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1220 Bickler Road
United States; Member # 6,009; No Referrals; Joined May 7; Seen Jun 23

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Chef Lisa Smith is member #6009 of FohBoh. May 7

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Title/Position: Business Development Manager for Culinary Development

Company: HEB Central Market

Restaurant Occupation: Chef, Consultant, Corporate

Non-Restaurant Occupation: Foodie

Industry: Development, Food Producer, Other

Department: BOH, Management, Corporate

Restaurant Segment: Casual, Fine Dining, Upscale Casual

Restaurant Type: Cafe, Chinese, Coffee, Deli, Italian, Mexican, Pizza, Salad, Sandwich, Seafood, Soup, Other

Restaurant Size: Chain < 100 Units

Day Part: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Take-out

Days Open: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, All

Price: $$

Interests: Dating, Discovering new food, Discovering new wines, Consulting, Making Friends, Networking, Gaining Knowledge

Other Interests: I love to travel

Favorite Restaurants, Liquors, Wine and Beers: This is an ever changing list, single malt scotch and a great bottle of barolo

Status: Single

Seeking: Men, Friends, Suppliers, Jobs, Career Advancement

Biography: LISA SMITH

Now one of the foremost female chefs in Texas, Lisa Smith refined her culinary skills in some of the most outstanding restaurants in the United States. In 1979, she apprenticed at the renowned River Café in Brooklyn, New York, working under chef Larry Forgione in the pioneering of American Cuisine. She rapidly rose from Assistant Pastry Chef at Windows on the World in NYC to Executive Chef at Dakota’s Restaurant in Dallas, Texas

Shortly after her arrival in Dallas, Ms Smith was featured in “D” Magazine, in Master Chefs Signature Entrees , and Esquire Magazine. In 1987 she accepted a position as Executive Chef as Sam’s Café. The role gave her the opportunity to handle all facets of the business, including design and development of the kitchen, equipment and menu items. She was named one of Dallas’ top 10 female chefs in 1988.

In 1989 Ms. Smith left Dallas to accept a position as Executive Chef in New Haven Connecticut, where she was able to introduce a new audience to Southwestern Cuisine.
She returned to Dallas 2 years later to accepted a position with El Chico Restaurants as Corporate Executive Chef, a role that offered her a diverse and challenging variety of responsibilities. She developed new products and plate presentations for more than 100 restaurants, and was responsible for the reformulation of existing and historical recipes.
She also coordinated research and development with operations, marketing and training to ensure quality within all individual kitchens.

In 1991 Ms. Smith accepted a position with LSG Skychefs as Executive Chef of Menu Design. This position established her as a leading authority in inflight catering. Her work with American Airlines International Service brought her to the world food markets of South America, Europe and Asia. It was during her time abroad, she was able to work extensively with international cultures, cuisines, and ingredients that help hone her recipe writing skills. The menus and recipes that she created during her tenure prepared millions of times a year worldwide.

Ms. Smith went on to accept a position with Central Market in 1996. She began her career with Central Market as a Foodservice Director in the DFW area. One year later she was asked to head up the new Culinary Development Department in Austin, Texas, where she is currently working. She works closely with all of Central Market’s Senior Leadership Team, Marketing Team, Executive Chefs, specialty foods buyers, along with the seafood and meat market departments, developing new and exciting recipes that reflect the bounty of the stores.

Lisa Smith is past president of the Les Dames D’Escoffier Austin Chapter, and a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. She is a winner of the IFSA Award for Food Styling.

Years Experience: 30 years

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At 8:18pm on June 12th, 2008, Chef Lisa Smith said…: Hello Everyone,
Thanks for the welcoming emails. I am off to Singapore on a culinary mission. I will report back with what I find.

At 7:20pm on June 12th, 2008, Randy Caparoso said…: Great background, Chef... please let me know if I can every help from wine-related angles...

At 4:01am on May 15th, 2008, Doug Hummel said…: I was on the opening crew for the first Austin store Ron Brannon and I were the first chefs there. Great concept.

At 11:14am on May 11th, 2008, The Tortilla Guy said…: Hey Chef lets wrap !!! I have the best organic flour tortillas shot me an e-mail and we will chat , meanwhile enjoy this great site

At 8:08am on May 10th, 2008, Chef Lisa Smith said…: Thank you all for such a warm welcome. If I do not respond to you within the next few weeks it is because I will be in France. I will be back at the beginning of June.

At 6:57pm on May 8th, 2008, Doug Bond said…: Welcome to FohBoh Lisa. This is a great site to network and share experiences with many other restaurant and food professionals.
Have fun.

At 3:16pm on May 8th, 2008, Amanda Hite said…: Welcome to a cool site! My name's Amanda Hite and I wanted to invite you to join the Group TALENT revolution. There are alot of funky thinkers and paradigm busters that hang out there. You can find the group on the main page under groups!

At 6:12am on May 8th, 2008, Andy Swingley said…: Hello Chef! Welcome to the Network. This is an awesome place for building relationships and insight on the business!

Check out the Leadership group on the front page for some awesome Best Practices. We are having a contest that starts Wednesday in the group that can earn you $100 to your favorite restaurant and 10,000 points on the site.

Let me know if you need any assistance with the site!

Andy

At 11:06pm on May 7th, 2008, Adam R. Cox said…: Hi there:

Congratulations on joining an awesome community of Foodies, Restaurateurs and other Culinary Professionals!

There is so much to learn and do. I highly encourage you to join groups, submit photos, videos, songs. Also, to create and comment on discussions and blogs! Another great feature is working up your own profile! It is a lot of fun!

I guarantee that you will make friends and learn a few tips/tricks that will help grown your business.

I joined on January 11th, 2008 and learn something everyday. I have also made several friends!

I encourage you to join the Pacific Northwest Food Group as well as Talent Revolution & Leadership Groups.

You can also add all your new friends to your profile! (I have sent a request to you, please add me.)

IF you have any questions, please let me know.

At 5:26am on May 7th, 2008, diane said…: Hi Chef,

I'm glad you've joined our community. Our visitors are from over 100 countries and all interested in communicating and connecting. Check out our Rewards Program where you earn stock in FohBoh as you participate. There are hundreds of groups to join, discussions to take part in and blogs to read, as well as many great photos and videos to check out. If you have questions our FAQ doesn't cover, please don't hestitate to contact me.

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