About Lisa Reeder and a local notion

Lisa Reeder is a proud graduate of the Unviersity of Virginia (Comm ‘96). Upon graduating, she began work at a catering company (now Harvest Moon) and began learning about all aspects of the foodservice industry. Highlights of her foodservice career include bartendress at Continental Divide, line cook at Hamiltons’ at First and Main, graduate of the Chef’s Training Program at the Natural Gourmet Cookery School (New York City), and chef and local foods purchaser at feast!. In addition, she has worked as the chef at a daycare center (NY); as a chef instructor for a federally funded nutrition study (NY); as a sales rep and marketing director for a gourmet refrigerated-foods distributor (NY); and as a roving chalkboard artist, gardening helper, and general foodie. Currently Lisa is available for local foods consultation and cookery through her new business venture, a local notion (www.alocalnotion.net).