Ama.mi.Kitchen

was born in May 2020, immediately after I got my Green card and I was ready to go and start this new  exciting adventure.

Ama, is my nickname (Amalia), Mi stands for Milano, my hometown and the word Amami means 'love me'. Ama.mi.kitchen is the space to do what I love: being in the kitchen teaching a pasta class or cooking for people and see them smiling and enjoying time together.

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I come from Italy, a country where everything pivots around food, most of the conversations gravitate around "what should we cook for dinner?", "Where shell we go eating tonight?", "What do I need at the grocery store?". Most memories come from sitting around a dining table with friend and family, or even strangers. My goal is to bring a bit of that to Knoxville. To turn a meal into an experience.

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Spreading my love for Italian Kitchen (beyond pasta and pizza) is my mission.

Sharing cooking moments with you is my biggest desire.

We will have fun: hands full of flour, glasses full of wine and happy hearts.

Seduction, passion, colors, smells, the joy of sharing, laughing…

That’s what cooking means for me.

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Follow me into the kitchen...

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My background

I am a home cook. I prepare my grandma's comfort food.

I spent my childhood in the kitchen staring in admiration at my them. Angelina, from Milan, who gave me the inspiration to focus on healthy meals. Liliana from Turin, taught me the importance of Italian culinary traditions. 

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I always love hosting and cooking for people and in 2018 I joined​ an intensive professional cooking program at Food Genius Academy in Milan that gave me the opportunity to work with the best Italian Chefs and improve my culinary skills. While in Milan, I hosted Airbnb dining experiences.

In 2020 I collaborated for the opening of Osteria Stella to create an authentic Italian Menu.

In 2023, me and my Natural Wine Sommelier and friend Maya, created L'Ost, a serie of wine pairing dinners of different Italian regions. So far we did Lombardia, Liguria, Trentino, Emilia Romagna and a special Roman-Jewish dinner in collaboration with Laurence Faber.

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I made big changes to my life, transitioning to the chaotic and stressful Milan’s Fashion World where I was working as a Fashion Buyer for Giorgio Armani, to the green and peaceful Knoxville, to follow my dream and my man, Jace. I had time to cultivate another passion of mine Yoga. I practiced for over 20 years and joined a 200hrs YTT in New York and a 300hrs in India. In 2024 I led my first Yoga Retreat, Presence+Practice+Puglia with my good friend and Yoga teacher Kim Lomonaco.

 

I am really lucky and 

happy that my passions became my job and I will always encourage people to go for it, follow your dreams!

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