Amy Thielen

She was also the host of Heartland Table, which debuted in September 2013 on Food Network; season two premiered in March 2014.

In 1999, she moved to New York City to attend cooking school and cooked professionally for seven years in the kitchens of chefs David Bouley (Danube, Bouley), Jean-Georges Vongerichten (66), Daniel Boulud (DB Bistro Moderne), and Shea Gallante (Cru).

Her articles in the Minneapolis Star Tribune won her a James Beard Foundation Award for journalism in 2011.

[5][6] According to a Random House press release, "The simultaneous launch of Thielen’s television show, Heartland Table, and the publication of her first cookbook, THE NEW MIDWESTERN TABLE, marks the first time an author’s cookbook and television show have both been produced internally by Random House.

"[7] Heartland Table is produced by Random House Studio and Lidia Bastianich’s Tavola Productions.