Meet Our Culinary Team
We are pleased to introduce you to the Great Performances Catering culinary team. We are incredibly lucky to have such a diverse and talented group of men and women working with us to make each catered event we touch an event to remember. Each member of our culinary team is organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and has a passion for quality food and service, but they are so much more than that. Each member of our team brings their own personal flair to each catering event in order to provide your guests (be they friends, clients, or colleagues) with the finest food and service possible while creating an atmosphere that is both enjoyable and stress-free.
Get to know them a little better here.
LEADERSHIP
CHRIS HARKNESS
Director of Food & Beverage
Experienced Director Of Operations with a demonstrated history of working in the Food & Beverage industry. Strong operations, professionally skilled in Large Event Catering, Sporting Events, Cooking, Food Preparation, People Management
GET TO KNOW OUR CULINARY & CATERING TEAM
RICHARD BROWN
Executive Chef – CPS Events at the Plaza
MIKE DEUEL
Executive Chef of Catering Operations
GEORGETTE FARKAS
Culinary Ambassador
JEFF FELIX
Venue Chef
DARRYL GOFFREDA
Executive Chef at Rockefeller University
KAVON LANGLEY
Executive Chef, The Norm at Brooklyn Museum
PATRICE MARRETT
Venue Chef
AYA MOHAMED
Chef de Cuisine – Venues
ROBERT SCHWARZ
Culinary Operations Manager
ANDREW SMITH
Chef
ELROY WILLIAMS
Venue Chef, Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Each member of our team is trained under our proprietary GP University program, ensuring consistent, reliable, and impeccable service.
Now that you got to know our culinary team better, get to know the rest of the team at Great Performances.