Amanda Freitag

Amanda Freitag: Biography in Details

Who is Amanda Freitag?

Amanda Freitag is an American professional chef and TV personality.

She is best known as the judge of the Food Network’s reality competition series Chopped.

She is also the co-host of the American Diner Revival with Ty Pennington.

Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity

Amanda Freitag was born on May 11, 1972, in New Jersey, USA.

Her nationality is American and she is of North American ethnicity.

Amanda Freitag was brought up in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. She has two siblings named Jason Freitag and Justin Freitag.

In which school did Amanda Freitag attend?

Amanda Freitag was educated at Cedar Grove High School. Amanda graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1989.

After graduation, Amanda Freitag joined Vong New York working under Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. She left Vong in 1994 and started working at Verbena. Later, she traveled to France and Italy to work as a chef.

Amanda Freitag: Professional Life, Career

Amanda began her career with a popular New York restaurant known as Vong.

In 2003, Amanda Freitag along with restaurateur Godfrey Polistina opened the Upper West Side restaurant known as Cesca Enoteca & Trattoria.

Amanda Freitag was Executive Chef at The Harrison for some time. She competed on Iron Chef America in “Battle: King Crab”, but lost to Bobby Flay.

In October 2009, Freitag appeared on The Martha Stewart Show. Freitag competed in The Next Iron Chef Season 2 and finished in fourth place.

Amanda Freitag then made another appearance as a contestant on season five of The Next Iron Chef. Unfortunately, she lost to Alexandra Guarnaschelli in the finale on December 23, 2012.

She began hosting the new Food Network series American Diner Revival in May 2015. She also appears frequently as a Judge on Chopped.

Salary, Net Worth

 Her salary is unknown to the media. She has a net worth of 3 million dollars as of 2023.

Amanda Freitag: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Amanda Freitag has not opened up regarding her love life.

Hence there are some rumors afloat about her sexuality. Some websites have raised questions about her sexuality and about the possibility of being a lesbian.

Amanda Freitag had a great appetite in her childhood. Hence she was very chubby.

Later, Amanda Freitag successfully lost weight to acquire today’s slim and beautiful body.

How tall is Amanda Freitag?

Amanda Freitag has a height of 5 feet and 9 inches.

Her weight is 78 kg. Her other body stats are also unavailable. She has light brown hair and brown eyes color. She also has a perfect body with a measurement of 33-22-33 inches

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Amanda Freitag is a social media user. She has a Twitter account with 246k followers.

Her Instagram account has 311k followers. She also has over 282k followers on her Facebook account.

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