Niagara Presents Recipes

She and her husband Michael co-wrote the best selling cookbook, Inn on the Twenty. Under Chef Michael Olsen's hands, Inn on the Twenty became the first restaurant in Niagara to feature Niagara produce on their menu. This began the entire Regional Cuisine movement in Niagara.

Anna Olson is a graduate of Johnson & Wales University in Vail, Colorado. She has worked throughout the United States and has travelled to culinary destinations throughout Europe.  Anna was the pastry chef for Inn of the Twenty and has recently embarked in private consulting under the company name Olson Concepts.

Michael has worked in Ottawa and Toronto and has participated in cooking competitions in Vancouver, Switzerland, Texas and Ireland and is currently the Manager of the Maid of the Mist Centre and manages the Culinary Arts Program of Niagara College.

Both Anna and Michael have joined the team of Niagara Presents and offer one on one technical assistance to all the women who graduate from the Recipe for Success Program offered through Niagara Women's Enterprise Centre – which assist women to produce and market preserves made from local Niagara produce.