AMY Thielen is the author of the James Beard Award-winning cookbook The New Midwestern Table and the host of Heartland Table on Food Network.
She lives with her husband, visual artist Aaron Spangler, their son, his dog, and a bunch of chickens, in rural Park Rapids, Minnesota..
A former New York City line cook, she now speaks and writes about home cooking for radio, television, and magazines, including Saveur , where she\'s a contributing editor.
AMY Thielen is the author of the James Beard Award-winning cookbook The New Midwestern Table and the host of Heartland Table on Food Network