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Kearney Culinary Academy Opens

A new culinary academy made its debut this week in the Kansas City area.

The Kearney Culinary Academy opened its doors and ovens this week on June 12. The academy, located at 105 S. Jefferson in downtown Kearney, Mo., is a state-of-the-art, 4,000 square-foot facility.

In addition to its commercial bakery, class offerings, and chef and peer demos, the facility will host public tapas nights, offer private party space, a bar-b-que pit, vocational training and offsite catering.

Chef, sommelier and caterer Carey Weir and chef Richard McFarlane-Clark will run the day-to-day operations. Weir has been the chef at Bistro 105, also located in Kearney, and runs Salt Catering.

The grand opening is on June 17 and will feature a Chef Series event with Debbie Gold, a James Beard Award winner and chef at The American Restaurant in Kansas City, Mo. More information about Kearney Culinary Academy and the schedule of classes and events can be found on their website.