Interview with Chef Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy in New York

3,583 views · Published 16 May 2017 · 15:25 · Indexed 14 November 2026

Channel: The Culinary Institute of America · 2017 · Education

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Amanda Cohen is the chef and owner of Dirt Candy, the award-winning vegetable restaurant on New York City’s Lower East Side. Dirt Candy was the first vegetable-focused restaurant in the city and the leader of the vegetable-forward movement. Amanda was the first vegetarian chef to compete on Iron Chef America and her comic book cookbook, Dirt Candy: A Cookbook, is the first graphic novel cookbook to be published in North America.

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