About the Author, Vicky Hampton

British by birth and Dutch by choice, I’m a food writer and wine professional who has called Amsterdam home since 2006. Amsterdam Foodie began as a few notes about the best (and worst) restaurants in Amsterdam on MySpace soon after I arrived, and migrated to the earliest version of this website in 2007. Over time, the site evolved and took on a life of its own – with my Gourmet Guides to Amsterdam now featuring hundreds of Amsterdam restaurants and wine bars. In 2021, I became a digital nomad – allowing me to spend several months of the year getting to know the food, wine and culture of other destinations. The Gourmet Guides Abroad section of the website offers restaurants guides to dozens of destinations in Europe, the US and further afield.

If you’re interested in working with me, take a look at my partner page to see some of the ways we could collaborate.

Publications and qualifications

I’ve published my own cookbook, Vicky Hampton’s Working Lunch, launched my Amsterdam Restaurant Guide and Wine Lover’s Guide as e-books, and contributed to countless food, wine and travel publications. I hold the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Levels 2 and 3 Awards in Wine, passing both with distinction, and I host regular wine tasting events.

• Guidebooks: I’ve contributed food and drinks chapters for the Michelin Must See Guide to Amsterdam, the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide to Amsterdam, and the Rough Guide to Amsterdam.
• Newspapers: I’ve written articles on Amsterdam’s restaurant scene for The Guardian, the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and DutchNews.nl.
• Magazines: I was managing editor of Iamsterdam Magazine (Amsterdam’s official tourist city guide) for over two years. I’ve written articles on Amsterdam as a culinary destination for Monocle and Olive magazines, and on Noma in Copenhagen for Frame magazine. And I’ve contributed both text and photos to Decanter magazine’s city guides for wine lovers, as well as writing about Dutch wine.
• Online publications: I’ve written about both Sweden and the Netherlands for industry publication FOODSERVICE Europe & Middle East, and about Estonia and the Nordics for luxury travel brand Virtuoso.

Freelance consultancy

Check out a sample of my work below or visit my portfolio site – VickyHampton.com – for further details of my professional CV.

• Food tours: I managed the editorial content for Eating Europe Food Tours for three years, and I’m a regular contributor to Devour Food Tours’ blogs.
• Food brands: I’ve written quarterly newsletters and fact sheets for Dawn Foods, translated marketing copy for De Graafstroom, provided editorial consultancy to Eat Well Global, and written branding copy for Oot Granola, LoveChock and Pinch Dumplings.
• Beverage brands: I’ve worked on the brand manifesto for Hooghoudt Jenever, various video scripts for Heineken, and drinks label text for True Tales Distillery.

If you’d like to hire me for freelance writing, editing, translation or copy consultancy, please get in touch by email: amsterdamfoodie@gmail.com.