Amy Tara Koch is an author and journalist who reports on travel, food, and lifestyle for The New York Times, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Architectural Digest, Travel + Leisure, Vogue, T Magazine, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Conde Nast Traveler, and Ski Magazine. She has written one book, Bump It Up (Random House), and teaches a journalism course at The University of Michigan.

Koch lives in Chicago with her husband and two daughters.