Amy Bizzarri lives in a circa 1900 home in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. When she isn't at home indulging in her passion for baking, you'll find her wandering the world. Amy has come face to face with gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, helped to build a school in Mali, drove the length of Route 66 in a minivan with her two kids in the backseat, and is a mermaid having trained with the legendary mermaids of Weeki Wachee, Florida.
Amy covers food and travel for the Chicago Tribune, BBC Travel, Lonely Planet, Tasting Table, Smithsonian, PBS, and more.
She is the author of Iconic Hollywood Dishes, Desserts and Drinks, 111 Places Chicago, and The Best Hits on Route 66.
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