Amy Smith
Executive Chef
The Grand Hotel, Big Timber, Montana

Amy Smith is a native of Toledo, Ohio. She moved to Montana in 1989 when she took a job of Executive Chef at The Grand Hotel in Big Timber. Since her arrival, the Grand has become one of Montana's premiere dining destinations. It has been a Wine Spectator award winner since 1993.

Amy gained culinary experience while apprenticing at Iverness Country Club in Toledo, Ohio. She attended the University of Washington and studied ichthyology (the study of fish). She moved to Grand Caymen for four years to work as a scuba instructor. After spending time in Seattle, she took a job a chef on a 110' private charter yacht, where she excelled in Caribbean cuisine.

Working in Big Timber has created an interesting perk for Amy. An eclectic array of celebrities, including Tom Brokaw, Peter Fonda, Michael Keaton, Senators Alan Simpson and John Warner, Marchese Lodovico Antinori and Robert Redford, have dined on Amy's culinary creations. Amy recently attended courses on wine and food pairings at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone.