package MyApp::Foo;
use namespace::autoclean;
use Moose;
# ...

BEGIN { extends MyApp::Utilities; }

# override begin method (fr Catalyst::Action::Deserialize) to access log stuff
sub begin : Private {
     my ($self, $c) = @_;
     my $logfile = $c->config->{ 'foo_logfile'}; # This is stored in external config file; name isn't predictable

     my $log = Log::Dispatch->new(
	 outputs => [
	     [ 'File', min_level => 'debug', mode => '>>', newline => 1, filename => $logfile ],
	 ],
     );
     $c->stash->{log_object} = $log;

     $c->forward('deserialize'); # ultimately goes to our callback
 }
sub deserialize : ActionClass('Deserialize') {}