Grilled Whole Cabbage with Garlic Butter & Chili Crisp
Chef Anastassia and Chef Mike share their savory, smoky, and utterly delicious recipe for grilled whole cabbage.
At Great Performances, food is woven into every moment from a quick coffee break to a grand celebratory feast. We bring this belief to life through delicious food, warm hospitality, and boundless culinary creativity. At the heart of it all is our Chefs’ Choir℠ ensemble – a unique and diverse group of extraordinary chefs and cooks who power our catering, café, and restaurant services. With their diverse talents, perspectives, and culinary expertise, they shape the unforgettable menus that define our events, from corporate gatherings and nonprofit galas to weddings and milestone celebrations; and that feed our diners at our cafés and restaurants.
Through the Chefs’ Choir℠ ensemble, our chefs step beyond the kitchen to share their passion and expertise directly with you. They offer recipes to try at home, stories that inspire, insights into their craft, and tips to elevate your cooking. Whether you’re looking to recreate a signature dish, explore new techniques, or simply find fresh inspiration, the Chefs’ Choir℠ ensemble brings the artistry and creativity of Great Performances into your home, making every meal a celebration.
Celebrating Women
At Great Performances, we’re proud to house a talented and diverse group of chefs who inspire us every day with their creativity, passion, and culinary expertise. As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we want to shine a spotlight on the incredible women on our culinary team who lead with strength and innovation both in and out of the kitchen.
As we reflect on the remarkable achievements of women in the food industry, we invite you to join us in celebrating the chefs, mentors, and culinary pioneers who have shaped the way we experience food.
We’ve gathered some of our favorite recipes they’ve created recently below.
Grilled Eggs in Bell Peppers with Guacamole
Jump to Recipe About Chefs’ Choir® A chorus of culinary voices from Great Performances—our chefs step out of the kitchen to share recipes, stories, and
Chefs’ Choir: Anastassia Batsoula’s Vinegret by Mama
Here’s a recipe my mom always makes. It’s tasty, healthy, vegan and beautiful on the table. Russian Vinaigrette, we call Vinegret, is a classic Russian
Chef’s Choir: Tatiana’s Spring Crudite
At Great Performances, food is woven into every moment from a quick coffee break to a grand celebratory feast. We bring this belief to life
Chef’s Choir: Anastassia’s Tips for Sustainability
At Great Performances, food is woven into every moment from a quick coffee break to a grand celebratory feast. We bring this belief to life
Chefs’ Choir: Chef Anastassia Batsoula-Deuel’s Russian Pelmeni
For Anastassia Batsoula-Deuel, making pelmeni is more than just cooking—it’s a cherished family tradition. She grew up rolling out these hearty Russian dumplings alongside her mother and grandmother, filling the kitchen with warmth and conversation. Now, she hopes to pass the tradition on to her little one, sharing the joy of homemade comfort food, one bite at a time.
Don’t Hire a Caterer: Spring Hors d’Oeuvre
May 1, 2023
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Georgette Farkas shares some of her tried and true tricks for hosting the perfect Spring soirée.
Rotisserie Georgette Roasted Sweet Carrots
April 4, 2023
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Each spring I consider the proximity of the Easter and Passover holidays and the ways in which their two cultures intersect in the life of
Poached Asparagus, Tarragon Chopped Egg, Grain Mustard Sauce
April 4, 2023
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Each spring I consider the proximity of the Easter and Passover holidays and the ways in which their two cultures intersect in the life of
April Food Festival: Ramp Pesto
April 1, 2023
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This month we’re celebrating Preservation with a Ramp Pesto recipe brough to you by our Culinary Director, Andrew Smith.
Mother’s Day Asparagus and Goat Cheese Frittata
May 5, 2022
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MOTHER’S DAY ASPARAGUS AND GOAT CHEESE FRITTATA By Georgette Farkas I prepared this dish with Mother’s Day in mind, knowing my own mother, Francine, will
Char Grilled Baby Carrots
April 4, 2022
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During the spring holidays I tend to look for something light that will work with all the holidays. Char Grilled Baby Carrots Recipe Serves 6
Apollo Music Café
The Apollo Music Café series presents independent artists to a unique audience. Featuring diverse performances across a myriad of genres (R&B, hip hop, soul, jazz, pop, funk, and rock), this series showcases artists drawn from the independent music scene who impact the way music is heard and experienced.
