Lisa DiFebo

Chef and restaurateur Lisa DiFebo was born in Wilmington, Delaware, where her father owned a restaurant. Watching him make the red sauce and experiencing the sights, smells, and sounds of the kitchen greatly influenced her from an early age. Lisa moved to the Bethany/Rehoboth area in 1987, and after working in local restaurants, was inspired to open a place of her own. She bought an old beach house in Bethany and turned it into a small deli, serving the best breakfast in town along with sandwiches and favorites from her family’s traditional Italian repertoire. DiFebo’s Café & Deli became an immediate success. After attending the Culinary Institute of America in New York, where she became the first female invited to do a fellowship at the award-winning American Bounty restaurant on campus at the Culinary Institute, Lisa and her husband Jeff Osias returned to the Delaware beaches, where they now own three DiFebo’s locations. Learn more at www.difebos.com