Amanda Archibald, RD, Field to Plate® Founder

Amanda Archibald is both visionary and leader in the world of food choice and food and nutrition education. With a palate honed in Europe and finessed in the United States, the way she looks at, thinks and talks about food sets her apart in the field of food and food talk.

Amanda has been at the vortex of what's happening in food and health in the U.S and around the world for a long time. Her key work as a research analyst in food, health and menu with The Mintel Group, as well as her extensive interaction with experts and artisans throughout the supply chain (literally from Field to Plate) provides Amanda with unique perspectives that have engaged audiences for years. Her insights and ideas have made her a speaker of choice at leading food, agricultural and health forums in America.

Trained as a dietitian and inspired by parents whose love of food and culture was deeply instilled in her, Amanda has spent more than 14 years fine-tuning ways to engage people and get them truly excited about food. Amanda’s food vision is a lot less nutrition and whole lot more eating. Borrowing tasting cues from the wine industry and wrapping them with creative approaches to food, flavor and choice, Amanda has found a way to ignite people’s passion for food. Her ideas are captured in her inspirational company, Field to Plate.

Amanda is a member of the American Dietetic Association, the American Institute of Wine and Food and a member of Les Dames D’Escoffier, Washington D.C.. She serves on the Mid-Atlantic Farm to School steering committee and is a committee member for the fledgling Cakes for Cause vocational training program in Frederick, MD. Amanda was born in Europe and educated in both the UK and the U.S. She is a passionate advocate for the disadvantaged and underserved, and a lifelong supporter of professionals and organizations who dedicate themselves to serving the causes of those whose voices may otherwise go unheard.

Amanda’s vision, life goal and career is dedicated to creating meaningful food education experiences that make a difference – one bite at a time.

Make sure to listen to Amanda’s interview, as she offers great bits of advice for all professions. Above it all, her message is to honor the passion within you. Be sure to listen to what she says at the end, too, because there is great truth to the fact that if you believe in yourself, you can be anything you want to be! To visit Amanda’s website, go to http://www.fieldtoplate.com. To listen to Amanda’s interview, click here.