Chef Amanda's love for cooking began at a young age. She began her professional training at the Academy of Culinary Arts in Mays Landing, NJ. After her first year, she decided to take a semester and study at the Natural Gourmet Cookery School in New York City, a professional chef's training program that focuses on vegan/vegetarian cooking. She went back to New Jersey to finish her Associates in Applied Culinary Science (A.A.S) at the Academy. Amanda graduated with a silver medal. She is a member of the American Personal Chef Association, has adopted their Code of Ethics, and is a member of the American Culinary Federation. Amanda is ServSafe certified. She was also featured in the January 2005 issue of Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles Magazine.