Amy Powell

Specialty: 30 Minute Meals
Education:French Culinary Institute, Cornell University
Lives: Manhattan

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The Occasional Fish
Are you the sort of person who feels compelled to order fish when you go out to eat? Or maybe you have friends who do. They might say that they never cook fish at home, so they feel it's only right to...


Racing to the Table
September and October should be officially renamed as the Marathon Months. Why? Because with some of this country's most popular marathons taking place in October and November, runners across the nation...


Table For One
Many moons ago I left small town-California to take my place with other like-minded young people in the coming-of-age ritual know as college. We had come from the four corners of the United States to...


The Surface of Things
Since before Lady Liberty made her home off the southern tip of Manhattan, New York City has been a melting pot of cultures and races welcoming all who made it past Ellis Island. Given the current state...


Hot and Cold Front
September is the time of year when two worlds collide; we say goodbye to the waning days of summer and welcome the brisk months of autumn. This transition is not always smooth, but it never ceases to excite....


Risotto: Love at First Bite
My love affair with risotto began as a teenager. And I dare say it was love at first bite. It is hard to pin down any single feature that did me in; rather it was the divine combination of the whole....


The Rules for Real Meals
When I informed my friends and family that I would be writing a column on 30 Minute Meals, I felt compelled to preface the announcement with a "Just don't call me You-Know-Who." Not that there is anything...