Anna Olson is Canada’s baking sweetheart and is also an accomplished savoury chef. Her positive and common-sense approach in the kitchen has made her one of the country’s most recognizable television chefs. She has been a consistent presence on Food Network and Flavour Network, hosting shows such as Bake with Anna Olson, Fresh with Anna Olson, and Sugar, which earned her a loyal following in over 190 countries. In addition to hosting her own television shows, Anna has been the co-host and judge on Great Chocolate Showdown for three seasons and Junior Chef Showdown for two seasons. Whether demonstrating and teaching her cooking methods or sharing her culinary journey, Anna never fails to impress.
Anna took her love of cooking from a personal passion to a professional career. After achieving a degree in political studies from Queen’s University and a brief stint working in the banking world, she enrolled in the culinary management program at Johnson and Wales University and worked in the industry as a fine dining pastry chef before she went on to open two bakery operations in the Niagara region.
Using food as her creative medium, recipe development is one of Anna’s greatest accomplishments. She is the bestselling author of several cookbooks, including her latest, Anna Cooks, while Baking Wisdom and Baking Day with Anna both won the Gold Medal at the Taste Canada Cookbook Awards.
Anna’s YouTube channel, Oh Yum with Anna Olson, has over 1.5 million subscribers, and her famous Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe video has over 20 million views. Paired with her extensive social media following, Anna enjoys creating original content to share with her engaged global audience. Anna also enjoys sharing her love of food and cooking through her bespoke culinary tours, co-hosted with her husband and noted chef, Michael Olson.