Location: The Apollo Stages at The Victoria
Tickets: start at $39.85
Frédéric Yonnet
Friday, April 4th at 10:00pm
Harmonicist Frédéric Yonnet plays an instrument many have owned, but few have mastered. Originally from France, Yonnet is regarded as one of the most talented and innovative harmonica players on the international music scene.
Endea Owens & The Cookout
Saturday, March 5th at 10:00pm
Upright bassist Endea Owens headlines the Apollo Music Café with her red-hot smoking band, The Cookout. For all you jazz lovers looking for a feast, this night at the café is a banquet.
Ellington in Focus
Featuring Jason Moran
Friday, April 11th at 8:00pm
Location: Apollo’s Historic Theater
Tickets: start at $51.65
Join The Apollo and Jason Moran for a soul-stirring evening of music and breathtaking imagery featuring the music of Jazz legend Duke Ellington and the work of iconic photographer Gordon Parks.
This one-night-only concert on one of the world’s most legendary stages includes rare images of Duke Ellington from the Gordon Parks collection. Experience Moran’s reimagining of Ellington’s groundbreaking compositions in this extraordinary celebration of the composer’s enduring 125 year legacy.
House of Flying Daggers
Part of “Films to See Before You Die”
Wednesday, April 9th from 6:30pm to 9:45pm
Tickets: $15 Non-members, $8 Members
Asia Society continues its ongoing monthly series titled Films to See Before You Die featuring classic films and underseen gems from across Asia and the Asian diaspora with extended introductions by Asia Society’s Curator of Film.
House of Flying Daggers
Zhang Yimou, China, 2004, 35mm, 120 min.
In Mandarin with English subtitles.
Pivotal 5th Generation Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou’s sumptuous wuxia epic features all-star trio Zhang Ziyi as a martial arts seductress, Takeshi Kaneshiro as a womanizing imperial officer, and Andy Lau as the superior who sends him after her with one futile warning: “Don’t fall in love.”
The Threepenny Opera
Thursday, April 3rd through Sunday, April 6th
Location: Peter Jay Sharp Building, Howard Gilman Opera House
Tickets: start at $55
Murderous antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) slashes through Victorian London in The Threepenny Opera, Bertolt Brecht’s scandalous satire that electrified Weimar-era German audiences 400 times in just two years after its 1928 debut.
A century later, Brecht’s razor-sharp critique of unbridled capitalism still cuts deep—an eerily prophetic vision of a well-fed society teetering on the brink, propelled by Kurt Weill’s infectious, jazz-infused score.
Barrie Kosky’s Berliner Ensemble production is sly and perversely sexy, embracing seediness and cynicism with glitzy disillusion and more than a hint of danger. A master showman, Kosky manages to beguile us through the familiar rise and fall of Brecht’s sociopathic leading man, adding a knowing creepiness to his unrepentant antics.
As Mack the Knife’s indelible melody lingers, this sleek, elemental staging amplifies the play’s knife-edge allure, proving its savage indictment of greed remains as urgent and seductive as ever.
Macbeth in Stride
Tuesday, April 15th through Sunday, April 27th
Location: BAM Strong, Harvey Theater
Tickets: start at $25
A dazzling theatrical event created by Obie Award-winning artist Whitney White, who performs with an ensemble and a live band, Macbeth in Stride examines what it means to be an ambitious woman through the lens of one of Shakespeare’s most iconic characters.
This sensational production uses pop, rock, gospel, and R&B to trace the fatalistic arc of Lady Macbeth, while lifting up contemporary Black female power, femininity, and desire. Directors Tyler Dobrowsky and Taibi Magar (Underground Railroad Game, Is God Is) co-stage this groundbreaking production, with choreography by Raja Feather Kelly (A Strange Loop).
Blk Odyssy
BAM FREE MUSIC
Thursday, April 24th at 7:00pm
Location: Peter Jay Sharp Building, The Adam Space (BAMcafé)
Tickets: FREE
Formerly active as an Americana artist under his given name, Juwan Elcock turned his keen eye for detail and storytelling prowess toward a new signature sound as Blk Odyssy—a style informed by D’Angelo, Kendrick Lamar, Funkadelic, and swinging jazz. Born in Plainfield, NJ, and now based in Austin, TX, Blk Odyssy reached nearly 290,000 listeners with a January 2024 appearance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts series, fronting an 11-piece band as he brought to life the urgent messages and relaxed grooves from his 2021 LP, BLK VINTAGE.
