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For 50 years, Gourmet Caterers has earned an unassailable reputation for creating exceptional food service experiences of every size and level of complexity. As New England's leading in dining hospitality, Gourmet is renowned for its talented chefs, impeccable service, and for producing thousands of unforgettable events, weddings, galas, mitzvahs, and every kind of social occasion. Gourmet is the exclusive caterer to the Artists For Humanity Epicenter, Boston Symphony Hall and Tanglewood Music Festival, Edward M. Kennedy Institute, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, and the Peabody Essex Museum. Whether it’s an intimate soiree for just a few of your closest friends, or a citywide convention for thousands, sophisticated elegance or a classic summer clambake beneath a starry Boston sky, the party starts now.

Great Performances is NYC’s premier catering and events company, creating exceptional food experiences since 1980. A dynamic leader in hospitality, Great Performances is known for its culinary excellence, innovation, and a deep commitment to social responsibility and sustainability. As the exclusive caterer for some of New York City’s most iconic institutions—The Plaza Hotel, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Apollo Theater, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Wave Hill—GP brings memorable hospitality to thousands of events each year for Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, cultural organizations, and private clients. GP's portfolio extends beyond catering, with more than 10 restaurants, cafés, and food trucks across the city, as well as partnerships with major festivals and events country-wide including the NYC Wine & Food Festival and Miami Open. Great Performances is also proud to be the first catering company to own and operate its own organic farm. At Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, NY, GP grows food that connects its hospitality operations to the land and reflects their commitment to a more sustainable food system. Great ingredients. Exceptional experiences. A more sustainable future. Because Life Happens Around Food®

While the name Zabar is synonymous with smoked fish and the quintessential New York brunch, Eli Zabar envisioned a different kind of food store from his family’s West Side landmark delicatessen. Inspired by the food halls and markets of London and Paris, Eli’s has become an institution on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, directly across town from the store and home where he grew up. Best known as New York City’s pioneering gourmet food purveyor, Eli Zabar first opened New York's beloved E.A.T. in 1973. Over the last four decades, Eli's empire has grown to include his flagship market, Eli’s Market at 80th & Third Avenue; Eli’s Market at The Vinegar Factory; Eli’s Markets at Grand Central (Bread & Pastry; Farm to Market); New York's beloved E.A.T. Café; E.A.T. Gifts; Eli’s Table, and the adjacent wine shop, Eli’s List; Eli’s Bread; Eli’s Essentials, grab-and-go cafes; Eli's Gift Baskets; Eli’s Night Shift and Eli’s Bar '91 (the most recent additions to Eli's restaurants), as well as the recently re-designed e-commerce sites, www.elizabar.com and www.elizabarwine.com. Throughout his storied career, Eli has kept New Yorkers well-fed with the highest-quality, most-carefully sourced ingredients and products, along with his signature handmade breads & pastries, all with a seasonally-driven European sensibility. Most recently, Eli has been excited to share his passion and knowledge of European wines that celebrate lesser known vintners making beautiful, expressive wines, whatever their terroir, at Eli's List and on the nightly rotating wine lists at Eli's restaurants.