Amelia Schwartz

Experience

While pursuing a degree in restaurant management at the University of Denver, Amelia founded the college's Spoon University chapter and ran the digital publication as editorial director. After graduation, she moved to New York City and was hired as editorial assistant at the B2B restaurant industry magazine, StarChefs, all while working as a maître d' at the East Village Vietnamese restaurant, Hanoi House. She was promoted to associate editor in 2020 and continued to travel around the country, interviewing and reporting on the Rising Star restaurant professionals. In 2022, Amelia became associate editor at Food & Wine magazine. As the section editor for Obsessions, Amelia covers trends and innovations in home cooking and the hospitality industry.