The Cottage Experience Chef Alexandra Blagdon
At 8 years old Alexandra Blagdon fell in love with cooking. Her culinary adventure started with apple and ham omelettes for her mother and mastering the easy bake oven. For the remainder of her elementary school life, she made all sorts of creations — which included a cheesecake business that turned over zero profit but always made enough to provide another cheesecake. Little did she know, she was pursuing the life of a chef. She attended Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland which focused on fresh produce and respect for all ingredients. With the luxury of having 100 acres of organic farm land, came harvesting the vegetables and milking the cows. They truly embraced the farm-to- table mentality which inspired her to forage in her home of Newfoundland & Labrador. Shortly after culinary school, she went back to Newfoundland to join the kitchen at The Reluctant Chef. They would create a 5 course tasting menu that changed bi-weekly and was redesigned to accommodate any food aversions. While working directly under the chef in a kitchen the size of a closet, she learned a wide variety of cuisines and skills that would follow her throughout her career.
After a year at The Reluctant Chef Alexandra moved to Tuscany, Italy to work at Villa Bordoni. Surrounded by olive trees and vineyards, Villa Bordoni focused on traditional Italian dishes with a modern twist. Throughout her stay she focused on making fresh pastas, picking fresh figs and lemons in the backyard, tasting the varieties of olive oil, and enjoying all things food and wine. After experiencing the authenticity of food culture in Europe she couldn’t stop travelling and cooking in various countries. She has shifted her passion for culinary into the world of education with her online cookery school The Alder Cottage. The Alder Cottage now has students all over the world who partake in classes virtually from their own kitchens! Join Alex online for a culinary experience to remember or in person if you ever find yourself in Newfoundland!
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