Meet Amy

Amy Tobin – Inspired Ideas

Amy’s introduction to a lifetime of entertaining occurred when she was 12 years old, at the magazine rack of her local supermarket.

Smitten by the beautiful image of a chicken dish on the cover, Amy purchased the publication with her own money, studied the recipe and then prepared it — for a party of 10 delighted family members.

She has been stirring up inspired ideas for living ever since.

Amy grew up in Michigan, the youngest of six in an artistic, progressive household. Her parents were both architects and her mother loved to entertain and recreate food from her travels. It was not unusual to have a French businessman or Russian architect at the dinner table and Amy, as a girl, dined on ratatouille before many Americans had ever heard of it. Her mother made birthdays special for each child, decorating beautiful, celebratory cakes.

Since then, Amy moved to Chicago and then Cincinnati, where she made a name for herself as a lifestyle consultant. On the way, she renovated a turn-of-the-century Victorian, operated an interior design business, owned a culinary school, wrote magazine columns, hosted television and radio programs and raised two children. Her cookbook, “Amy’s Table: Food for Family and Friends,” was published in 2007 and benefits the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Today, Amy runs Taramy Enterprises, a company that provides expert product consultation, recipe creation and relevant media presentations for some of the best-known brands in food, culinary education and lifestyle entertainment.

Amy hosts a weekly radio show, “Amy’s Table,” on Q102 FM (101.9). She also is the Culinary Director of EQ at the Party Source in Northern Kentucky and offers regular lifestyle tips and recipes on the weekly TV show HomeWoRx with Gary Sullivan, as well as on his radio show, At Home with Gary Sullivan, which airs in 152 markets and on XM Satellite Radio. Amy also is a culinary consultant with several food brands, including Dole, J.M. Smucker and Pillsbury.

Amy lives with her husband in Cincinnati, Ohio.