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KarmaKitchenfirstopenedinBerkeleyonMarch31st2007,byseveral
volunteersinspiredtoseedthevalueofa"gifteconomy".Ithasnow
spreadaroundtheglobe.
Runbyvolunteers,ourmealsarecooked
andservedwithlove,andofferedtothe
guestasagenuinegift.Tocompletethe
fullcircleofgivingandsustainthis
experiment,guestsmakecontributionsin
thespiritofpayitforwardtothosewho
willcomeafterthem.Inkeepingthischain
going,thegenerosityofbothguestsand
volunteershelpstocreateafuturethat
movesfromtransactiontotrust,fromself
orientedisolationtosharedcommitment,
andfromfearofscarcitytocelebrationof
abundance.
Ourchainofgiftshasbeenable
tocontinuefor:
meals
Withvolunteerscontributing:
hours
(Numbersupdatedweekly)
BerkeleyReturns(witha
wow!)
KarmaKitchen2inTokyo
WhatMakesYouSmile?
InterviewwithRichard!
HowISpentMyJuly4th
BeforeIEvenStepIntothe
Restaurant
TheStuffofRainbows
KarmaKitchenisinspiredbythesamespiritofservicethatdrivesthe
beautifulworkofmanyorganizationsandindividualswhoselflesslygive
toothers.Thisrestaurantisanexperimentinbringingthatspiritof
servicefurtherintothemainstreamcommunityandininviting
everyonetojointogetherinacircleofgiving.
MostoftheworkersatKarmaKitchenarefreelygivingtheirtimeto
serveothers.Intheprocess,theyareintentionallycultivatingtheir
personalidealsofselflessness,grace,andgenerosity.Inthisway,
KarmaKitchenisa"schoolofservice"forallofuswhoworktomake
theguestexperienceherehappy,nutritional,andsatisfying.
Thefoodwepresentisofferedinthetruestspiritofgivingwithouta
pricetag.
Ourguestsbringthegivingfullcircle,bygivingintwoways.First,by
diningatKarmaKitchen,theyprovideustheopportunitytoserve,
whichwecherish.Second,theyhaveanopportunitytoparticipatein
keepingthispayitforwardcyclealivebycontributingforthenext
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Kitchen!
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ButItWorks!
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Thematrixofinspiration.
Bysustainingthiscafe,ourguestshelptoshapeafuturerootedin
celebrationofabundanceratherthanfearofscarcity,intrustrather
thantrade,insharedcommitmentratherthanselfishness,in
connectivityratherthanisolation,inparticipationratherthanexclusion.
WehopethatKarmaKitchenguestseetheirroleinthisenterprisenot
merelyasoneofconsumer,butasamoredeeplyinvestedparticipant.
Video
EachKarmaKitchenisuniquelylocalandyetalikeinitsheartcentered
approach.Mostofourlocationshavetheirownspecificvideosbuthere's
onevideothataccuratelyprovidesaflavorofatypicalKarmaKitchen:
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Press Coverage
KarmaKitchenhasbeencoveredbydozensofmediaoutlets,tweetedby
manycelebritiesandreceivedtopratingsonrestaurantreviewwebsites.
Belowisasamplingofthreepressstories:
SFChronicle
http://www.karmakitchen.org/index.php?pg=about
WashingtonPost
CSMonitor
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KarmaKitchenHas
SelflessnessontheMenu
(introbyDeepakChopra!)
ServingupTrustand
Generosity(andin
Washingtonian).
ARestaurantwithNo
Checks
Additionally,we'realsoveryproudofthelaboroflovereflectionsthat
peopletendtowriteontheirblogsandlocalplatforms.Likewhena
volunteerwroteaboutTasteofaNewCounterCultureinanart
magazine,orwhenguestwroteaboutitinalocalfoodmagazine,or
whenUCBerkeley'sstudentpapercoveredDishingOutGenerosity.
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attacheditisaneconomicsystemwhereitisthecirculationofthegifts
withinthecommunitythatleadstoincreaseincreaseinconnections,
increaseinrelationshipstrengthinthiscontext,hoardingactually
decreaseswealth.Atitscore,gifteconomyisashiftfromconsumption
tocontribution,transactiontotrust,scarcitytoabundance,andisolation
tocommunity.
WhatdoesittaketostartKarmaKitcheninmycommunity?
Typically,itrequiresacommittedgroupof45volunteersanda
participatingrestaurant.Takealookatourstartupguideandifyoufeel
likeyoucanbringKKtoyourcommunity,dropusanoteandwe'llpair
youupwithacoordinatorwhocanhelp.Youmayalsoliketotakealook
atthisvideoforadeeperlook:
05:58
HowcanIcontactyou?
Writetousanytimethroughouronlineform.
"Youmustbethechangeyouwishtoseeintheworld."Gandhi
FollowusonTwitterorFaceBook.
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