http://www.karmakitchen.org/ Imagine a restaurant where there are no prices on the menu and where the check reads $0.00 with only this footnote: Your meal was a gift from someone who came before you. To keep the chain of gifts alive, we invite you to pay it forward for those dine after you. eng generosity, gift economy, restaurant, volunteering, inspiration, service eng info@karmakitchen.org 2013-05-20 18:50:01 Earlier in August, we just hosted our second Karma Kitchen.  We decided to rotate locations, so more people get the benefit of understanding the ideals of a gift economy.  This time, it was hosted by a cooking studio, who had originally offered desserts for our first Karma Kitchen, and rea... http://www.karmakitchen.org/story.php?sid=229 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800 We had our first Karma Kitchen in Tokyo in May and it was amaaaaaazing!!! Everyone enjoyed it so much and we have lots of feedbacks and intention to do more. Kazuwo, our team member, does film documentary, so a proper video will be coming but this is just something I had put together to share at the... http://www.karmakitchen.org/story.php?sid=230 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800 My gratitude to many beautiful souls who came together in visible and invisible ways to make May - Karma Kitchen a vegan, nature friendly in every way possible. The planning started a few weeks back shopping for organic ingredients, looking for a commercial baking place and staying committed to v... http://www.karmakitchen.org/story.php?sid=226 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800 On the opening day of Karma Kitchen Hayward, we had lots of beautiful experiences, stories, ripples & community connections. The volunteer spent the full day sending out unconditional love & respect to all. :) After couple months of planning, we finally arrived at the launch of KK in th... http://www.karmakitchen.org/story.php?sid=225 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800   Thanks for a beautiful Karma Kitchen last Sunday!  As Emmanuel summed it up, it was uplifting not only on the surface and also elevating at a subtle level.   Our day started with our own reflections, with Arthur's story of reaching out to a homeless person or Erik'... http://www.karmakitchen.org/story.php?sid=218 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800 Thank you for a joyous time of service, last Sunday at Karma Kitchen! We served 152 guests and spread lots of ripples of generosity.  From a NY Times best selling author to a first-date (which went very well :)) to a Catholic priest to many first-timers who had never experienced a "... http://www.karmakitchen.org/story.php?sid=216 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800 Last week a woman came to @KarmaKitchen with her four young kids, all rather sad and silent. We didn't know why but we took it up as our challenge to make their day; various servers tried different tricks, but nothing worked. Then, Arthur went up and tried, but still nothing ... until he landed upon... http://www.karmakitchen.org/story.php?sid=217 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800