Awards & Recognition
★Culinary Institute of America Augie Award recipient (2019) - prestigious award for 'masters of hospitality'
★Over 25 years with Thomas Keller Restaurant Group overseeing Michelin 3-star establishments
Notable Facts
→CCO and VP of Branding and Creative Development at Thomas Keller Restaurant Group (since 1994)
→Instrumental in developing service standards at The French Laundry and Per Se (both 3-Michelin star restaurants)
→Personal and business partner of chef Thomas Keller for over 25 years
→Responsible for branding, guest experience design, and creative development across all TKRG properties
→Berkeley graduate who started as assistant manager at The French Laundry in 1994
→Has Instagram account (@cunninghamlaura) with 27K followers