BOOKS
I make food with deep flavour and contrast, optimising fresh local ingredients and the experience of a global palate. The flavours I create are born out of deep curiosity and the confident creativity from years of cooking as a restauranteur, caterer and recipe developer
UPWARDS
In Upwards, Karen Dudley invites us on a culinary journey that transcends the ordinary, encouraging us to look up to what is true and essential — living simply and well.
ONWARDS
2023
When Karen Dudley closed her iconic restaurant, The Kitchen, in Woodstock, Cape Town, there were tears all over for the beloved establishment. Since then, Karen has found that connection does not necessarily reside only in bricks and mortar. She has found that she can carry that deliciousness onwards. This book is all about how she has done just that.
In Onwards, Karen Dudley weaves a compelling narrative of how her life changed after the Covid-19 pandemic forced her to close her restaurant, The Kitchen. From these bleak circumstances arose something beautiful, offering the time and space for inspiration to take root, to rediscover her connection with food, and to shift her perception of what it means to cook, for oneself and for others. Onwards is a book about the way forward, filled with wholesome, nourishing and indulgent recipes, with a story of hope and happiness threaded throughout.
SET A TABLE
2018
Set a Table is a sumptuous book to encourage and instruct home entertainers on gathering folk around the table for a truly memorable dinner.
Another Week In The Kithcen
2013
Featuring a new range of mouth-watering recipes and beautiful photographs, Another Week in The Kitchen promises to be the ultimate kitchen companion. With easy-to-follow recipes, and the from-the-heart stories that accompany them, this cookbook promises to inspire creativity, while sharing a contagious love of food – and all with a uniquely South African flavour!
A Week in The Kitchen
2012
Karen's first book of delicious salad and vegetable-led recipes.
This gorgeous book gives everyone a glimpse into one week of The Kitchen, where menus change daily and South African twists on Mediterranean and Oriental tastes promise clean, natural flavours undisguised by rich sauces. Step on in to Karen's Kitchen, and find out what it is that has publications such as The New York Times and personalities like Michelle Obama relishing their experience.