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Laura Laiben
Housed in a beautifully restored buggy barn built in the late 1900s, The Culinary Center offers over 550 cooking classes each year taught by professional and home chefs, special event space and planning, private dining and instruction, catering, a seasoned teambuilding program, The Midwest BBQ Institute, a retail store called “Kitchenology”, and her newest program, CookWell!, a corporate wellness program. She has extensive experience as a culinary arts instructor, culinary teambuilding facilitator, and business owner. Laura and The Culinary Center have also been featured in many publications as well as on the cover of a national magazine. Laura is currently living her dream. Visit her web site here. July 9–16, 2011 € 3,200
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Laura grew up in a small German community on the east side of Missouri (USA) where her passion for the culinary arts began at a young age making pastry dough with her grandmother while sitting on her kitchen counter. Laura practiced corporate securities and public finance law for 18 years before jumping career tracks to design and open The Culinary Center of Kansas City in May of 1998 that has enjoyed continued success. It was her dream to create a venue in the Midwest where culinarians of all skill levels could gather to celebrate the culinary arts in a variety of ways. She believes strongly that magical things happen around the table over well-prepared food, good wine, and interesting conversation.