Sharing Latin American Culture Through In-Person and Virtual Presentations
Professional Chef and Media Personality
Catering to bilingual American and Latin American audiences, Amalia offers media-driven food and culture education through engaging virtual presentations, featuring a repertoire of classic, healthy Latin American dishes. Renowned as a professional speaker and chef, Amalia captivates audiences across diverse events and media platforms. With a familiar presence in the Twin Cities and beyond, she serves as a bridge, connecting people and brands with the richness of Latin culture and cuisine.
Amalia’s Media Experience
- Minnesota Public Radio-MPR, Appetites (All Things Considered) regular guest
- WCCO-TV & Radio (CBS), Kare11(NBC) regular guest
- PBS/Twin Cities Public Television two-time guest in the Relish series
- PBS North/Duluth chef-judge in the series The Great Minnesota Recipe
- KSTP TV5(ABC) Twin Cities Live regular guest
- KSTP TV5(ABC) Minnesota Now regular guest
- Univision-Minnesota Spanish-language cooking segments
- Telemundo-Minnesota Spanish-language weekly appearances
- Minnesota Business Magazine, Volaris Inflight Magazine, Revue EZine-Guatemala contributing writer
- El Minnesota de Hoy Spanish-language contributing writer
- Super Bowl LII Super Snack Challenge Speaker and Chef-Judge & media appearances
- Women Chefs and Restaurateurs Conference-MN Speaker and Chef-Judge
Podcast Interviews
Club E: Personal Branding Insights from a Self-Proclaimed Triple Minority
The New World of Work with Cat Breet & Chef Amalia Moreno-Damgaard | July 2020
Get Real Podcast With Anna Crowe | Sep 2020
Business Spotlight | August 2023
Get Published | March 2020
Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio | May 2021
Flip Your Script Podcast
Life In Our Skin Podcast
TV Appearances
Women Venture: Celebration Cooking with Amalia Moreno-Damgaard: Episode One | Nov 2020
Kare 11 Recipe: Dobladas | Nov 2023
Women Venture: Celebration Cooking with Amalia Moreno-Damgaard: Episode Two | Nov 2020
Guatevisión Presentación del libro Amalia’s Guatemalan Kitchen | July 2016
Women Venture: Celebration Cooking with Chef Amalia Moreno-Damgaard: Episode Three | nov 2020
Rock What You Got: cooking at the Virtual Expo 2020 | June 2020
Twin Cities Live
What’s Next With Diana Pierce: Interview
Crystal Farms: empanadas with chef amalia moreno-damgaard | Nov 2016
Univisión Cafe Libre: Interview Amalia Moreno Daamgard, Autora de libros y chef profesional | Feb 2020
Guatemalan Churrasco | Aug 2016
Jocón Recipe | Guatemalan Cooking 101 with Amalia Moreno-Damgaard | Sep 2020
IAWW Cooking with Amalia Moreno-Damgaard
Limonada con Chan by Chef Amalia Moreno – Hispanic Heritage Month Opening Ceremony 2022
Women of the World: Getting to Know You | April 2016
Public Speaking
Awards
Amalia’s Guatemalan Kitchen Wins Four National Awards | June 2013
Amalia’s Guatemalan Kitchen – Award-Winning & Bestselling Cookbook Trailer
Recipes
Guatemalan Dobladas
Guatemalan Yuca con Curtido y Chicharron
Gallo Pinto
Guatemalan Bistec
Boquitas de Sardina
Publications
Chef Amalia Damgaard, Edina Community Education and Cooks of Crocus Hill teacher, shares four quick, easy recipes perfect for warm-weather…
Eden Prairie chef Amalia Damgaard discovered a passion for coooking while growing up in Guatemala. The former international banking executive…
People en Español, October 2019, Feature Story.
Published by Excelencias Gourmet, Una Fiesta Para Los Sentidos, No.62, 2018
This article was originally published on Revue Ezine (formerly Revue Magazine), March, 2019.
This article was published on Revue Ezine (formerly Revue Magazine), February, 2019.
This article was originally published on Revue Ezine (formerly Revue Magazine), October 2018.
This article was originally published on Revue Ezine (formerly Revue Magazine), September 2018.
