Lisa O'Donnell is the owner of Grape Expectations Wine Bar & Merchant.  The idea for a wine bar comes from her love of wine and entrepreneurial nature.  She lives in downtown Plymouth with her husband, two children, and two dogs.   

Joe started with GE October 2008. Chef Joe started off in the restaurant industry as a dishwasher/prep cook when he was 15 years old.  About a year later he signed up for Culinary Arts at Schoolcraft College at the time the waiting list was two to four years long. Just after high school graduation he received his acceptance letter from Schoolcraft. Alongthe career path there have been stops at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn and Chicago, Oceanique in Evanston, Il, the Golden Mushroom, The Moveable Feast (Joe's first Executive Chef Position), Steve and Rocky's, Oak Pointe Country Club, The Betsie Bay Inn of Frankfort, MI, and Tribute. We look forward to his new food aesthetic, his sense of humor, and adding his own personal touch to the menu. 

Owner: Lisa O'Donnell

Executive Chef:  Joe Schaffer