Nilou Motamed Biography
Nilou Motamed is a television personality and Iranian-born American magazine editor. She appears as a recurring judge on the television show Iron Chef. Motamed was previously the Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine and Condé Nast’s Epicurious.
How old is Nilou Motamed? – Age
She is 51 years years old as of April 19, 2022. She was born in 1971, in Iran.
Nilou Motamed Family – Education
After the Iranian Revolution, her family fled to Paris, then to New York when she was a teenager. She received dual degrees in Political Science and Philosophy from Binghamton University in upstate New York and the Sorbonne in Paris. Motamed is fluent in four languages: English, French, Spanish, and Persian.
Nilou Motamed Wife
She is married to Peter Jon Lindberg, who is a magazine journalist. The couple met in 2000 at Travel + Leisure magazine.
Nilou Motamed Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Nilou Motamed Career
Motamed joined Travel + Leisure as an Associate Editor in 2000, quickly rising to Food Editor and, eventually, Features Director & Senior Correspondent. Motamed also oversaw Travel + Leisure’s culinary and restaurant coverage for 14 years. She was the driving force behind the magazine’s annual “Food & Travel” issue and the “Eat Like a Local” special. Her food coverage for Travel + Leisure was nominated for eight James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards.
She co-created Travel + Leisure’s “Eat Like a Local” special with CNN, combining print, digital, social, and broadcast in a global food platform. She has hosted several television shows, including the restaurant review show Reservations Required and the Travel Channel’s undercover series Travel Spies, and has appeared on CNN, NBC’s Today, and CBS This Morning.
Motamed was named editor-in-chief of Epicurious, Condé Nast’s digital food site, in 2013. In 2015, she became Conrad Hotels & Resorts’ first Director of Inspiration, reimagining the guest experience and concierge programs for 24 luxury hotel properties around the world. Motamed created and curated the “1/3/5” collection of local experiences for the brand.
Motamed took over Time Inc.’s Food & Wine in 2016, overseeing editorial operations and content for a readership of more than 12 million. Motamed joined Travel + Leisure as an Associate Editor in 2000, quickly rising to Food Editor and, eventually, Features Director & Senior Correspondent. Motamed also oversaw Travel + Leisure’s culinary and restaurant coverage for 14 years. She was the driving force behind the magazine’s annual “Food & Travel” issue and the “Eat Like a Local” special. Her food coverage for Travel + Leisure was nominated for eight James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards. She co-created Travel + Leisure’s “Eat Like a Local” special with CNN, combining print, digital, social, and broadcast in a global food platform.