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The Society of Entrepreneurs - Bios |
Karen Blockman Carrier
Another Roadside Attraction
Automatic Slim's, Owner
| In 1984, Karen Blockman Carrier opened her first restaurant in New York City and has not stopped since! In 1987, Karen left 2 restaurants and a catering company and moved home to Memphis. Immediately upon arrival, she started Another Roadside Attraction, the premiere catering company in Memphis. In 1991, Karen opened Automatic Slim’s Tonga Club.
In 1996, Karen opened Cielo and was given the Memphis Restaurant Associations’ Distinguished Restaurateur of the Year Award. Karen’s operation continued to grow through the opening of Another Roadside Attraction To Go (Harbor Town) in 1998, Beauty Shop in 2002 and Do sushi in November 2003.
Karen is often recognized in the culinary world and has done cooking demonstrations at Viking Culinary Arts Center, The Great Southern Food Alliance, and Ultimate Kitchen Show.
Karen and her restaurants have won several prestigious awards; including: Rising Star of American Cuisine at the James Beard Dinner in 2001, Bon Appetite Magazine’s Great Neighborhood Restaurant-Automatic Slim’s-Best of Tennessee, Gourmet Magazine-Restaurant Guide to America’s best new restaurants-Beauty Shop and Conde’Nast Traveler Magazine-Hot Tables 2003 Top 75 New Restaurants from Boston to Beijing-Beauty Shop Restaurant.
Year Inducted:
2004Thoughts on Entrepreneurship: "'The seamstress who became the designer, the potter who became a well-known homeware designer, the painter who became a chef, or the chef who became an author: one has to fill the freedom within oneself to take risks. I believe that what happens in our life is there because we made it happen. I also believe that we are only as good as the people who work with us. For me, all the concepts in the world could not be brought to fruition if not for my staff. We have a common goal. They are the true entrepreneurs."
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