When Life Throws You Crumbs, Start a Baking Revolution with Chef Alina
What if the worst day of your life held the recipe for your greatest purpose?
This week on Look for the Good, we sit down with celebrated chef, culinary innovator, and TV personality Chef Alina, whose life took a dramatic turn after a difficult diagnosis. But instead of letting it stop her, she turned it into fuel for a brand-new passion—helping thousands embrace flavorful, joy-filled eating even with dietary restrictions.
Known for the successful chef behind the Sweet Kitchen, unforgettable food, and appearances on Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay, Chef Alina shares how she found the good buried in unexpected places. Even though she never worked in a bakery before, she started a revolution of followers teaching them how to make delicious gluten free baked goods so they could still feel a part of life’s culinary traditions and celebrations!
You’ll laugh, you’ll get hungry, and you’ll leave inspired by the heartwarming advice from her indomitable grandmother and you’ll leave with Alina’s secret recipe for happiness!
Don’t miss this deliciously uplifting episode airing 4/7/25 at 5am & 5pm ET.
BIO: Chef Alina (Eisenhauer) Bufton is a celebrated chef, entrepreneur, and culinary innovator with a passion for empowering others through food. Many in our community know her as the former owner of Sweet Kitchen & Bar, a beloved Worcester bakery and restaurant known for its award-winning desserts and creative cuisine. After closing Sweet in 2017, Alina transitioned into restaurant and bakery consulting, sharing her expertise with businesses across the country.
Driven by her love for teaching and a desire to help people enjoy incredible food regardless of dietary restrictions, Alina launched ChefAlina.com, an online platform dedicated to gluten-free baking and cooking. In under three years, she has transformed her business into a thriving company, proving that passion, adaptability and innovation can create extraordinary success.
JOIN her Facebook group where you can find a fabulous variety of delicious gluten free baking recipes here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/508594380771830
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