Karen Dudley

Karen Dudley (born 5 January 1968)Karen Dudley Picks Her Top Restaurants of 2020". The Inside Guide. Retrieved 12 December 2020. is a South African chef, food writer, and restaurateur. She is best known for her restaurant, The Kitchen in Woodstock, Cape Town,Karen Dudley". Crush Mag Online. Retrieved 28 July 2019. which was visited by former First Lady Michelle Obama in June 2011.Shapshak, Toby (26 June 2011). "Obama blows away Woodstock". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 30 June 2019. Quotes ... 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 External links Category:Chefs Category:Women born in the 1960s Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Women authors from South Africa