herSTORY
by
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RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
Honoring the women who inspire our guests, our team, and our community. Each week, we celebrate remarkable women whose stories of strength, grace, resilience, and heart embody what ELLE represents.
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Our Featured Women
Celebrating the remarkable women in our community
JONI ROECKER
FROM HER HUSBAND, MIKE ROECKER
“Joni is a wonderful loving wife and grandmother. She comes from a strong Italian family where hugs and helping each other through thick and thin is the norm.”
JAY LEITSON
PART OWNER, 56 RESTAURANT GROUP
"If ELLE stands for strength, grace, resilience, and heart – then my mom is the definition..."
LENA GLASSMAN PESTER
MY "ELLE" BY MARK ELLIOTT
"Lena adopted me when I was 2 1/2 years old. Believing a family should be kept together..."
CHEF GIOVANNI CASOLA
EXECUTIVE CHEF
"My grandmother, Vincenza Casola, inspires me. She has brought our whole family together..."
JULIA CHILD
CULINARY PIONEER
Celebrating the woman who revolutionized American cooking and inspired generations of chefs.
MAGGIE ENTIS
COMMUNITY LEADER
A remarkable woman whose dedication to community and leadership inspires us all.
LOLA
INSPIRING WOMAN
A woman whose strength, grace, and heart embody everything Elle represents.
MARGARET HIRSCH
BY HER DAUGHTER, PAMELA HIRSCH
"My mother was a woman of unshakeable courage. She showed me that creativity is an act of resilience — something you reach for precisely when life is hard."
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