We’re delighted to share the news of the youngest members of our Great Performances family! Ali Ciafre, Assistant Director of Catering at The Plaza; Aya Mohamed, Chef de Cuisine at Great Performances; and Jon Ronsani, Farmer at Katchkie Farm, recently had beautiful daughters. We’re so excited to see the GP family grow and flourish, even during these challenging times.

INTRODUCING PERRY ELIZABETH

Our colleague Ali Ciafre and her husband Nick welcomed their first child, a happy and healthy baby girl named Perry Elizabeth into the world on September 16th. Perry was born 9lbs 1oz and 21in and is so loved by all around her! 

Ali is Assistant Director of Catering at The Plaza, and has been a member of the team for just about 7 years. 

INTRODUCING SORAYA YASMIN

Soraya was born on September 18, 2020 at 6lbs 5oz and 19 inches. Soraya is Aya Mohamed’s first born child, joining Aya’s two wonderful daughters from my husband, Gabrielle and Gizelle. #girldad She’s a very happy baby who is very attentive to the sound of music and her sisters’ voices. She’s a great cuddle and absolute joy to be with.

It’s definitely a joyful experience minus the sleepless nights. Nothing short of a busy season at GP I’d say. She was named after one of my aunts, and it happened to have my name in it too.

Aya can’t wait to get Soraya in the kitchen so we can all be cooking and eating together. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to those who know Aya (a GP chef de cuisine) and her husband Aaron (a GP freelance event chef) who met at Great Performances—“definitely a GP love match”—making Soraya a true GP baby!

INTRODUCING SADIE ANN RONSANI

We welcome Sadie Ann with love to the Ronsani Katchkie Farm family!  Born on the morning of November 1, she is the sister of two proud big brothers Sam and Charlie and Kitty Paws the cat. 

We expect her to be traversing the fields and making mischief by springtime.