About Amy Reiley

Amy Reiley was the second American to earn a Master of Gastronomy from the French temple of cuisine, Le Cordon Bleu. During her research at Cordon Bleu Amy grew to notoriety as an authority on aphrodisiac foods. She is still exhausted from the fieldwork.

As a wine industry professional, Amy exercises her taste buds on a monthly basis for Bon Appétit magazine's wine tasting panel. She also writes freelance for just about any magazine willing to pay. She is the creator of the award-winning Amy Reiley's Pocket Vineyard and the companion Amy Reiley's Pocket Gourmet, the first comprehensive PDA programs on food and wine. She was also one of five professional finalists for the international 2005 Wine Women Awards.

Amy currently divides her time between Sin City and the City of Angels and can be found speaking, teaching and sharing her love for foods of passion with all who will listen. Her best work (outside the kitchen) can be devoured at Life of Reiley, www.lifeofreiley.com, the website celebrating everything aphrodisiac.

(author photo by Luther Gerlach)