Amy has more than 16 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, New York a year after graduating high school. Immediately after graduation in 1988, she worked at the CIA as 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 a Chestnut Hill restaurant called Pollo Rosso. In 1996, she started a small catering business and sold it to buy The Night Kitchen Bakery in 2000. She now owns two successful locations; the Chestnut Hill store and a Doylestown store, opened in 2004.

Amy 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 has also appeared on CN8's Your Morning and has taped an edition of Seeking Solutions with Suzanne on cake decorating tips.

Amy 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.

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