about anna
Anna Olson may be Canadaโs baking sweetheart but sheโs an accomplished savoury chef as well, and with her positive and common-sense approach in the kitchen, she has become one of the countryโs most recognizable television chefs.
Appearing for two decades on Food Network Canada with shows like โBake with Anna Olsonโ and now series such as โGreat Chocolate Showdownโ, her audience has expanded globally through broadcast television.
You can also spot her as a regular guest on โThe Marilyn Denis Showโ as a cooking and baking expert.
Annaโs Oh Yum YouTube channel, which now has over 1.4 million subscribers, features her classic content, livestreams and fresh series such as โFood Travel Diariesโ, and her substantial social media audience is engaged and interested in her cooking, baking, and travel adventures.
An expert in writing recipes with a practical sense, her work appears in magazines and best-selling cookbooks (10 to date), including translation into Spanish. Her most recent book, โBaking Dayโ, earned a Gold Medal at the Taste Canada Cookbook Awards, and her newest cookbook, โBaking Wisdomโ, launched March 2023.
Balancing her various content production projects with her insatiable curiosity and drive to learn makes her a unique entrepreneurial force and a mentor to those starting out in any field, especially women. Now a grandmother, Annaโs commitment to sharing her love of cooking and baking with others has new meaning, and she is thrilled at the prospect of spending time in the kitchen with the next generation of smart home cooks and bakers.