September, 2025 | |
Alexis Gabriel Aïnouz,[1] also known by the alias French Guy Cooking, is a French food YouTuber.[2] He makes cooking tutorials involving spins on French dishes with a focus on experimentation,[3] and also makes short-form docuseries documenting his process of learning new techniques and recipes.[4] He runs his YouTube channel in English to reach a wider audience, and promote French culinary culture abroad. Aïnouz is a self-taught cook with an electrical engineering background with experience in marketing.[5][6] He debuted on YouTube in 2013.[6] His recipes for croissants and brioche were published by The Times in London in 2018.[7] He won the award for "Best Food" at the 11th Shorty Awards in 2019.[8] He is a regular contributor to Milk Street Radio. [9]
References
- ^"Perspective - 'Just a French Guy Cooking': Making the humble omelette easy". France 24. 2018-12-20. Archived from the original on 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^Kleinman, Jake (27 November 2019). "French Guy Cooking: Alex Ainouz wants to inspire you to cook — by failing". Inverse. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^"FOOD: YouTube star Alex Ainouz talks about his new cookbook". Worcester News. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^Tutt, Louise (2018-06-26). "What can broadcasters learn from YouTube about documentaries?". Screen. Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^"FOOD: YouTube star Alex Ainouz talks about his new cookbook". Worcester News. 15 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ ab"Les YouTubeurs à suivre: Alex, le "French Guy Cooking" qui va vous faire aimer la cuisine". BFMTV (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^Aïnouz, Alexis Gabriel (September 8, 2018). "Cheat's croissant and foolproof brioche: the easiest French recipes: Croissants made with shop-bought pastry and an onion soup that doesn't take hours of slow cooking. The French cook Alexis Gabriel Aïnouz shares his favourite fuss-free recipes". The Times. London. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^"Alex French Guy Cooking: Winner in FOOD". Shorty Awards. 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
It comes as no surprise that one of the biggest names in YouTube food inspiration is a young Parisian named Alex. Armed with a healthy-ish obsession of instant ramen, a passionate love for home cooking and 860K+ YouTube subs, Alex's fresh spin on cooking instructionals make complex French classics easy to create.
- ^"Friends of Milk Street: Alex Aïnouz". Christopher Kimball's Milk Street. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
Whether it's creative recipes, impossible challenges, geeky experiments and over-engineered DIYs, Alex focuses on bringing inspiration, confidence and fun back into cooking.
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