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Seva Cafe Around The World

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It runs under the name of Karma Kitchen with the a similar motto of 'Growing in Generosity'. It works the same way as Seva Cafe operates in India, where there are no prices on the menu and the check reads $0.00 with a 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 who dine after you."[1]

Most of the Karma Kitchens' around the world were hosted only once. The various places were:

  1. Berkeley, CA :Karma Kitchen initially opened in Berkeley on March 31st 2007, by a few volunteers inspired to seed the value of a "gift economy".[2]
  2. Hayward, CA: It was hosted in a small warm cozy place in the downtown Hayward. It was held on 2nd September and 7th October 2012.[3]
  3. Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia: A one-time Karma Kitchen was held on 11th October 2014 at Absolute Thai Hot Pot restaurant. It coincided with some powerful experience at leadership summit.[4]
  4. Singapore: In December 2014, a one-time Karma Kitchen was hosted in the country. It was inspired by Indonesia's KK and Singapore's local EO community.[5]
  5. Ubud, Bali: It was piloted in April 2015, at Casa de Luna restaurant in downtown Ubud. It was hosted on the last day of the 'Awaken' gathering at a local restaurant with 25 volunteers.[6]
  6. Guernsey Island: It was hosted in December 2015 was a real success. It experienced a great amount of enthusiasm from guests and volunteers. The restaurant at which it was hosted ended up taking in more money than they normally would.[7]
  7. Valencia, CA: The first Karma Kitchen was hosted in the city in May 2017 with 17 volunteers.[8]
  8. Washington, DC: It started from April 2016 and is being hosted on the last Sunday of every month at the Himalayan Heritage restaurant.[9]
  9. Jakarata, Indonesia: The Karma Kitchen was hosted in the late 2014, and it was a raving success. More than 200 guests were served by 25 volunteers.[10]
  10. London, UK: In March 2016, Karma Kitchen was launched in London, in partnership with Museum of Happiness. It was hosted at the Canvas Cafe to celebrate the International Day of Happiness.[11]
  11. Detroit, Michigan: It was launched in October 2015 at Pink Flamingo. It made a huge impact on the local community of collective blessings and served around 50 guests. The guests were given a ceramic key chain as a momento.[12]
  12. Burgos, Spain: It was hosted in April 2016 and witnessed 14 volunteers and 40 guests on it's launch. It has inspired a lot of other projects in Spain. It was an experiment started with an idea relating to the joy of being human. [13]
  13. Chicago, IL: On July 11, 2010, Karma Kitchen Chicago started in partnership with Klay Oven Restaurant. It is hosted on 2nd Sunday of every month.[14]
  14. Tokyo, Japan: It was a started in 2013 and since then it has been hosted a dozen of times. It is hosted once in every two months.[15] They keep rotating their location in order to benefit different people in various locations.[16]
  15. Grasse, France: A local Seva Cafe was hosted in Le Café du Palais, a restaurant in Grasse, France. It's pre-launch gathering was conducted in December, 2014 before opening in May.[17]
  16. Dubai: It has been hosted several times in Dubai and has proved to be a great experience. Once it has also been hosted at Govinda's restaurant with 14 volunteers and 5 people from Govinda's team serving 100 guests.[18]
  17. Horwich, UK: It started in the end of November, 2015. The first Karma Kitchen experienced witnesses 8 volunteers who contributed 9 hours and served 71 guests. The guests contributed a lot more than expected which was forwarded to a local charity.[19]
  18. Kobe, Japan: After many months of planning, the first Karma Kitchen in Kobe was started in April 2017. There were 8 volunteers serving 32 guests who were overwhelmed with the experience and thus paid more than the expectations.[20]

Reference List

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  1. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Growing in Generosity". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  2. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Berkeley Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  3. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Hayward Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  4. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Malaysia Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  5. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Singapore Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  6. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Ubud Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  7. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Guernsey Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  8. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Valencia Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  9. ^ "At 'Karma Kitchen,' volunteers are helping diners to 'pay-it-forward'". NBC News. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  10. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Indonesia Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  11. ^ "Karma Kitchen: London Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  12. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Detroit Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  13. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Burgos Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  14. ^ "Karma Kitchen Chicago: Growing is Generosity - NowYouKnow". NowYouKnow. 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  15. ^ "Karma Kitchen Tokyo Covered In Media | ServiceSpace.org". www.servicespace.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  16. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Tokyo Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  17. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Grasse Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  18. ^ "Karma Kitchen – Dubai". the goodwill tribe. 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  19. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Horwich Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  20. ^ "Karma Kitchen: Kobe Location". www.karmakitchen.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.