Nilou Motamed has been shaping
the conversation in food and travel
for more than 20 years, and has quite literally eaten her way around the planet.

She is an Emmy-nominated TV personality and has been named one of AdWeek’s 30 Most Influential People in Food.

Nilou is a permanent judge on Netflix’s much-anticipated revival of Iron Chef, premiering worldwide on June 15, 2022.

Born in Iran, raised in Paris and New York, Nilou is fluent in four languages and has traveled to more than 45 countries. She brings a genuinely global perspective to her work, informed by a love and understanding of foods from around the world.

Nilou has served as Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine as well as Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning food site Epicurious. As the longtime Features Directorfor Travel + Leisure, Nilou oversaw the magazine’s coverage of restaurants, hotels, and trends in luxury travel.

Nilou is also the co-founder of Story Collective, a consultancy specializing in brand voice, strategy, and storytelling for the world’s top luxury hotels, restaurants, and travel destinations.

An accomplished home cook and restaurant obsessive, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband, writer Peter Jon Lindberg, and can be found wherever delicious food is being made — and on Instagram at @niloumotamed.