Karen Dudley
South African restaurateur and food writer
Karen Dudley (born 5 January 1968)[1] is a South African chef, food writer, and restaurateur. She is best known for her restaurant, The Kitchen in Woodstock, Cape Town,[2] which was visited by former First Lady Michelle Obama in June 2011.[3]
Quotes
edit- ... but I think few understand just what it takes to run a restaurant, keep a restaurant and look after 20 staff when you don't know what you're looking at... The conviviality of The Kitchen - I just knew it wasn't going to be the same again.
- I came to business as a creative... As time went on I had to learn how to make business work, that wonderful trifecta of having your systems and your creativity and joy and love connect in some way...
- You have two layers: you have all the people you're looking after and then you have all the customers coming... There's a joy but also an obligation and a commitment to this life. And ultimately it was quite exhausting! I sometimes had to go home salary-less in December...
- The most fun is when you're a small operation and you manage people's expectations... There's a joy there of being really clear about what it is that you're offering
- The real challenge for the future is... how we feed people well and sustainably, and make money for everybody. There is enough
- I have a compulsion to bring food and people together- chef Karen Dudley CAPETALK ,25 August 2022 by Paula Luckhoff
References
edit- ↑ Karen Dudley Picks Her Top Restaurants of 2020". The Inside Guide. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ↑ Karen Dudley". Crush Mag Online. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ↑ Shapshak, Toby (26 June 2011). "Obama blows away Woodstock". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
