Bettina Schormann

Bettina Schormann is a celebrated pastry chef, co-founder of the Bardō Restaurants, and the author of three acclaimed cookbooks: Earth to Table (2009), Earth to Table: Everyday (2018), and Earth to Table Bakes (2021). As a pioneer of the “Earth to Table” movement, renowned for her focus on high-quality ingredients, she truly lives her passion for craftsmanship and has redefined the relationship between the farm and the dining table.

BETTINA SCHORMANN learned to bake while cooking in tree planting camps across Canada. In 2006 she became a Red Seal Pastry Chef and won Pastry Chef of the Year from the Ontario Hostelry Institute. She has studied in France and was a stagiaire in some of the best restaurants in the world including Gramercy Tavern, Craft, and Per Se in New York City. Bettina Schormann and Erin Schiestel are long-time pastry chefs and the authors of Earth to Table Bakes. In their cookbook, they share the simple, mouth-watering recipes for desserts and savoury delights that they’ve perfected over years spent working together in the kitchen.

She is the co-author of Earth to Table: Seasonal Recipes from an Organic Farm and Earth to Table Every Day: Cooking with Good Ingredients Through the Seasons. She is also the co-owner of three Earth to Table: Bread Bar restaurants, two in Hamilton and one in Guelph, Ontario. She lives in Hamilton with her partner, Tom, her daughter, Eleanor, and her lovely old dog, Bruce.