Shipley’s Do-Nut, Kaitlyn Venable// September 2023
Kaitlyn Venable-
Kaitlyn joined the Shipley Do-Nut team in March 2023. She has worked at Brennan’s of Houston, Catalan Food and Wine, Haven, Luby’s Fuddruckers Restaurants, and SPB Hospitality, as well as completed internships at Coyote Café in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Hotel Berlin in Berlin, Germany. During her time with Luby’s and Fuddruckers, she was the research and development chef for seven years working on all brands including their contract services division and oversaw operations of their commissary bakery.
A native Houstonian, Kaitlyn began working as a prep cook at Brennan’s of Houston when she was 16 and eventually worked every station in the kitchen. Her experience at Brennan’s solidified her desire to spend her life in the culinary arts. After high school, Kaitlyn followed her dream and attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. After gaining her culinary education, she decided her next step would be to learn the management side of the industry, which led her to the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston. She won the Dean’s Award upon graduation in December 2012 and was named the Distinguished Young Alumni in 2018. She also served on the Dean’s Advisory Board, was president of the Conrad N. Hilton College Alumni Association, and served on University of Houston Young Alumni Council.
