Audrey Freedman

• Auds has been developing their own recipes since they were five years old.
• During high school, they interned in a Marriott kitchen where they worked as a commis chef.
• Living in three countries has exposed Audrey to numerous types of international eats. They have yet to meet a cuisine they didn't enjoy.

Experience

Currently an American living in the United Kingdom, Audrey has traveled the world, experiencing — and learning to make — cuisine from everywhere they go. Audrey started life with a passion for food, and though they experienced food scarcity as a child, or perhaps because of it, they quickly learned to cook flavorful meals with minimal ingredients. When at university, they also learned that many other young adults lacked basic cooking skills, so they started a food blog specifically to showcase and teach different ways of cooking with minimal (and low-cost) ingredients with tools other students were likely to have available. While working at Starbucks, they underwent Coffee Master Training, developing a passion for all things coffee. Moving abroad opened a new world of culinary adventure to them, and they developed an ASMR YouTube channel dedicated to experiencing new foods in their travels.

Education

Auds graduated cum laude from UCI with a B.A. in English literature. During their time at university, they worked with one of the English department heads to create their own unique course that focused on Shakespeare's use of gender and gender norms. In addition to cooking, Auds has a passion for video games and old literature — everything from early modern English to Victorian children's stories.