Foodie Profile
Over 25 years of experience in food styling for still life camera and film. Highly skilled on-site location chef and event party captain. Innovative in menu development, event planning, staging and decor. Excellent communication and listening skills, achieving client confidence and satisfaction. Accomplished at taking initiative with the added bonus of creativity and intuition. Ability to inspire others and to coordinate within a team.
Food Styling for Film
| Stranger Things/Tareco Season 4 | 2021 |
| The Harder They Fall | 2020 |
| Midnight Texas | 2019 |
| Sicario: Day of Saldado | 2018 |
| Ideal Home | 2016 |
| Better Call Saul | 2015 |
| As Cool As I Am | 2013 |
| Observe and Report | 2008 |
Catering Experience
Event Chef/Party Captain: Walter Burke Catering, Santa Fe, NM 2002–2013
Managed party kitchen staff, cooked and coordinated timing of meal service. This included plate presentations and buffet decor. Collaborated with event planners and clients alike. Events included highly personalized weddings, boutique dinner services in private homes, and large scale galas. Also worked with Bon Appetit at The Santa Fe Opera, Marja’s Custom Catering, Casa Nova Catering and The Cowgirl Hall of Fame.
Event Chef: Melon’s Catering, San Francisco, CA 2013-2014
Special event chef with locations in the San Francisco Bay area. Assisted in the execution of Google Galas and lunch trucks for their Silicon Valley employees. Exquisite top-notch seasoned establishment catering to our clients’ every whim. Also worked with: Paula Le Duc, Cuisine Cuisine, Betty Zlatchin, Red & White Dinner Cruises, Continental Caterers.
Retreat Chef
Location Chef/Cooking Teacher: Villa Lina Agritourismo, Ronciglione. Italy 2006–2008
Instructed American tourists in Italy in regional cooking on a farm estate with emphasis on my Italian background and family heritage. Designed meals and lessons plans based on connections with local farmers. I interacted with them daily to incorporate their offerings into our workshops and meals. I executed “family style” dinners for 20 students and staff in the evening from the lessons of the day.
Location Retreat Chef: Mountain Spirit Lodge Hunting Lodge, Chromo, CO 2003–2004 Created and prepared all menus and meals for an elite group of elk hunters during hunting season. Menu eccentricities included bear stew, elk smoked sausage, and bison sliders
Food & Prop Stylist
San Francisco, New York, New Mexico in Photography & Film: to Current Please visit lisannescafine.com for full bio, portfolio, and client list.
Food Education
Scuola di Michelangelo, Florence Italy—Italian Cuisine & Culture
Client Endorsements
“Lisanne Scafine worked with me as a food and prop stylist for 3 years. I found her to be incredibly creative, reliable and easy to work with, even under difficult circumstances. She is capable of handling almost any project that would come her way. I totally recommend her to any client.”
—Bunny Martin, Food Stylist, San Francisco, CA
“For the past 10 years I have had the privilege of working with Lisanne. As the executive chef, I was responsible for sending out ‘on-site chefs” to a variety of locations, full of variables and potential problems — the kind of work that requires ‘on-the-spot’ problem solving. I always knew when Lisanne was in charge she would make the right decisions, prepare and present the food with style and flair, and make sure the clients had an excellent experience. She assumes responsibility with grace, gets great results, and is a joy to work with.”
—Stacey Pearl, Exeutive Chef, NYC
“Lisanne has been a party planner, decorator and consultant for us over the years. She is passionate, committed, and creative. I have consistently seen her deliver projects on or ahead of time, usually far exceeding the initial demands of her work. I wholeheartedly recommend her for any professional position in which she can channell her considerable skills and creativity.”
— Nicolas Ballas, Managing Partner — Cowgirl BBQ, Santa Fe, NM