Originally from Northern Virginia, Niara Sterling has woven herself into the fabric of the music, art, community, and style renaissance in New York and Washington, D.C. Devoted to exploring diverse genres and transcending traditional boundaries, Sterling has a particular love for house, Afro-tech, jazz, R&B, and soul. Her career has seen collaborations with acclaimed artists like Aluna, Ari Lennox, Ghostface Killah, and Mary J. Blige.
Brooklyn Poetry Slam
Thursday, April 24th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Tickets: register in advance and pay as you wish (suggested admission: $10)
Amplify the voices of Brooklyn at a series of pay-what-you-can slams, presented by poets and cofounders Mahogany L. Browne and DJ Jive Poetic. Come to listen to poets, or arrive early to sign up if you’d like to join the slam (limited availability).
2025 Brooklyn Artists Ball
Tuesday, April 29th from 6:30pm to 12:00am
Location: Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion and Lobby, 1st Floor, and Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
Tickets: Purchase tickets today!
Tap into the borough’s creative energy at the Brooklyn Artists Ball—one of the art world’s most cherished, vibrant, and inspiring annual events. Expect a lively reception, a legendary and elegant gala dinner, and an After Party that you absolutely can’t miss! It’s guaranteed to be an unforgettable night of creativity and joy.
Honoring
Darren Walker
President, Ford Foundation
Hometown Heroes: Celebrating Roger Humphries (Pittsburgh)
Tuesday, April 8th at 7:00pm and 9:00pm
Tickets: start at $20
PERFORMANCE LINEUP
Roger Humphries, drums
Jeremy Pelt, trumpet
Patrick Bartley, alto saxophone
Russell Hall, bass
Purchase Jazz Orchestra
Monday, April 21st at 7:00pm and 9:00pm
Tickets: start at $20
Nestled above Columbus Circle with stunning views of Central Park, Dizzy’s Club offers a one-of-a-kind experience that blends the magic of live jazz with the warmth of an intimate atmosphere. From iconic artists to rising stars, each performance celebrates the vibrant spirit and diversity of jazz. Paired with a thoughtfully curated menu, it’s the perfect setting to enjoy world-class music, exceptional cuisine, and unforgettable moments in the heart of New York City.
TRIAD: Dominick Farinacci, Christian Tamburr & Michael Ward-Bergeman
Wednesday, April 23rd at 7:00pm and 9:00pm
Tickets: start at $20
TRIAD unites the talents of Dominick Farinacci (Jazz at Lincoln Center Global Ambassador, TED Speaker), Michael Ward-Bergeman (Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, NY Philharmonic soloist), and Christian Tamburr (Cirque du Soleil, Penn & Teller). Blending trumpet, vibes, marimba, and accordion, the trio explores deep South American, New Orleans, and European influences, reimagining works by Astor Piazzolla, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Kurt Weill, and more alongside original compositions.
PERFORMANCE LINEUP
Dominick Farinacci, trumpet
Christian Tamburr, vibes and marimba
Michael Ward-Bergeman, accordion
Family Concert: Who is Gerry Mulligan?
Saturday, April 5th at 3:00pm
Location: Rose Theater
Tickets: start at $10
Bring your family to Jazz at Lincoln Center’s exciting concert series designed for young audiences! This time, we’re diving into the smooth, cool world of saxophonist and composer Gerry Mulligan, a legendary figure in the cool jazz movement. Discover the magic of his mellow tones, innovative arrangements, and groundbreaking piano-less quartet that changed the jazz landscape forever. Through lively performances and fascinating stories, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Future of Jazz Orchestra, music directed by Grammy winner and former JLCO member Ted Nash, brings Mulligan’s music to life, offering an inspiring experience that highlights his enduring influence on jazz.
