Chef Lisa learned her early culinary skills in her Sicilian grandmother’s kitchen. As a young girl she absorbed it all, passing up storybooks for cookbooks, and even creating elaborate dishes for her childhood friends and family. As her first soiree into the cooking world, Chef Lisa started The Sweet Art Baking Co., in New York City; a successful line of wholesale gourmet treats that were enjoyed within many coffee bars and markets.
Her talent and passion for cooking didn’t stop there. While still in New York City, Chef Lisa was commissioned to showcase her pastry expertise to create a cake that would appear in the worldwide publication, Big Birthdays by David Tutera- a nationally renowned party planner based in New York City. Next, Chef Lisa went on to head-up a popular café in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. And, in 2004 that same café’ was named “Best New Hot Spot” in Lower Manhattan.
Lisa’s next step in the culinary world took her to the bright lights of Las Vegas, where she successfully co-owned a trendy coffee café, setting her catering business in motion. Over the last 13 years, Chef Lisa has definitely redefined the meaning of the words ‘Personal Chef’cooking delectable savory and sweet masterpieces, not only all over Las Vegas, but everywhere in the U.S. including Alaska! She has cooked for individuals, groups, corporate gatherings and celebrities like Vince Neil of Motley Crue, Roseanne Barr, Rick Springfield, Wayne Newton, David Copperfield and others. But, her most recent claim to fame has been winning Food Network’s Guy’s Grocery Games (Season 6 Episode 1). She also appears on Las Vegas, KVBC, Channel 3 periodically, and frequently displays her talents with culinary instruction at Albertsons/SuperValu, Wild Oats Marketplace and Williams-Sonoma of Las Vegas. And, she was awarded “The Most Innovative Chef in Las Vegas 2008”, and was featured in a full length article in VEGAS Magazine in January of 2010.
If you are in need of a versatile, well-established chef in the Las Vegas area or beyond, please contact Chef Lisa. A full listing references can be given upon request. Lisa hopes to make your next event, party or fundraiser absolutely delicious!
