| Anna Olson, grew up in Toronto. She studied politics and sociology at Queen's University in Kingston and pursued a brief career in banking before realizing that cooking was her true passion. Anna followed her dream of becoming a chef by enrolling in the culinary program at Johnson and Wales University in Vail, Colorado.
After finishing in 1995, Anna found her way to Niagara. She started working at Inn on the Twenty. It was here that she met her husband and business partner-head chef Michael Olson. Anna joined the Food Network in 2002 as the host of "Sugar." Anna now hosts a new Food Network series, "Fresh with Anna Olson," which is filmed from her own kitchen. Anna and Michael now live in a 19th century heritage house in Niagara and are the founders and managers of Olson Foods & Bakery. |
