Meet Alexandra Hedin

It all started with a baked potato.  It was the innocent phone call from a friend wondering how to bake a potato that made me realize that if she couldn’t make a potato for herself at the age of 22, how would she ever cook for a family dinner, let alone for a special event.  It was then that I decided to use everything I had learned to teach my friends how to cook, craft, and create fabulous events for everyday.

Growing up, I spent hours in the kitchen cooking and experimenting with ingredients and flavors – some concoctions more successful than others.  Since my mother was a home economics teacher and my father was an art major, they provided hours of projects and inspiration for my sister and me.  Studying Art History in college, living in Rome, and graduate studies in the Italian Renaissance rounded out my artistic education until finally I was bursting to share everything I knew.

As the Lifestyle and Entertaining expert for television stations in Seattle and Portland and as the Style Editor for 425 Magazine, I have been able to share my love of food, design, and good living for the past five years.  And until every college graduate can bake a potato, I will continue.

I earned a degree in Art History from the University of Washington and I continue to live in Seattle with my husband, my dog, and my new baby boy.

For more from Alexandra, visit www.alexandrahedin.com