Kim kitchen

Running community programmes in Cape Town means dealing with real constraints: load shedding that shuts down kitchen facilities mid-meal, unpredictable winter rainfall that floods some venues in the southern suburbs, and the logistics of feeding large groups with tight budgets. A functioning community kitchen requires understanding how to work around power cuts—whether that means meal prep timing, generator backup, or simplified menus on Stage 6 days. It also means sourcing ingredients reliably across the sprawl of Greater Cape Town, managing storage when refrigeration can't be guaranteed, and training staff to maintain food safety standards despite the infrastructure challenges that the city regularly faces. The centres that work well do this without fuss, planning around the realities rather than against them.