Amy Edelman

Amy Edelman has more than 20 years' experience as a pastry cook and chef. Her interest in cooking began during restaurant work in high school, and her passion for food began at birth. Her enthusiasm for creating and appreciating well-prepared food lead her to culinary school.

She attended the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, NY, a year after graduating high school. Immediately after graduation in 1988, she worked at the CIA on a fellowship. She has worked as a pastry cook and chef at the five-star Boca Raton Resort and Club in Florida, The Intercontinental Hotel in New York City and at EuroDisney in France. After returning from France, she was the chef at Chestnut Hill restaurant Pollo Rosso. In 1996, she started a small catering business and sold it to buy The Night Kitchen Bakery in 2000.

Chef Edelman has appeared on Philadelphia's CBS affiliate, 10 Live, numerous times to demonstrate everything from Halloween ghost cupcakes to sweet potato pie for Thanksgiving. She also appeared on CN8's Your Morning and taped an edition of Seeking Solutions with Suzanne on cake decorating tips.

Chef Edelman grew up in the Mt. Airy Section of Philadelphia and attended the Philadelphia High School for Girls. She was the local coordinator for Women Chefs and Restaurateurs (WCR) for two years and is still an active member. Amy married chef John Millard in 2002. Shortly after they married he began running the bakery with Amy.