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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
REDFIELD: 2002 SHS
grad is grateful for
her youth in Sisters
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then-unknown Curtis Stone
who is now a huge culinary
star and restaurateur,” said
Redfield.
During this time she also
continued work on her acting
at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
“Take Home Chef” did not
get renewed for a second sea-
son and Redfield picked up
restaurant jobs, sort of stereo-
typically, while continuing to
pursue her acting ambitions —
which ultimately worked out.
“I ended up doing some
background work on mov-
ies and TV shows, starred in
some plays, got parts in some
short films, booked a national
commercial for Yoplait yogurt
and was even the body double
for Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men
and The Handmaid¾s Tale) in
the film »The One I Love,¾=
she said.
Credits for these works
made her eligible to join the
Screen Actor¾s Guild in 2014.
During these years other
interests — food, writing,
and content-creation — led
her to launch her own blog
she dubbed “Food Pervert” in
2010.
“I eventually focused
on this as my sole creative
endeavor and left acting
behind. I started shooting my
own »Food and Travel¾-style
videos where I took view-
ers on local and international
dining experiences, as well
as making recipe videos and
interviewing chefs,” she said.
One thing led to another,
according to Redfield.
“I ended up having some
amazing opportunities,
including being a contestant
on the TNT cooking compe-
tition series, »On The Menu,¾
hosted by Ty Pennington
and the original Celebrity
Chef, Emeril Lagasse,= she
explained. <I also won NBC¾s
Today Show cooking compe-
tition with my original recipe
for cocoa tangerine pancakes,
which included being flown
to New York to make the
recipe live on-air. That was
an extremely memorable
experience!”
Redfield found another
outlet for her concern for
environmentally responsible
living.
“I have a new platform
launched in January called
»Another Day Greener,¾ which
documents my journey to live
more sustainably and, hope-
fully, inspiring others to also
take steps to living a more
Earth-friendly existence,” she
explained.
Ever the performer,
Redfield eventually did return
to the stage, but in a new way,
when she decided to give
stand-up comedy a whirl.
“Comedy was something I
had always wanted to try, so I
did my first three minute per-
formance at Flappers Comedy
Club and ended up having a
blast and loving it,” she said.
<It¾s very thrilling to make
people laugh in real time and
it makes me happy to know I
can make that happen.”
Asked about the sources
of her material, Redfield
explained, “Whenever I think
of an idea for a joke or a bit I
just make a note in my phone.
Ideas are always coming to
me. Most of my content is
observational comedy, and,
of course, I incorporate dat-
ing, politics and other current
events into my material.”
She has been perform-
ing at Flappers for just about
two years and said that when
things turn back to normal
following the pandemic, she
would like to produce her
own special along with some
of her comedian friends.
With all of her back-
ground as a blogger and the
extensive use of social media
for over a decade Redfield
say she has learned “all
the tips and tricks” of plat-
forms (Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter, Linkedin). She
formed her own business,
Redfield Media Management,
offering clients social media
content creation and account
management.
This new venture allows
her to work remotely, so she
decided to temporarily locate
in Sisters as the impact of the
coronavirus spread.
“In mid-March, just before
Los Angeles and other areas
addressed their official stay-
at-home orders, my gut
instinct was to come home
to Central Oregon to be with
my family,” she said. “These
es and,
are unprecedented times
ch as I
in all honesty, as much
love my life in Los Angeles,
ade me
remaining in a city made
ple rea-
feel uneasy for multiple
sons. I knew it was a »now
or never¾ decision, that if I
didn¾t leave when I did,
ight
even a day later might
have been too late and
g it
who knows how long
efore
would have been before
in.”
seeing my parents again.”
emains
She says she remains
taining
plenty busy maintaining
her client¾s accounts while
roles, plays, choir, cheer and
dance team — all of which
fostered my love for perfor-
mance and entertainment.”
Redfield says that she still
has plenty of ideas and aspi-
rations, but is gratified with
what she has been able to do
thus far and thankful for her
roots.
“There are still plenty of
goals I want to accomplish in
this life, but I¾m proud of the
decisions I¾ve made so far and
I¾m grateful for the journey
I¾ve been on and the support
I¾ve had. I will always call
Sisters home and appreciate
the safe environment it pro-
vided me — allowing me to
believe in myself and pursue
my dreams.”
Access Redfield¾s blog at
www.anotherdaygreener.com.
I have a new p platform launched
in January ca
called ‘Another Day
Greener,’ which documents
my jo
journey to live more
sustainably and,
h hopefully, inspiring
o others to also take
step
steps to living a more
Earth-f
Earth-friendly existence.
— Tara Redfield
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hunkered down on the family
farm with her parents Sarah
and Tygh.
Being home has given
Redfield time to reflect on
growing up in Sisters.
“I feel incredible gratitude
for being able to have grown
up here in Sisters,” she said.
“ As a student here I had so
many wonderful teachers who
supported my ambitions past
high school and who taught
me to trust in my talents.
Growing up in a small com-
munity was such a blessing in
that way.
I felt like I was noticed on
a personal level — not just
as another student in a sea
of hundreds,” she continued.
“As a student I was able to
participate in multiple activi-
ties, including leadership
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