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The Food Fashionista
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Lisa Hines is the Vivienne Westwood-meets-Alice Waters of local ingredients. Lisa’s contextual, travel-inspired style has won her guests over and over again.

          When it comes to cooking with flair, Chef Lisa prepares vibrant and feel-good dishes drawn from the casual-chic lifestyle of the West Coast. Using local ingredients to create vibrant global flavors, serves up soul-satisfying fare in a unique way.

          Lisa has been featured in numerous articles in magazine, print and television. Her cooking adventures have led her to doing stints as private chef to Charles Schwab and cooking for contestants & crew of Bravo's "Top Chef". Chef Hines has developed a large base of repeat private, non-profit, and corporate clients from her downtown kitchen in San Rafael, whom she is grateful to have served for over 25 years.

Mom to college students, Milan, 20 and Luca, 18, Lisa’s next chapter of Bella Luxe will be based out of Newport Beach. Southern California is where Chef grew up and realized that Food is simple, therefore, have fun with it! Lisa’s food is youthful, style-driven, and inspired by travel to hotspots from near and far. Let us inspire you.