Posted on Jul 31, 2023
Kansas City chefs are competing on national TV to represent their 'underrated' culinary scene
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Laura Comer, executive chef of the Kauffman Center, has come out victorious from both Hulu's "Chef vs. Wild" and the Food Network's "Guy's Grocery Games." She's just the latest Kansas City chef to be featured in national cooking competition shows.
For cooking show “Chef vs. Wild” (Hulu, 2022), Laura Comer was dropped by helicopter into the Canadian wilds for five days with a trained survivalist.
Comer, the single mom of two Boy Scouts and the executive chef of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, subsisted on oysters and water as she focused on constructing a shelter from the elements.
The premise of the show: Two professional chefs compete to create a three-course, restaurant-style meal using foraged ingredients. As she learned the lay of the land, Comer was able to create a meal incorporating huckleberries, duck eggs, insects and witch’s butter, a fungus that grows on trees.
For cooking show “Chef vs. Wild” (Hulu, 2022), Laura Comer was dropped by helicopter into the Canadian wilds for five days with a trained survivalist.
Comer, the single mom of two Boy Scouts and the executive chef of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, subsisted on oysters and water as she focused on constructing a shelter from the elements.
The premise of the show: Two professional chefs compete to create a three-course, restaurant-style meal using foraged ingredients. As she learned the lay of the land, Comer was able to create a meal incorporating huckleberries, duck eggs, insects and witch’s butter, a fungus that grows on trees.
Kansas City chefs are competing on national TV to represent their 'underrated' culinary scene
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"Kansas City is well represented in the national food competition this year — with The Town Company, Yoli Tortilleria, Drastic Measures and The Restaurant at 1900 all competing against the best in the country.
A modern Thai restaurant, a $150-per-person supper club, and a tortilleria are among seven Kansas City area businesses named as semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation’s 2023 Restaurant and Chef Awards.
Often described as the “Oscars of the food world,” the James Beard Awards are announced in three stages: semifinalists, nominees, and winners.
Here are the local eateries and chefs who made the cut this year, in both national and regional categories. From this group, the finalists will be announced Wednesday, March 29, and an awards ceremony for the winners is scheduled for June 5."...
"Kansas City is well represented in the national food competition this year — with The Town Company, Yoli Tortilleria, Drastic Measures and The Restaurant at 1900 all competing against the best in the country.
A modern Thai restaurant, a $150-per-person supper club, and a tortilleria are among seven Kansas City area businesses named as semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation’s 2023 Restaurant and Chef Awards.
Often described as the “Oscars of the food world,” the James Beard Awards are announced in three stages: semifinalists, nominees, and winners.
Here are the local eateries and chefs who made the cut this year, in both national and regional categories. From this group, the finalists will be announced Wednesday, March 29, and an awards ceremony for the winners is scheduled for June 5."...
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