KARA LYNN'S KITCHEN, LLC
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

In March of 2014, my daughter called me in desperate need of help. She’d had a history of migraine headaches starting in her teens and had been hospitalized for them twice in the last six months. She asked if I could help her with her diet to see if it would make a difference in her health. We decided to try the paleo auto-immune protocol (AIP) for three months and see if it would help with her migraines. I finally decided I would find a commercial kitchen to fill the many requests I continued to get. So armed with a business plan and the help of some very good friends, Kara Lynn’s Kitchen was on its way to becoming a reality. People got very excited when they heard my Kara Lynn’s Kitchen restaurant was in the works and the Facebook page a friend of mine created for me soon had hundreds of friends waiting for the day of our opening. Little did I know when I took my first job at 15 in a University food service that I would be drawing on that experience today. Over a three year period, I learned every job in the cafeteria and bakery except for the actual cooking…and that was only because I was not old enough to operate the machinery. I learned the service end of the restaurant business when I was a student in college and worked as a server in a chain restaurant to earn money for books and tuition. In the summer of 2013 I had an opportunity to learn the management side of the restaurant business when I was hired to be an assistant manager at the Met on Main in Nantucket, MA. It was a non-stop challenge from 7 – 3 every day. We gained an excellent reputation for service and had many hotels referring their guests to our restaurant. At the end of the summer, the owner of the restaurant offered to train me for a management position in her Metropolitan restaurant group in Boston, MA. It was tempting, but in the end, Florida winters won over the cold and snow of the East Coast. I never dreamed I would end up starting my own restaurant in downtown Clearwater. MY ORIGINAL PLAN – HELPING PEOPLE THROUGH NUTRITIOUS FOOD When we opened Kara Lynn’s Kitchen in July of 2014, our plan was to offer paleo autoimmune pre-packaged meals for people who did not have time or knew how to cook the food that would give them optimum health benefits. Word got out that there was a paleo restaurant in town and our business model of offering Good2Go meals quickly changed to a paleo restaurant offering two entrees, soups and a variety of salads and quiches for lunch every day. As we were not set up in the kitchen (yet) to offer a full menu of numerous entrees and side dishes, we gave our customers two new, delicious choices everyday using all grass-fed and pastured meats and organic veggies and fruits. When we could squeeze in additional oven time or refrigerator space, we made special Paleo dessert treats for our customers. Within a year we grew to serving lunch and dinner with an expanded menu including a variety of entrees, soups and salads, quiches, kid friendly meals and of course, our paleo based dessserts. Kara Lynn’s Kitchen, even though we use Paleo recipes and dessert concepts, is not limited to just people who eat Paleo style food, which is why our tag line is “A RETURN TO REAL FOOD”. While our menu is designed to help those making healthy changes through their food choices, we love to serve all people who enjoy delicious food that tastes like it was made at home from scratch in your grandma’s kitchen. Eating grass-fed beef, wild caught fish and pastured meats is a healthy start, along with no grains/gluten and desserts made with honey or maple syrup. We give our customers a unique dining experience unavailable in traditional restaurant models. We make the effort to meet the dietary needs of all our customers.  For those with food sensitivities and restrictions, we do everything we can working with our ingredients on hand to provide an alternative dining option.  In March of 2014, my daughter called me desperate for help with migraine headaches that had put her in the hospital twice in the last 6 months. Jessica had suffered with migraines most of her life. She had experienced some success going gluten-free, but the migraines would still come in spite of her diligent control of her diet. I had just purchased Mickey Trescott’s We want to take a moment to let you know how thankful we are for having you as our customer.