Until 2008, Amanda was a reporter, feature writer, and food editor at The New York Times. She is the author of the award-winning books Cooking for Mr. Latte: A Food Lover’s Courtship, with Recipes and The Cook and the Gardener, and she edited Eat, Memory. Her The Essential New York Times Cookbook was a New York Times Best Seller. Amanda has been named one of the 50 most influential women in food by Gourmet. She's also served on President Obama's Commission on White House Fellowships. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and twins.