Who is Amanda Freitag?

Amanda Freitag was born on the 11th May 1972, in Cedar Grove, New Jersey USA, and is a chef and television personality, who is probably best known for her appearances as a guest on the Food Network, and Cooking channels in such shows as “Chopped”, and “America Diner Revival“, among many others. Do you want to know more about Amanda, her career, life and interests when she is not in the kitchen? If the answer is yes, then stay with us for a while, and learn all there is to know about this celebrity chef.

Amanda Freitag Wiki: Family, Early Life, Education

Amanda in one of three children born to Kathleen and her husband Paul Freitag, who was a manager in a computer company. She grew up with her two older brothers in her hometown, where she went to Cedar Grove High School. From childhood Amanda was interested in food, and so upon matriculation from high school she enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America.

Amanda Freitag Career Development

Amanda’s career started once she was out of the Culinary Institute with a degree in her hands; she started looking for a job in restaurants in New York, and luck smiled upon her when she knocked on the door of Vong Restaurant, where she started working under chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. She remained there for the next five years, absorbing knowledge from the experienced chef, then worked at Verbena under chef Diane Forley, after which she went to Europe, living in Italy and France and working in such restaurants as L’Arpège, among others.

First Restaurant and Empire Diner Opening

Upon her return to the US, Amanda ventured into the cooking business on her own, opening the restaurant Cesca Enoteca & Trattoria with restaurateur Godfrey Polistina. Amanda was the chef of cuisine at the restaurant, but after a while she left her position and joined the Harrison restaurant. However, that also didn’t last long, as she left the restaurant business in 2009 when her career on television developed at a rapid pace. Nevertheless, she returned to the kitchen business in 2014, when she became the executive chef of the re-opened Empire Diner restaurant, constructed in the mid- ‘40s and since becoming a city fixture and an artists’ nexus. The original restaurant closed in 2010, but the same year The Highliner opened, though its popularity declined and the restaurant closed its doors.However, Amanda re-opened its doors in January 2014, but left her position in July the following year.

#bts with @godslovenyc cooking up a video for Mother’s day. God’s Love cooks nutritious meal for sick moms and their families #foodislove #foodismedicine #givebackgivelove #mealsformoms #staytuned @emmettjoon https://t.co/7cxdNHUt8A pic.twitter.com/cGnPfV9gge

— amanda freitag (@amandafreitag) May 3, 2018

Television Career

Amanda started as a contestant in such shows as “Chopped” in 2009, and then in “The Next Iron Chef”, in which she was a contestant on several occasions, initially finishing in fourth place, and in her second appearance reaching the finals, being defeated by Alexandra Guarnaschelli, but then became the judge in the show “Chopped”. She continued her rise to prominence with such shows as “Iron Chef America Countdown”, then “Unique Eats”, only to start her own show “The Kitchen” in 2015. Furthermore, she co-joined with Ty Pennington to start the show “American Diner Revival”, also in 2015, in which she and Ty focus on improving the menus of restaurants, and their interior decor.
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An Accomplished Author

In recent years, Amanda has transferred her cooking skills to paper, and has shared a number of her own cooking recipes with her loyal fans. In 2015 she published her first cookbook “The Chef Next Door: a Pro Chefs Recipes for Fun, Fearless Home Cooking”.

Amanda Freitag Net Worth, Salary

Do you know how much Amanda earns at Food Network, and what her net worth is? Well, According to authoritative reports, Amanda’s net worth is estimated at over $3 million, while her annual icome is close to a million, thanks to many successful shows in which she features. Undoubtedly, her wealth will become even higher in the upcoming years.

Amanda Freitag Personal Life, Affairs, Boyfriend, Dating, Husband

Amanda is solely focused on her career, has never married and doesn’t have children. Outside of her career, Amanda has kept her interests hidden from the public eye; hopefully this may change in the future, to satisfy the curiosity of her fans.

Amanda Freitag Instagram, Facebook, Twitter

Over the years, Amanda has become quite popular on social media platforms, especially Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Her official Instagram page has over 140,000 followers, with whom she has shared her most recent career endeavors. Her Twitter account has over 220,000 fans, while on Facebook Amanda is followed by more than 180,000 people. So, if you aren’t already a fan of this prominent chef and television personality, then this is a perfect opportunity for you to become one, just skip over to her official pages.

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