Amanda Cohen is the chef and owner of

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restaurant in

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. Although she specializes in vegetarian cuisine, she herself is not a vegetarian (although she used to be).

Biography

She graduated from the Natural Gourmet Cookery School and went on to work at (among other restaurants) Angelica Kitchen,

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’s Mesa Grill, and Blanche’s Organic Café. In 2008, she opened Dirt Candy. In 2012, she published the Dirt Candy Cookbook. In 2018, she was profiled in

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's documentary film '' The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution''.

Competition

In 2010, she competed against

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on ''

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'' in "Battle Vegetable" and lost. Since 2018, she has been featured as one of the Iron Chefs on '' Iron Chef Canada''.

Personal life

Cohen is married to writer

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, a coauthor of her cookbook ''Dirt Candy, A Cookbook: Flavor-Forward Food From the Upstart New York City Vegetarian Restaurant''.

TV appearances

* 2018: '' Iron Chef Canada'' * 2018: ''

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'' * 2015: ''

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'' * 2010: ''

References

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