Laura Comer

Laura Comer Executive Chef

Laura is a Kansas City native and 2002 graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Conservatory of Music and Dance. Directly after graduation, she moved to Los Angeles, where she earned her A.O.S. in Culinary Arts and Le Cordon Bleu Diploma in 2004 from California School of Culinary Arts.

She has worked in both sweet and savory kitchens, and for multiple, nationally acclaimed restaurants including Bluestem, 40 Sardines, and the Fairmont-Kansas City. Laura was Executive Pastry Chef at Trezo Mare and Trezo Vino, Justus Drugstore, and the McClain Restaurant Group then went on to be the Regional Chef for Treat America. She is currently the Executive Chef at The Kauffman Center for Performing Arts in Kansas City, MO.

In 2018, she was named Chef of the Year by the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association, and in 2020 and 2021, she was a finalist for Best Chef KC in both The Pitch and Kansas City Magazine. She is also a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier International. Recently, Laura appeared on season 28 of Guy’s Grocery Games on Food Network and won on the ABC Mania episode. Laura resides in a suburb of Kansas City with her two sons, Donovan (18), and Ronan (11).