CULINARY ESCAPADES • KARL RAMBANAPASI
From archaeology to fulfilling his
passion for pastry making Connecting with Karl Rambanapasi of Karl’s Forbidden Pastries
Hello, my name is Karl Rambanapasi and I’m a 26-year-old Zimbabwean. In 2017 after graduating from the University of Zimbabwe with an Honours Degree in Archaeology I decided to risk it all and start a contemporary cake brand known and loved as Karl’s Forbidden Pastries.The road has been bumpy (for more times than I would prefer) but overall, I am grateful to be in a position to serve.
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eet Karl, who playfully asserts that the above would be his more conventional introduction, however he is known for going against the grain, and so therefore perhaps, that is the reason why he prefers to speak on his “WHY”. “I believe it to be a moral imperative that in our lifetime we honour our talents by developing them to the fullest and achieve at the highest level possible to amass a massive legacy, not to showcase us but to show to other people what's possible. What we need desperately in this world are examples of people that have gone against the grain of mediocrity and chosen to create a life of distinction,” says Karl. Karl goes on to share his views on the notion that at the end of the day, whatever one’s legacy is, it will live on in the human archive and for some, in the internet space for all
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