22 Wednesday, May 13, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon REDFIELD: 2002 SHS grad is grateful for her youth in Sisters Continued from page 3 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.