By Sasha Burchuk Chock full of succulent and wholesome “Mother Cuisine” recipes for traditional mainstays like black bean soup, chicken and dumplings, and cioppino as well as innovated classics like almond poppyseed pancakes and roasted garlic, prosciutto, and provolone macaroni & cheese, Mama Mia Trattoria/Mother’s Bistro proprietor Lisa Schroeder’s  new cookbook Mother’s Best is a must-have [ … ]

by Eva Hagberg  /   Dec 21, 2009 Mama Mia Trattoria and Mother’s Bistro & Bar chef and recently-teevee’d Mother’s Best author Lisa Schroeder has just been named Civil Rights Champion by the 2009 Oregon Bureau of Labor Industries. The official word on Lisa’s contributions to humanity: “she is one of the founders of the [ … ]

Cookbook Description: For 10 years, Lisa Schroeder, chef and owner of Mother’s Bistro & Bar in Portland, Oregon, has been serving her guests home-style food their mother, grandmothers and great-grandmothers might have made. Now she wants to teach people how to make these dishes themselves. With Mother’s Best, Schroeder offers recipes for 150 of her [ … ]

2011/05/03  |  Beth Shea With a name like Mother’s you know your family will feel right at home dining at this award-winning (best comfort food, best brunch, best lunch spot) bistro in downtown Portland. Chef and Owner Lisa Schroeder is a mother and grandmother herself, and she prides herself on serving “mother food,” or slow-cooked [ … ]