Private Chef laura Edwards, CO, United States

Cooking from the heart

Farm to table American cuisine.

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.

American, Asian, Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Europe, French