This article was originally published on Revue Ezine (formerly Revue Magazine), August 2018.
Interview airing in St. Paul, Minnesota, Doing Good with Food Radio (available in Mixcloud on Facebook), 1/13/18.
This article was originally published in Revue Magazine, now an Ezine, July 2018.
This recipe was published on Revue Magazine with the story Las Tiendas February 1, 2017.
If it were easy, we’d all be entrepreneurs! Read the story here: Minnesota Business Magazine
Published on Latino American Today, February 5, 2016. February is a special month for two reasons, -we celebrate Valentine’s Day…
Published on Siglo21, June 1, 2015 -article and recipes by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard.
Published on Siglo21, May 11, 2015 -article and recipes by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard.
Published on Revue, Guatemala’s English-language Magazine, May 2015 -article and recipe by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. There’s more than one way to…
Published on Latino American Today -article and recipes by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard
Published on Revue, Guatemala’s English-language Magazine, April 2015 (page 56) -article and recipe by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. My food philosophy is practical…
Published on Siglo21, April 6, 2015 -article and recipes by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard.
Published on Siglo21, March, 2015, article and recipes by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard.
Published on Latino American Today, February, 2015, -article and recipes by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. What is comfort food? It depends who…
Published on Siglo21, February 2, 2015 -article and recipes by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard.
Published on Revue Magazine (page 54), February, 2015 -article and recipes by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. Prior to Spanish colonization, Guatemala had…
Published on Siglo21, January 2015 -article and recipes by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. La influencia española vino a enriquecer aún más la…
Published on Revue Magazine, October 2014, -article and recipes by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. On a recent trip throughout northern Spain, I had…
Published on Latino American Today, October 2014, -article and recipes by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. Celiac disease is nothing new. It affects…
Published on Latino American Today, September 2014, -article and recipe by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. During September 15 to October 15,…
Published on Revue Magazine, September 2014, -article and recipes by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. Churrasco is a special Guatemalan experience that refers…
Published on Latino American Today, August, 2014 -by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. “Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are…
Published on Latino American Today, July 2014, -article and recipe by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. Verano (summer) in Minnesota is my favorite…
Published in Revue Magazine, May 2014 -by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. The movie “To Sir with Love” brings back memories of joy….
Published on Latino American Today, April 2014, -article and recipe by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. Cuaresma or Lent is a time of…
Published in Revue Magazine, April 2014 -by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. Lent (Cuaresma), the time leading up to Holy Week and Easter,…
Published on Latino American Today, March 2014 -by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. Spring is almost here! Spring is the subtle transition from…
Published in Revue Magazine (page 23), March 2014 -by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. Located in the heart of Mesoamerica, Guatemala is the cradle…
Published in Revue Magazine, February 2014 -by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. Valentine’s Day brings people and the community together in celebration of…
Published on Latino American Today, February 2014 -by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. February is heart health month. This Valentine’s Day let us celebrate…
Published on Latino American Today, January 2014 -by Amalia Moreno Damgaard. What makes Latin cuisine so hot? It depends who…
Published on Latino American Today, December 2013 -by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard This holiday season let us pay homage to the cocina…
Published in Revue Magazine December 2013 -by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard The holidays bring me closer to home year after year. Home…
Published on Latino American Today, November 2013 -by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. How often do we stop and think about the meaning of Thanksgiving? As…
Published on Latino American Today, October 2013 -by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard Recently I had the pleasure of collaborating with the Science Museum of Minnesota’s…
Published on Latino American Today, June 2013 -by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard I like to write about food and culture because it gives…
Published on Chanhassen Villager, January 2013 -article by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. Latin Christmas traditions center around family and faith. Posadas are…
Published on Chanhassen Villager, November 2013 -article by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard Thanksgiving is not a Latino holiday, but Latinos living in…
By: Angela Johnson | From the issue: October 2012 . A new cookbook can help home cooks to step out…
Chef Amalia Damgaard, Edina Community Education and Cooks of Crocus Hill teacher, shares four quick, easy recipes perfect for warm-weather…
Eden Prairie chef Amalia Damgaard discovered a passion for coooking while growing up in Guatemala. The former international banking executive…