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Formerly an interior designer, Amy Tobin is now a working mom who runs the popular EQ cooking program, has written a cookbook and hosts a Sunday morning talk show on Q102. She laughs at the oft-cited comparison between herself and that other lifestyle media mogul, Martha Stewart: "She's so perfect, so well ordered and conservative, while I'm a fully flawed individual." Still, as complicated as her life sounds, Tobin strives to simplify other people's lives. "High-end food is great," she acknowledges. "But that's not how I cook at home. I show people how to create simple, approachable stuff, but with a degree of style to it."
CityBeat: Where did you eat your last great meal, and what was it?
Amy Tobin: At Brown Dog Café I had sea bass with the most amazing sweet potato/acorn squash puree served over wilted spinach. Everything was exquisite: simple ingredients, superbly prepared.
CB: Have you had a guest on your radio show who just blew you away?
AT: Many of my guests blow me away, but Zhena Muzyka, founder of Zhena's Gypsy Tea, was incredible. She started the company with just pennies and grew it into a million-dollar business. One of her corporate goals is to end poverty in the areas where she sources tealeaves. And she's taken trapeze lessons!
EQ Cooking School at The Party Source, 95 Riviera Drive, Bellevue, 859-291-4007.
