We used The Wooden Spoon for our August 2011 wedding in Waitsfield, VT. We were impressed with Lisa from the moment we met her. Her open, enthusiastic and inviting personality extended beyond our meetings and also characterized the quality of her food, presentation and the wonderful staff she has. Lisa assisted us in coming up with a menu that fit our desires and our budget and delighted all on our Wedding day. She was incredibly easy to communicate with, and was very flexible with all menu changes. She coordinated with our wedding venue and our rental company to assure everything came together smoothly. We can't rave enough about Lisa and her staff and how much they added to our celebration. We would use the Wooden Spoon again without hesitation!

- Becky and Matt, South Burlington, VT

Thank you for the wonderful job you and Jesse did! It was a real treat to experience all the things we read about you in your accolades first hand. It's all true! Our guests had a wonderful time, we all loved the food, the service was great, and we really appreciated how spic and span you left the kitchen!  It was a fantastic night. Thank you again. 

- Maria and Chris

Thank you again for everything! Everyone LOVED your food and you made our celebration perfect! We were just so impressed with everything, from the flavor and imagination of the food to the professionalism of you and your staff! We had a fabulous time and great memories!
All our best,

Nikki & Scott

When you have one of the most important events in your life take place, and you have a gathering to celebrate that event, having good food is a must! We are good food people. Lisa Friedman and her team from the Wooden Spoon did that for us. Lisa was a pleasure to work with. There was an extensive menu to choose from and the presentation was very tastefully done. No detail was forgotten. Lisa was flexible and energetic to work with. The set up and clean up was seamless. We simply did not want the day to end….. Thank you Lisa and team!

- Claudia Sullivan and Emmanuel Tissot
Wedding Reception August 14, 2010

Thank you so much for all of your help with our wedding! You were so helpful in everything, always making sure every little detail was taken care of. Our wedding was absolutely beautiful and you were such a huge part of creating such an amazing day. You are so talented and creative, we couldn’t have been happier with everything. Thank you for everything.

- Chrissy & Willapa

I hire the Wooden Spoon every fall to cater my annual homeowner meeting cocktail parties. Lisa makes the planning process easy and has a wide range of appetizers to select from. Once I make my selections, I know that I can just leave it up to Lisa and her team to pull off my party seamlessly. My clients rave about the food and frequently ask for her card so they can have her cater their upcoming event. I am always amazed by the quality of the food and the ease of planning my events.

- Susan Calabrese, Sugarbush Property Group

The Wooden Spoon never fails to exceed our expectations.  It is hard to say whether Lisa’s dishes are more beautiful or delicious.  I am just amazed every time. Lisa is a pleasure to work with and always comes up with the perfect plan for our events—from a simple soup and salad for a lunch meeting to beautifully prepared appetizers, to a cozy dinner party.  She is sensitive to our non-profit’s limited budget and comes up with creative menus to suite any occasion.  She does it all with class, perfection, and an easy going smile, assuring that every detail is aligned.

- Meghan Moroni
Center for Whole Communities

In short, having been in the restaurant business most of my life, I feel I have the expertise to judge. Everything was perfect and not just to me. Everyone that was there...all fifty have come back to me to say how wonderful everything was...the food was out of this world; the service was professional and smiley. The timing moving from cocktail hour to dinner was perfect (again) and you showed great foresight to have enough food for the 30 dinners I ordered and the 36 dinners that were served. If I ever have another party in Vermont I will set my date by when you are available.

- Stephanie Pape

Over the past 25 years I have put on many events and worked with countless caterers.  I can honestly say that Lisa Friedman is my favorite caterer.  She is professional, fun, and extremely easy to work with.  Her menu suggestions and choices are ever-changing and always delicious.  She really takes the time to listen to what I want and need and offers great suggestions.  She is not satisfied unless I am thrilled with what she has provided.  I feel very confident in recommending her to my friends and business associates and have done so many times.  I have never been disappointed!

- Tammy Field, Waitsfield

Working with Lisa and The Wooden Spoon team was the easiest, seamless and most enjoyable experience I have had in quite a long time. The event I did with Lisa was not a wedding but needed to feel somewhat like a wedding - it was to personify the casual country Vermont vibe while being elegant and upscale. Lisa’s food options and suggestions fit that bill perfectly. Her staff was magnificent, polite and pleasant and her food was amazing. We has some hard to please people at the event and everyone raved about the catering. All in all, Lisa’s flexibility and ability to move outside of her comfort zone made the whole event successful and perfect.

- Laurie Roth Bartlett
Leave it to Laurie – Weddings and Events

Lisa's combined experiences as a busy chef and mother position her well to provide practical, doable, real-world strategies and recipes for supporting healthy food choices in children and families.  She is committed to researching and presenting the latest food and health-related information in a user-friendly, understandable way. All this, combined with her impeccable organization and sense of humor made this an incredibly informative, useful and fun way to support children's healthy food choices, and ours as adults, as well.

- Chris Dodge Fayston Elementary School Principal

My medical practice held an evening open house event for colleagues, employees, friends and family and significant others to celebrate the arrival of a new physician and the christening of our new office space.  Lisa and her Wooden Spoon team were great.  Every piece of the experience was perfectly professional.  The food - which we decided upon, with mix-and-match suggestions from Wooden Spoon - was truly superior.  The service staff were simultaneously friendly and unobtrusive.  Perhaps most important of all were the facts that I had only to make choices and decisions - Wooden Spoon took care of each last piece of work - and our guests had a great time.

- David Weissgold, MD, Retina Center of Vermont, South Burlington

Our company has used The Wooden Spoon to cater several corporate events. I have also worked with Lisa on wedding events as I am a justice of the peace. They are flawless in both environments. The food is always fantastic. The Wooden Spoon staff has always performed with consummate professionalism. We prefer to use Wooden Spoon because of the creativity of the cuisine and the ease of planning and executing an event. They are always our first call.

- Jon Jamieson CIC
Jamieson Insurance

"I am so impressed with Lisa's attention to detail.  Nothing is overlooked.  The flavors she brings out in food are unique.  As a recent guest remarked - "This is several notches above what one normally expects at a catered affair".  That is so right and says it all."  

- Dana Donaldson, Waitsfield

"Perfect menu
Perfect professional
Perfect amount
Perfect prep
Perfect presentation
Perfect timing
Perfectly delicious"

- Liz Raddock