Chef Jenny Castor
Chef/Owner of Luckybee Kitchen
Chef Jenny Castor resides in Fort Worth, Texas and is Chef/Owner of the boutique food truck and boutique catering company, Luckybee Kitchen. With a BA from Texas Christian University in Education and Art, she also graduated with honors in both the Savory and Pastry Arts from The Culinary School of Fort Worth, where she went on to become a Chef Instructor for all levels and disciplines.
Although she grew up working in the service industry, her focused interest in cooking began after a long illness and bout with depression that kept her in bed for several months. During that time, friends and family provided her young family with meals, most often take out. Having nothing but time on her hands, she watched cooking shows day in and out and vowed that when she got better, she would learn to cook for her family. Unknowingly, the following Christmas, her husband and children gifted her enrollment into culinary school with “no strings attached”..but simply wanted to give Jenny a reason to get out of bed each day. Hesitantly, she accepted the challenge. As the days and weeks passed, she found her mental and physical capacity vastly improving and discovered her passion for cooking as she saved up all her strength each week to attend the program.
Food changed the course of her life forever and she has since found a flourishing career in doing what she loves. Luckybee Kitchen, established in 2016, has won Fort Worth Magazine’s coveted “Best Of ” awards in 2017/2019 for both Food Truck and Catering categories, as well as $5,000 in grand prize money her first year in business in a large Texas food truck competition. Jenny was also awarded Culturemap Fort Worth’s “Chef of the Year” for 2022 and voted Fort Worth Star Telegrtam’s Best Food Truck for 2024. She has been invited to participate in numerous philanthropy events such as the Friends of James Beard Foundation, Colonial Culinary Classic, The Signature Chefs collaboration with The March of Dimes, Fort Worth Food and Wine Festival and related events, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure campaigns, Chef’s for Farmers, Dallas Chapter Les Dames D’Escoffier benefits, State Fair of Texas, Celebrity Chef for Dallas Cowboys Legends Club and as a guest panelist for the American Culinary Federation.
Her services with Luckybee Kitchen expand far beyond just being a food truck, including boutique catering, wine pairing dinners, private chef appearances, podcasts and cooking forums, both virtual and in person.
Specializing in seasonal cooking and a constantly changing menu, she has been written up in Modern Luxury Magazine, Fort Worth Magazine, D Magazine, 360 West Magazine, West Fort Worth Lifestyle,The Fort Worth Star Telegram and D Magazine. She also is independently contracted by Thermador, Bosch and Gagganau for providing cuisine and acting as ambassador chef for appearances dedicated to their corporate events and private parties.