Liz Neumark
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Liz Neumark is the founder and CEO of New York catering company Great Performances. A third generation New Yorker and Barnard
graduate, Liz is a member of the New York State Food Policy Council
and the founder of The Sylvia Center - a nonprofit organization that inspires healthful eating for children through cooking workshops and visits to the farm.
Liz created Great Performances in 1979 as a waitress service for women in the arts. The company is based in Hudson Square
, NYC and is today the largest off-premises catering company in New York City. It is the exclusive caterer for notable artistic institutions including Jazz at Lincoln Center
, BAM
, Apollo Theater
, Sotheby's
, Caramoor and Wave Hill
. In keeping with its appreciation of the arts, Great Performances created the Scholarship Awards Program which supports its event staff members who are pursuing careers as artists.
Liz recently joint ventured with Delaware North Companies
to manage and operate the Plaza Hotel
.
In 2006, Liz created Katchkie Farm, an organic farm on 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) of never-before-farmed land in Columbia County
, which was named after her son, NY. Katchkie Farm is the home of the Sylvia Center where school groups throughout New York visit to plant in the Children's Garden and learn about eating healthful foods.
Liz is currently a blogger on food politics for the Huffington Post. She is the also a recipient of the Food Arts Silver Spoon Award and was named one the 100 Most Influential Women in NYC Business by Crain's New York.
Barnard
- People :Some of the Barnard family are believed to have been Huguenots who fled from the Atlantic coast region of France to England, Ireland, Holland and the New World circa 1685 or earlier than that date. See,...
graduate, Liz is a member of the New York State Food Policy Council
New York State Food Policy Council
- Creation and Mission :To address the prevalence of Food deserts and diet-related illness in New York, and to promote sustainable, Local food, the New York State Food Policy Council was founded on May 20, 2007 by Governor Eliot Spitzer’s Executive Order No. 13...
and the founder of The Sylvia Center - a nonprofit organization that inspires healthful eating for children through cooking workshops and visits to the farm.
Liz created Great Performances in 1979 as a waitress service for women in the arts. The company is based in Hudson Square
Hudson Square
What was Hudson Square is now St. John's Park and is in TriBeCa , not in the Printing District or South Village. This Manhattan neighborhood, less known as West SoHo is generally bounded by West Houston Street to the north, Canal Street to the south, 6th Avenue to the east and the Hudson River to...
, NYC and is today the largest off-premises catering company in New York City. It is the exclusive caterer for notable artistic institutions including Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center is part of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. JALC's performing arts complex, Frederick P. Rose Hall, is located at West 60th Street and Broadway in New York City, slightly south of the main Lincoln Center campus and directly adjacent to Columbus Circle. Frederick P....
, BAM
Bam
Bam is commonly used as an onomatopoeia for a sound, mostly that of an impact or collision.Bam or BAM may also refer to:Places:*Bam, Iran, a city*Bam County, an administrative subdivision of Iran*Bam Province, Burkina Faso...
, Apollo Theater
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater in New York City is one of the most famous, and older, music halls in the United States, and the most famous club associated almost exclusively with Black performers...
, Sotheby's
Sotheby's
Sotheby's is the world's fourth oldest auction house in continuous operation.-History:The oldest auction house in operation is the Stockholms Auktionsverk founded in 1674, the second oldest is Göteborgs Auktionsverk founded in 1681 and third oldest being founded in 1731, all Swedish...
, Caramoor and Wave Hill
Wave Hill
Wave Hill is an estate and garden in New York.Wave Hill may also refer to:*Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, formerly known as Wave Hill, a township in the Northern Territory of Australia...
. In keeping with its appreciation of the arts, Great Performances created the Scholarship Awards Program which supports its event staff members who are pursuing careers as artists.
Liz recently joint ventured with Delaware North Companies
Delaware North Companies
Delaware North Companies is a global food service and hospitality company headquartered in Buffalo, New York The company operates in the lodging, sporting, airport, gaming and entertainment industries. The company employs over 50,000 people worldwide and has over $2 billion in annual revenues...
to manage and operate the Plaza Hotel
Plaza Hotel
The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 20-story luxury hotel with a height of and length of that occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South in Manhattan. Fifth Avenue extends along the east side of Grand Army Plaza...
.
In 2006, Liz created Katchkie Farm, an organic farm on 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) of never-before-farmed land in Columbia County
Columbia County, New York
Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,096. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal...
, which was named after her son, NY. Katchkie Farm is the home of the Sylvia Center where school groups throughout New York visit to plant in the Children's Garden and learn about eating healthful foods.
Liz is currently a blogger on food politics for the Huffington Post. She is the also a recipient of the Food Arts Silver Spoon Award and was named one the 100 Most Influential Women in NYC Business by Crain's New York.