Who is the Gourmet Butterfly?
Growing up part time in the mountainous region of Sweden, Kersti Bowser
was continuously immersed in the rustic style of her grandmothers cooking. From canning the summers bounty to picking wild
mushrooms from the forest that was literally in the ”back yard,” to fishing pike for dinner from the lake in the
”front yard.”
Discovered by Seventeen Magazine in
the early 1980's, Kersti crossed over many boundaries for well over a decade as a successful top fashion model and cover girl
for magazines like Elle, Mademoiselle, Glamour & Vogue.
Traveling across the globe with her
passion for cooking in her back pocket, she took the opportunity to learn from different cultures, their indigenous foods
and unique styles of cooking.
In 1999, Kersti pulled her dream of
becoming a food professional off the back burner to attend the Culinary Institute of America. ”The best decision I ever made...it changed my life...it changed me...it made me strong.”
With an externship at a young TV Food
Network, she worked her way up the ranks with a can-do attitude and a zest for
learning. That same energy has landed her in a position of influencing many of
the techniques and styles of which we presently see on television and in cook books.
Kersti is fueled with determination
and drive, as she has successfully become one of the most sought after food stylists and culinary producers in an industry
that has mushroomed into a multi-billion dollar machine. She has the opportunity
to work with and learn from top celebrity chefs across the board, influencing her talents for exclusive catering of special
events.
With well over one thousand shows and several cookbook collaborations under her
belt for hot names like; Cat Cora, Ming Tsai, Tyler Florence, Rachel Ray, Rocco Dispirito, Lidia Bastianich, Sandra Lee, Guy
Fieri, Paula Deen and Sara Moulton, Kersti has learned that work ethic speaks for itself.
”If you are just peeling potatoes
...then be the best potato peeler on the planet. A great chef will always know
what you’re about...eventually you will be under their wing and soar!”
