Amanda Cohen | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | chef |
Years active | 1999–present |
Known for | Iron Chef Canada |
Notable work | Dirt Candy |
Spouse | Grady 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]
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]
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]
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]
Amanda Cohen | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | chef |
Years active | 1999–present |
Known for | Iron Chef Canada |
Notable work | Dirt Candy |
Spouse | Grady 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]
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]
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]
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]