Today we’d like to introduce you to Lisa Galvan.
Lisa, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
I have been in the restaurant industry for 37 years. I started as a waitress and actually never thought this would become my life passion. I always liked to cook and people would say I should open a restaurant. The love of entertaining and cooking was noticed by a restaurant owner in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and he approached me about revamping his existing place and taking it over. I took on the challenge and that is what I have done ever since. Eventually, I moved back to Dallas where I was born and after working with my sister and brother in law at their first Mi Cocina I eventually opened my own place called Luna de Noche Tex-Mex Grill in 1998 in the Dallas area and went on to open 7 more operations. I sold them in 2009. At this present time, I am doing what brought me to this business to begin with and that is to cook. Now I only concentrate on one occasion at a time. I do not have the everyday complex issues of a restaurant. I do much more than Tex-Mex and take pride in what I create for your special events.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
I found managing personalities was a juggling act. Trying to keep the peace with the foh and the boh was challenging. The cooks fought with the wait staff the wait staff with the managers and at the end of the day the biggest challenge was for our customers to never see it or feel it. I was always a big advocate of immigration reform as well. These are basic business challenges, my life challenges would fill a book.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
What I love most about Seasoned Creations is the freedom to create whatever the customer desires. Tex-Mex is what I was known for but my menus were innovative even then. I believe everyone who is in this business derives their greatest pleasure with positive feedback on the food that was prepared. That is what makes me love it.
What were you like growing up?
I was brought up in a household where athletics were dominant. I always seemed to have my own interests and sports was not it at all. I was not a big fan of school but I excelled in home economics. I learned early on I enjoyed cooking and I would go home and experiment on my family. I remember cooking Swedish Meatballs, Chinese Fried Rice etc. A childhood friend reminded me a few years back that we would sit outside and I would say “when I grow up, I am going to open a restaurant”
Contact Info:
- Website: www.seasonedcreations.com
- Phone: 214 650 3344
- Email: seasonedcreations.dallas@gmail.com or galvancuevas@gmail.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CateredSeasonedCreations/
