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Pollan-ated!

Liz Neumark | Posted 04.30.2013 | Books
Read More: The Omnivore's Dilemma, Food, Sylvia Center, Michael Pollan, Great Performances, Katchkie Farm, Cooking, Michael Pollan Cooked, Michael Pollan Cooking, Books News
Liz Neumark

Cooking is a critical skill that grows with time and provides the ability to care for oneself or a family. It is independence from poor food choices and from the world of absolutely unhealthy processed food.

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The Old Man and the Sea (VIDEOS)

George Heymont | Posted 11.21.2012 | Arts
Read More: Leonard Foglia, Talise Trevigne, Moby-Dick, Robert Orth, Stephen Costello, Jay Hunter Morris, Robert Brill, Dallas Opera, Herman Melville, Great Performances, Ian Robertson, Morgan Smith, David Perry, Jonathan Lemalu, Jake Heggie, Patrick Summers, San Francisco Opera, Gene Scheer, Elaine J. McCarthy, Video, Arts News
George Heymont

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A Farm To Keg Beer: Captain Lawrence Brewery's Fresh Roasted Pumpkin Ale (VIDEO)

Liza de Guia | Posted 12.01.2012 | Taste
Read More: Seasonal Beer, Coriander, Eater, Food Curated, Fall, Gothamist, Liza deGuia, Great Performances, Brewery, Seasonal, Video, Robb Garceau, Pumpkins, Katchkie Pumpkin Ale, Kinderhook, Spices, Beer, Katchkie Farm, Farm to Table, Local, Scott Vaccaro, Skeeternyc, Featured, New York, Sustainable, Artisan Beer, Fresh, Restaurants, Harvest, Food, Documentary, Captain Lawrence Brewery, Kegs, Pumpkin Beer, Taste News
Liza de Guia

I've never really thought about what actually goes into a pumpkin ale. I guess, I thought it was just a blend of spices that gave the beer its signature flavor. Until now.

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PHOTOS: 7 Latke Ideas For The First Night Of Hanukkah

Posted 12.20.2011 | Home
Read More: Potato Latkes, Latke Fest, Hanukkah, Great Performances, Latkes, Great Performances Latke Fest, Home News

Last night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City catering company Great Performances hosted the third annual Latke Fest. This wasn't just a...

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Hugh Laurie Goes to New Orleans

Roger Catlin | Posted 11.28.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Joe Henry, Great Performances, Blues, New Orleans Music, House, Hugh Laurie, Pbs, Allen Toussaint, Entertainment News
Roger Catlin

"Hugh Laurie: Let Them Talk - A Celebration of New Orleans Blues" is part heartfelt travelogue, part uncomfortable small club gig. Laurie's enthusiasm for all parts of Southern culture is matched by his charm in discussing it.

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(Secret) Video Kills the Comedy Star

Jennifer Ketcham | Posted 07.06.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Mtv, Comedy and Humor, The Buggles, The-Comedy-Store, Bill Burr, Emerging Comics With Matt Taylor, Twitter, Youtube, Performance Art, Great Performances, Facebook, Comedy, Video, Los Angeles News
Jennifer Ketcham

Places like The Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, and Improv have been safe havens for these talented and often self-deprecating live performance artists to try out new material before hitting the road.

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A Night with Patience and Fortitude

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Slidepollajax, Event-Planning, Great Performances, New York Public Library, Nypl, New York News
Liz Neumark

Had you noticed that the iconic main branch of the New York Public Library at 42nd Street has been wrapped Christo-esque for what seems to be forever?...

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Ten Food Subjects You Never See in Lists

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Food Trends, Great Performances, Culinary, Eataly, Economic Crisis, Food, Ingredients, Home News
Liz Neumark

The fashion and trendsetting aspect of food is part of our culture like skinny jeans and ubiquitous boots. We lose sight of its sustenance and connection to wellness and survival. It borders on the obscene.

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Breakfast for Champions

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Slidepollajax, Great Performances, Interfaith Breakfast, New York Public Library, Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Nypl, Nyc Politics, New York News
Liz Neumark

The last day of the year once again found Great Performances and me at the New York Public Library for the Mayors annual Interfaith Breakfast. It is ...

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A Great Miracle Happened Here

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Latke Recipes, Latke Festival, Great Performances, City Winery, Home News
Liz Neumark

Can you believe thanksgiving was just a week ago? In a flash, the next holiday moves in. On deck - Chanukah, with accents of holiday parties ever...

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Thanksgiving - Pause and Reflect.

