Northwest Personal Space

Jennifer Keaton

Kruton’s Catering owner Jennifer Keaton says the kitchen is her favorite place to be.
Kruton’s Catering owner Jennifer Keaton says the kitchen is her favorite place to be.

Where I live: I live in Springdale on the east side of town. We chose the house because it was on a corner lot and it had a large backyard for my kids to play. It has natural unpainted wood crown molding around the door frame and hardwood floors.

Occupation: I own Kruton’s Catering in Springdale. Kruton is my husband’s nickname. I have a hotel and restaurant management degree. My first job out of college was in catering management for a deli in Dallas. I decided to open my own business last year. We do everything from small, intimate dinners for two to large weddings. Different from other catering places in Northwest Arkansas, we don’t have set prices. We take our clients’ budgets and build a menu around that.

My favorite space: The kitchen.

Why? Because I grew up cooking. I just feel comfortable in the kitchen and food comes easy to me. Some people have their haven as their office or their bedroom. Mine is the kitchen. When you’re entertaining, everyone wants to hang out in the kitchen. So my kitchen at work is probably my favorite spot. It’s got every tinker toy there is and everything is close at hand.

If I could do one thing to improve this space I would: Put in an automatic dishwasher.

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