Madeworthy Profiles: Katrina Carpenter of Carpenter’s Cafe and Catering

Katrina Carpenter brings love into her year-old business endeavor. Her friends told her she should go into business with her delicious dishes, so last year she tiptoed in with pop-ups and operated her business out of an Airstream. February 2020 saw her soft opening in her first brick and mortar location. Then COVID hit. Thankfully, the folks at the Facebook Data Center called on her to cater for their essential services teams. Katrina says her signature dish is her famous Smoked Chicken Salad, and she hopes you’ll come to see her on the Near Southside to experience their healthy southern comfort foods.

1116 Pennsylvania Avenue | www.carpscafe.net | @carpscafencatering

Victoria Wise is the Tanglewood Moms founder, publishes Madeworthy magazine in Fort Worth, Texas, raises four awesome kids with her loving husband, and makes time as a board member for non-profits Lone Star Film Festival and Connected Commerce Council. Some of her accomplishments include being an inaugural member of Facebook’s SMB Council (now called Leader’s Network), being a Founding Member of TCU Neeley School’s Women to the Power of 10, receiving the 2019 Great Women of Texas Award by the Fort Worth Business Press, receiving the 2018 Legacy of Women Award by SafeHaven, and successfully selling a previous business in 2014.