Karen Akunowicz (born September 17, 1978)[1] is an American chef in Boston, Massachusetts.

Akunowicz is the chef and proprietor of Fox & the Knife enoteca in Boston, which has been named to several best new restaurants lists.

[3][4] Akunowicz worked at L'Avian Blu in Modena, Italy[5] and at Boston restaurants Via Matta and Oleana before becoming the executive chef and a partner at Joanne Chang's Myers+Chang.

[7] Akunowicz co-authored a cookbook published in 2017, Myers+Chang at Home: Recipes from the Beloved Boston Eatery.

[9] In 2019, it was named Best New Restaurant in America by Food and Wine Magazine and Eater International[10][6] and in 2020 by USA Today.