Amanda Freitag (born May 11, 1972) is an American celebrity chef, and author of cookbooks. She is well-known for her frequent guest on Food Network television programs and being a judge on the cooking competitions that air on TV. Freitag is based in New York City. She graduated in 1989 and took the job at Vong New York under Jean-Georges Vongerichten. In 1994, she resigned from Vong to work at Verbena under chef Diane Forley. Freitag has claimed that her time at Verbena was meaningful and she made important connections, and where she first learned to make use of local, organic ingredients. After Verbena, Freitag traveled to France and Italy, working briefly at L'Arpege restaurant under the direction of chef Alain Passard in 1999. In 2003, Freitag and restaurateur Godfrey Polistina launched the Upper West Side restaurant Cesca Enoteca & Trattoria. Seven years ago, Freitag was chef of cuisine at Cesca prior to moving into an executive chef position at The Harrison. [8][9The Harrison is a restaurant that was founded by Cesca. The New York Times reported on September 3, 2010 that Freitag had quit The Harrison. Jimmy Bradley, the restaurant's founder, will be returning as chef. From January 2014 to July 2015, Freitag took over as executive chef of the Empire Diner in Manhattan, New York. In September 2020, Freitag along with Kevin Lillis' Hospitality Alliance launched the restaurant Rise & Thyme in Dallas, Texas
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