Amanda studied journalism at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, FL. and continued her education with a certificate in Storytelling & Content Strategy from University of Washington in Seattle. Throughout her writing career she was worked as a journalist and in public relations, and was part of the PR team that helped launch the nation's first craft brewing and distilling program at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, WA. She has written for the website Tasting Table, as well as numerous food and lifestyle publications in the Pacific Northwest and Midwest.