![Professional chef Kara Hendrie stands outside the building in downtown Washougal that will soon house her catering business, Miere Catering, on Monday, March 13, 2023. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)](https://www.camaspostrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/0316_loc_MiereCatering-300x200-c-center.jpg)
Miere Catering moving to Washougal
Kara Hendrie decided to start a small catering business to complement her full-time job as a chef for a cafe in downtown Portland, in 2019. The side-gig started small but quickly grew into something that demanded more and more of her attention.