During her lunch breaks, Olson wandered the St. Lawrence Market searching for different ingredients and inspiration for her next dinner party.

[6] Olson then enrolled in the College of Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.

The book is called Anna & Michael Olson Cook at Home: Recipes for Everyday and Every Occasion.

She sold the Port Dalhousie shop in April 2009, to their long-time friend and pastry chef Andrea Poirier and her sister Leesa Leshkewich.

In the spring of 2005, Starbucks Coffee featured Olson in television advertisements aired nationally to promote their sweepstakes that was held in-conjunction with Food Network Canada and to introduce Anna's Brown Sugar Pound Cake being sold in retail stores.

In winter 2005, her Chai Decadence Chocolate Bundt Cake was one of the featured holiday pastries sold in stores (once again promoted with in-store recipe cards).

In the spring of 2006, Olson appeared in television advertisements promoting Starbucks Coffee's annual Brewing Sale 2006.

Starting in late 2005, Olson has appeared in television advertisements for Splenda and has provided recipes on their official Canadian website.

[15] Olson has done television commercials and flyer ads for Home Hardware, advertising kitchen products and appliances.