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Great Performances, Marine Corps, Thanksgiving, New York News
Liz Neumark

My co-worker Ronnie Davis recently worked on the United States Marine's 235th Birthday Ball. What follows is a brief account of his experience. Rega...

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Odd Woman Out

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Women's Rights, Women in Business, Great Performances, Business News
Liz Neumark

I have spent the majority of my life surrounded by women. After the birth of my older brother, my parents got it right and had three daughters (me in ...

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A Marriage of Compromises

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Great Performances, Chelsea Clinton Wedding, Chelsea Clinton, Ethical Eating, Marthas Vineyard, Home News
Liz Neumark

Let's talk about the Clinton wedding. Is a vegan or vegetarian bride within her tactful rights to impose her eating restrictions on all her guests?

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Urban Fiesta/Farm and Garden to Table

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Hudson Square, Roxbury Farm, Great Performances, Katchkie Farm, City Winery, Farm to Table, Home News
Liz Neumark

It has been a wonderful time to celebrate the season of local agriculture. Thursday evening was the fruition of a dream to host an urban Farm to Tabl...

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A Summer of Love

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Sylvia Center, Great Performances, Central Park, New York News
Liz Neumark

Summer - 90 precious days we wait for all year long. A time of revelry and adventures, long days, bountiful harvest. And every once in a while, so...

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From Grassroots to Mountaintops

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Food Justice, Katchkie Farm, Sustainable Food, Sustainable Agriculture, Great Performances, Joan Gussow, Peter Hoffman, Michael Pollan, Local Food, Local Food Movement, Brian Halweil, Bob Walker, Kathy Lawrence, Dan Barber, Local Farmers, Just Food, Marc Spooner, New York News
Liz Neumark

Joan Dye Gussow - the matriarch of the modern-day food movement; the educator and activist who transformed the discussion about nutrition and health f...

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Conversations around Food

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Food and Fitness Partnership, Fresh the Movie, Sisters Hill Farm, Katchkie Farm, High School for Public Service, Ben Shuldiner, American Farmland Trust, Sylvia Center, Winter Sun Farms, NYC Department of Health, Great Performances, Coro Leadership Program, New York News
Liz Neumark

Eating and cooking - we all know the joy and benefits of these activities. They are not only productive in that a goal is achieved (a meal is prepare...

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Feed, Eat, Love...al Fresco

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Wildlife Conservation Society, Great Performances, Katchkie Farm, The City Parks Foundation, Puerto Rican Day Parade, New York News
Liz Neumark

Summer arrived this week from a food perspective. We had 3 consecutive evenings of outdoor galas and the weekend featured sumptuous nibbling in the f...

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A Touch of Spring

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Organic Farming, Dizzys Club Coca Cola, Sylvia Center, Great Performances, Columbia Land Conservancy, Katchkie Farm, Home News
Liz Neumark

Wednesday, it was 90 degrees, or so said the car's external thermometer, as I made my way up the Taconic, almost racing to get to Katchkie Farm. It h...

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A Catering Away-Game

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: Great Performances, Sony Ericsson Open, Sports News
Liz Neumark

My adolescent rebellion took many forms. One of them was refusing to learn how to play tennis. My parents were passionate about the game, as were my...

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Twinkle Twinkle, Many Stars

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Tony Awards, Great Performances, Plaza Hotel, New York News
Liz Neumark

There are moments when it feels like we are living in the center of the universe. When everyone who walks by is a star - a Broadway star that is. Th...

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Katchkie Forward

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Sylvia Center, Great Performances, Katchkie Farm, Home News
Liz Neumark

Four years ago we set out on a mission to establish a new farm, an extension of the Great Performances family. The farm would supply us with food and...

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The Shoe on the Other Foot

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Yorkville Common Pantry, Great Performances, City Harvest, West Side Campaign Against Hunger, Katchkie Farm, Food Bank, New York News
Liz Neumark

Weeks ago, Great Performances said yes to Stephen Grimaldi, Executive Director of the Yorkville Common Pantry. Yes - to being the honoree for the York...

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No Twilight at the Plaza

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Plaza Grand Ballroom, Robert Pattinson, Great Performances, Plaza Hotel, HELP USA, New York News
Liz Neumark

New York is a tough town. Hard to make it here and the hometown critics are hardest on their own. Witness the love-hate relationships between the ...

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What the Fashionable Palate is Wearing

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Bam, Plaza Hotel, Hors D?Oeuvres, Wave Hill, Mae Mae Café, Great Performances, Foodies, Sotheby's, Marc Spooner, Home News
Liz Neumark

It is fashion week in NYC and our focus turns to a fashion 'plate' of a different sort. Food is fashion. And though there are timeless classics (lik...

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