Amy
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| Gender | Female |
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| Occupation | Award Winning Author, Educator, Cuisine and Culture Specialist, Mediterranean Diet Ambassador |
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | Best-selling author Amy Riolo is also an award-winning chef and television host. The author of 11 books has been named “The Ambassador of Italian Cuisine in the US” by The Italian International Agency for Foreign Press, and the“Ambassador of the Italian Mediterranean Diet 2022-2024” by the International Academy of the Italian Mediterranean Diet. In 2019, Amy launched her own private label collection of imported culinary ingredients called Amy Riolo Selections . Sh makes frequent appearances on numerous television and radio programs both in the United States and abroad. Amy has also created menus, culinary ceremonies, and educational seminars for diplomats, international chefs, and world leaders. Amy began her professional career in the world of fashion. She majored in Apparel and Textile Management at Cornell University, and worked in the clothing sector for a decade before becoming a professional chef and author. . For this reason, she has collaborated with the Textile Museum in Washington, DC, Emcees events dedicated to fashion at the Italian Embassy, and continues to infuse both passions into her daily life and work. |
| Interests | Sharing culture, history, and nutrition through global cuisine and clothing. |
| Favorite movies | Cinema Paradiso Como Agua Para Chocolate Camille Claudel Pane e Tulipani Chocolate & Ginger Houseboat Roman Holiday Sabrina Anything by Roberto Begnini, Sophia Loren, Gerard Depardieu, and Isabelle Adjani Silence We're Rolling |
| Favorite music | Italian- Middle Eastern-Latin Eros Ramazotti, Lucio Dalla, Finizio, Laura Pausini, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Cecilia Bartoli Mohamed Mounir, Essam Karika, Amr Diab,Cheb Mami, Cheb Khaled, Samira Said,Ramy Sabry, Hekmate, Yara, Fadel Shaker, Mohamed Nur, Gloria Estefan, Celia Cruz, Luis Miguel, Alejandro Sanz |
| Favorite books | Anything by Naguib Mahfouz including The Trilogy,and Rhadopis of Nubia |