KAREN MORGAN

Born in 1978 into an Italian American family, Karen was always in the kitchen. Although she never received any formal training, her innate knack for all things culinary was clear from a young age. Her first memories include sitting on the kitchen counter, helping her mother and grandmother pour measured ingredients to create fresh pasta and desserts. Her grandmother taught her the importance of touch, and she always maintained a presence in the kitchen, be it as waitress at local restaurants or just cooking for the weekly family gathering.

In her early twenties, Karen met and married her now ex-husband, Tim Morgan, who was classicly trained at La Varenne, the legendary cooking school founded by Anne Willan in Paris, France. With Tim’s guidance, Karen gleaned the bulk of her classic cooking knowledge.

In 2002, Karen was suddenly diagnosed with Celiac disease and struggled to find desserts that could satisfy her baking desires. Finding nothing, she began devising her own recipes.

After cooking in France for four months in 2006, her destiny as a gluten-free baker became actualized.

In January 2007, she started her food blog, The Art of Gluten-Free Cooking.

Two thousand eight marked the beginning of her company Blackbird Bakery, a custom gluten-free bake shop that caters special events, creates custom recipes for local restaurants and supplies gourmet gluten-free baked goods to local businesses.

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