Nilou Motamed is a beautiful, intelligent Iranian-born American magazine editor and television personality who, to add to her accomplishments in the food world, has recently become a recurring judge on the Food Network’s Iron Chef America. Motamed worked in Paris as a freelance magazine and radio editor. In 1992, she came to the United States and worked for three years in New York City as a journalist and food and travel writer; she was also editor-in-chief of a culinary television series on PBS. She then moved to Atlanta to take up her first full-time job at the Atlanta Magazine.
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Early life
Nilou Motamed was born in Tehran but raised and spent her childhood days in Iran. Her family moved to Paris during the Islamic Revolution and then to New York when she was a teenager. She acquired dual degrees in Political Science and Philosophy from Binghamton University in upstate New York and the Sorbonne in Paris.
Nilou Motamed Career
Nilou started her career in 2000 and ever since then she has managed different designations and gained so much experience. She first joined Travel + Leisure as an Associate Editor and quickly became Food Editor and, eventually, Features Director & Senior Correspondent. She managed 14 years of culinary and restaurant coverage in Travel + Leisure magazine. Nilou is a chef and Emmy award-winning television host who co-created Travel + Leisure’s “Eat Like a Local” special with CNN, combining print, digital, social, and broadcast in a global food platform.
With a varied career and experience, she traveled the world, soaking in a myriad of cultures and people. Her commitment to evolving the guest experience at any given location is what draws her to choose Conrad as her dream company. She is a voice and vision behind the “Epicurious Food” series with the New York Times, a food and travel destination in its own right. She was named an Epicurious Best New Chef in 2010, the same year that she received an Emmy award for “Breakthrough Producer: Unscripted.”
Nilou Motamed Biography |
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| Real Name | Nilou Motamed |
| Birth Date | 19 April 1971 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 51 Years |
| Birth Place | Tehran, Iran |
| Profession | Magazine Editor |
| College | Binghamton University |
| Qualification | Graduate |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 7” – in Centimeters – 170 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 61 kg – in Pounds – 134 lbs |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
| Eye Color | Hazel |
Family |
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| Father | – |
| Mother | – |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | – |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | Married |
| Who is her husband? | Peter Jon Lindberg |
| Children | Not Known |
Personal life
Nilou Motamed has been married to Peter Jon Lindberg since 2000. Her husband is a magazine journalist, and the pair met while working at Travel + Leisure magazine. They’ve been together for more than two decades now, and their marriage has survived everything, including blog scandals and red carpet paps.
Nilou Motamed Net Worth
As per reliable sources, she has gathered around $1 Million from her commitment to the diversion business, be that facilitating or making a decision about the culinary show. Apart from money, she has also built a very reliable fan following on her social media through
Trivia
- Nilou Motamed is the Co-founder and Chief Storyteller of Story Collective, a consultancy specializing in brand voice, strategy, and storytelling for the world’s top luxury hotels, restaurants and travel destinations.
- She is a travel writer, world adventurer, and storyteller.
- Motamed has been called the “voice of a new generation” in adventure writing by National Geographic Adventure Magazine and is well-known for her sense of adventure, curiosity, and humor.