16 Facts About Anna Olson

Anna Olson was born on May 4,1968 and is an American pastry chef.

Anna Olson is currently a judge on both Great Chocolate Showdown and Junior Chef Showdown, both of which premiered in 2020.

Anna Olson worked for a time in a bank in downtown Toronto.

Anna Olson recalls that she was baking a banana muffin one night after being unable to sleep when she had a "muffin epiphany" and decided to pursue a culinary career.

Anna Olson was a pastry chef at Inn on the Twenty in Jordan, Ontario for seven years, where she met her husband, chef Michael Anna Olson.

Anna Olson's writings include The Inn on the Twenty Cookbook, co-authored by her husband and published in 2000.

Anna Olson co-authored another book with her husband which was released in October 2005.

Anna Olson writes for publications such as Vines and LCBO Food and Drink.

Anna Olson opened Olson Food at Port in Port Dalhousie, a historic lakeside community in St Catharines, Ontario.

Anna Olson sold the Port Dalhousie shop in April 2009, to their long-time friend and pastry chef Andrea Poirier and her sister Leesa Leshkewich.

Anna Olson has been featured for the past few years in various promotions for Starbucks Coffee Canada.

Anna Olson was featured in the Christmas television advertisement for Starbucks Coffee Canada.

Fleischmann and KitchenAid were official sponsors of Bake with Anna Olson beginning in season two.

Anna Olson did commercials for Pillsbury Christmas cookies during the 2006 Christmas season.

Anna Olson has done television commercials and flyer ads for Home Hardware, advertising kitchen products and appliances.

Anna Olson has a recipe section on the Home Hardware website and contributes to Home Hardware's free quarterly magazine "Home at Home".