F
ood entrepreneurship and innovation have been a driving force in Liz Neumark's career. In 1979,
she founded Great Performances: Artists as Waitresses, a small catering company that, as the name
suggests, hired only female artists. She nurtured it into the fourth-largest catering business in the
country, known for sourcing locally before it was trendy and offering visually stunning food.
Liz Neumark of Great Performances and Katchkie Farm
has changed the face of New York City catering and
touched the lives of thousands of underprivileged children.
BY DENISE SHOUKAS
Healing and Helping with Food
Neumark's program at The Sylvia Center includes a
visit to Katchkie Farm, where children plant seeds
and harvest vegetables for a community meal.
PHOTOS: GREAT PERFORMANCES
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