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Private Chef laura Edwards, CO, United States
Cooking from the heart
Personal Chef # 59735
Cooking style
Farm to table American cuisine.
Experience
EXPERIENCE
OWNER AND EXECUTIVE CHEF, RESTAURANT, DENALI ALASKA — 2004- PRESENT
I built my own restaurant on land I cleared starting in 2004. We are a scratch kitchen with a strong focus on Alaskan Cuisine. We write and produce a daily menu reflecting the freshest utilization of all the harvests. We have been nominated for many awards with the James Beard Foundation, have done quite a bit of food television with bravo and food network. We have been featured in many national publications
CULINARY DIRECTOR FOR THE ANCHORAGE MUSEUM, ANCHORAGE ALASKA, 2019-2021
Oversaw all culinary operations for the Museum, including a full service restaurant, a lass formal cafe, and all catering for up to 1000 people on a daily basis
CULINARY DIRECTOR CAMP DENALI — 1994-2004
Oversaw all culinary operations for this remote lodge. Oversaw all greenhouse operations and planting schedules, full on site bakery, 2 full service kitchens, all provisioning, menu planning, staff training, equipment maintenance
LEAD COOK SOUTH POLE STATION- ANTARTICA, 1998-1999
All menu planning for a remote station at the South Pole. Execution of all food services and provisioning. Trained culinary team.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK - 1994 ESCOFFIER CULINARY SCHOOL, PARIS, CERTIFICATE OF PASTRY ARTS- 1999 NEW ENGLAND CULINARY INSTITUTE- ASSOCIATES OF CULINARY STUDIES 1997
229.7 Parks Highway, PO Box 41, Denali National Park, AK 99755
SKILLS
Having lived in such remote places and building a restaurant from the ground up has provided me with extensive skills in all areas of business, construction, management, provisioning, ranching, farming, fishing, foraging.
Influence
American, Asian, Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Europe, French