Amanda Cohen

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Amanda Cohen
Born
Ottawa, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Occupationchef
Years active1999–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]

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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

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References

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  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)
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  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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