Amand is a gastronome and restaurateur. After graduating from the International School for Catering and Tourism COOVI in Brussels, he worked and trained in several High-Class Horeca establishments in Belgium. After moving to the Maltese islands, he opened the restaurant La Vallette in Valletta in 1982. He then launched the known restaurant Ta’ Frenċ in Gozo and was also its co-owner. He was also the owner of Auberge Napoleon in Victoria and Għarb, as well as the restaurant Chez Amand. He is also the founder member of The Chaine des Rotisseurs Bailliage of Malta. Amand retired from catering at age 65.