Bio
Amanda Baumgarten is an American chef who was a contestant on the seventh season of the reality television competition Top Chef, in 2010.
Top Chef Bio
A Los Angeles native, Amanda attended Le Cordon Bleu in London and went on to work at four different Michelin-starred restaurants including La Tante Claire and Le Gavroche in London and Melisse and Patina in L.A.
From there, she went onto become Executive Sous Chef of Paperfish before joining Ford's Filling Station as Executive Sous Chef.
Amanda is a gifted butcher with a distinct sense of flavour and style and loves to make any meat on the bone, but her favourite dish to prepare is Boudin Noire with vanilla-scented apple chutney.