Lisa Schroeder is an American chef, restaurateur, and author. She is the owner of Mother's Bistro in Portland, Oregon. Previously, she opened and owned the Italian restaurant Mama Mia Trattoria.

During Portland's George Floyd protests, Schroeder commissioned artist Xochilt Ruvalcaba to paint murals on the boards of Mother's Bistro as part of the Black Lives Matter art initiative in Portland, Oregon.

In addition to her culinary achievements, Lisa Schroeder is also the author of more than twenty books for kids and teens. Her latest novel is A Night to Die For, a young adult murder mystery. She lives in Oregon, where she works full-time and writes whenever she can.