Amanda Cohen
Born
Ottawa, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Occupationchef
Years active1999–present
Known forIron Chef Canada
Notable workDirt Candy
SpouseGrady Hendrix

Amanda Cohen is the chef and owner of Dirt Candy restaurant[1] in New York City.[2][3] Although she specializes in vegetarian cuisine,[4] she herself is not a vegetarian (although she used to be).[5][6]

Biography

She graduated from the Natural Gourmet Cookery School[7] and went on to work at (among other restaurants) Angelica's Kitchen,[8] Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill,[9] and Blanche’s Organic Café.[10] In 2008, she opened Dirt Candy.[11][12]

In 2012, she published the Dirt Candy Cookbook.[13][14]

In 2018, she was profiled in Maya Gallus's documentary film The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution.[15]

Competition

In 2010, she competed against Masaharu Morimoto on Iron Chef America in "Battle Vegetable" and lost.[16] Since 2018, she has been featured as one of the Iron Chefs on Iron Chef Canada.[17]

Personal life

Cohen is married to writer Grady Hendrix, a coauthor of her cookbook Dirt Candy, A Cookbook: Flavor-Forward Food From the Upstart New York City Vegetarian Restaurant.[18]

TV appearances

References

  1. ↑ "Award-winning chef Amanda Cohen touts the taste of vegetables". Newshub. July 8, 2019 – via www.newshub.co.nz.
  2. ↑ "Meet Amanda Cohen, the raddest vegetarian chef in the U.S." February 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Recap: NAIT Chef in Residence 2017 with Chef Amanda Cohen • LET'S OM NOM". March 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ "40 of the world's best chefs will be cooking at a single Toronto event next month | Dished". dailyhive.com.
  5. ↑ "5 fun facts about Amanda Cohen - techlifetoday".
  6. ↑ "Eat your vegetables, says innovative star chef Amanda Cohen — they're delicious | Ottawa Citizen". May 10, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Talking SCHOP! First Course NYC, thank you!". amsterdamnews.com. 3 October 2019.
  8. ↑ EDT, David Farley On 9/12/19 at 6:41 PM (September 12, 2019). "Best vegetarian and vegan restaurants in New York City". Newsweek.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ DiPrinzio, Harry (September 13, 2019). "Housing Update: Jersey City will add as many apartments as all of Manhattan in 2019". City Limits.
  10. ↑ Garrett, Brianne. "What Victoria Blamey's Gotham Bar & Grill Takeover Means For Female Chefs Everywhere". Forbes.
  11. ↑ Lushington, Laura (November 5, 2013). "Canadian chef Amanda Cohen making vegetables sexy with Dirt Candy in New York City". Eat North.
  12. ↑ "Interview with Dirt Candy Chef Amanda Cohen". Saveur. 18 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Chef Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy - Biography | StarChefs.com". www.starchefs.com.
  14. ↑ Patronite, Robin Raisfeld, Rob (September 3, 2019). "At Lekka, Dirt Candy's Amanda Cohen Tackles the Veggie Burger". GrubStreet.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ Isabel Teotonio, "New documentary the Heat puts spotlight on female chefs in male-dominated industry". Toronto Star, April 24, 2018.
  16. ↑ Whitehouse, Jordan (November 21, 2018). "Iron Chef Amanda Cohen has veggie roots". TRNTO.com.
  17. ↑ "Chorney-Booth: New cookbook shares recipes from some of Calgary's best chefs | Calgary Herald". September 13, 2019.
  18. ↑ "'Dirt Candy': A Visual Veggie Cookbook With A Memoir Mixed In". NPR. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
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