Welcome to the show. In this one I have a conversation with Chef Laura Cole.

Laura grew up with a strong sense of duty to community and a refined palette.

Both were instilled in her by her parents and continue to influence her taste and her actions to this day.

In 2019, Laura was a contestant on Top Chef, an experience that she says gave her some of her closest friends.

Today she splits her seasons between her restaurant near Denali National Park

called 229 Restaurant and Tavern and Muse, the Restaurant at the Anchorage Museum.

She says that in all her professional endeavors she has a mantra, which is

to nourish and nurture all those who come to our table.

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Okay, back to Laura Cole.

When Laura talks about food, she talks about it in relation to memories,

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