PHOTO GALLERY: Cat Rehma serves homemade food at Cats Kitchen

December 31, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CST

Cat Rehma opened her restaurant, Cats Kitchen, in Columbia on Nov. 1. Rehma said she believes in serving homemade, non-processed food.

Mark Weaver, left, Brent Dometrorch, Eric Farrens and Ron Stuart dine on Friday at Cats Kitchen in Columbia. Owner Cat Rhema moved the restaurant to Columbia after operating it in Hallsville. | Sarah Hoffman

A plate of the Friday catfish special sits in the kitchen ready to go out to a table at Cats Kitchen in Columbia. The restaurant opened in Columbia on Nov. 1. | Sarah Hoffman

Cat Rehma, owner of Cats Kitchen, and her partner, Ray Frechett, work in the kitchen frying catfish on Friday. After running a restaurant in Hallsville, Rehma opened the Columbia restaurant to reach a larger population. | Sarah Hoffman