Olivia Bria

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Location
California
School
University Of Connecticut And ISI Florence
Expertise
Food News, Culinary Tips, Kitchen Hacks
  • Olivia visited the Mohegan Sun Food & Wine Festival where she met and interviewed seven celebrity chefs in one day: Robert Irvine, Nyesha Arrington, Marc Murphy, Richard Blais, Rocco DiSpirito, Michael Symon, and Maneet Chauhan.
  • She created her own business food Instagram, @livvin_for_food, where she posts her latest restaurant visits, culinary creations, in-person chef experiences, and latest foodie articles.
  • Her passion for traveling has led to a fascination for different foods and cultures. She lived in Florence, Italy, where she expanded her knowledge of Italian cuisine.

Experience

Olivia's passion for food first began when she became the President of Spoon University—UConn chapter, and has since then spiraled into a career. She has vast interview experience as a professional writer with many notable food moguls, including Antoni Porowski, Alton Brown, Katie Lee Biegel, and Andrew Zimmern. Olivia often attends food and beverage events and reviews restaurants (like Gordon Ramsay's Times Square restaurant). She thoroughly enjoys home cooking, and has certainly put the tips she's learned from celebrity chefs to good use.

Education

Olivia has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Political Science from the University of Connecticut. She has completed several journalism and mass communication courses that have made her well-versed in media and news.

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