Paquito D’Rivera: Celebrating 70+ Years in Music
Friday, April 18th and Saturday, April 19th
Location: Rose Theater
Tickets: start at $57
NEA Jazz Master, composer, and reedist Paquito D’Rivera brings to life the eclectic fusion of his extensive travels with unparalleled improvisations, multinational rhythms, and original orchestrations. He shares his musical journey with his beloved New York City, a place he’s dreamed of since his father played him a 1938 recording of Benny Goodman and his orchestra live at Carnegie Hall. With 16 combined Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards to his name, D’Rivera brings his acclaimed quintet and special guests Chucho Valdés, Edmar Castañeda, Roberta Gambarini, Yotam Silberstein, Héctor del Curto, Roberto Vizcaino, Victor Provost, and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City to the stage.
First Friday
Friday, April 4th from 10:00am to 9:00pm
FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY & OPEN LATE
Join Poster House on the First Friday of every month for free admission and extended hours! Museum Members can check in at the Info Desk to receive one free drink ticket to use at the bar from 6 – 9 PM. Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour, workshop, performance, or activity throughout the day. Every First Friday is different, offering unique opportunities to engage with rotating exhibitions and the permanent collection.
11am—2pm: Oppenheimer Movie Screening
1—7pm: Drop-in printmaking activity with Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop – $10
3—4:30pm: Fused Bioplastic Collage Workshop – $10
5—6pm: Munich Olympics Curatorial Tour
7—8pm: Bombazo Dance Company Performance
Dafi Kühne: Poster Cult Book Talk & Signing
Friday, April 18th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Tickets: Free with RSVP
Poster House is pleased to welcome back esteemed graphic designer and letterpress printer Dafi Kühne. At this event, he will be in conversation with Executive Director and Curator Angelina Lippert to celebrate the launch of his new book, Poster Cult. Dafi Kühne is one of Switzerland’s foremost poster designers and his bold, varied work embraces both traditional production tools and modern design technique. Poster Cult features a foreword by Angelina Lippert and focuses on the processes, background, and context that inform Kühne’s recent poster work. Books will be available for signing at the end of the event.
Afternoon Tea
Resumes April 1st!
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00AM or 1:30PM
Location: Wave Hill House Café
Tickets: Adults $50; Children $30 with adult
Enjoy delicious tea sandwiches and delectable pastries with a specialty tea selection served on our Kate French Terrace, weather permitting, or in our quaint Tea Room at the historic Wave Hill House. Provided by our exclusive partner Great Performances, the menu uses local and seasonal ingredients, inspired from their own organic farm, Katchkie Farm.
Spring Mushroom Cooking Demonstration
Friday, April 25th from 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Location: Wave Hill House
Tickets: Free with admission to the grounds
Earth Day marks the beginning of spring mushroom season in and around NYC. No matter if you grow your own, forage with a mycological group or shop at your local farmers market, we’ll show you how to enjoy them! Chef Brandi Solomon of Great Performances, Wave Hill’s exclusive caterer, demonstrates techniques for selecting and preparing oyster and other spring mushrooms, and shares tasty samples and recipes to take home.
CityPickle at Wollman Rink
OPENING APRIL 4TH
Daily: 8am-9pm
Come play on our 14 courts, the largest pickleball offering in the Northeast.
Playing on professional courts in Central Park’s iconic Wollman Rink? Our dream come true too! CityPickle is thrilled to offer C&D Nets, net sponsor of the PPA and APP, JOOLA x CityPickle custom paddles for rent, and Franklin X-40 balls to provide an elevated playing experience for all.
Special Event Cabana Party
Looking for a unique way to celebrate a special event? Book a two hour cabana party for memories that will last forever.
Cabana Parties offer private use of a court and adjacent cabana, where players can enjoy pickleball and hang out in their own private lounge, enjoying food and drinks between matches.
- Two hour time slots
- Each “spot” includes one court and one cabana
- One host books for their group
- Up to eight players allowed per court
- Four complimentary paddle rentals per court
Explore exciting community events around the Bronx this month.
2025 Gala & Art Auction
Monday, April 7th from 6:00pm to 11:00pm
Purchase Tickets & Support the Gala
This event is the Museum’s most important annual fundraiser, making it possible for the organization to continue presenting free contemporary art exhibitions that champion artists whose identities have been historically marginalized as well as actively engage communities in The Bronx and beyond with free arts education and programming. This year, the Museum will honor pioneering visual artist FUTURA 2000 with the Trailblazer Award, presented by artist Zephyr; MacArthur “Genius” Grant-winning artist Ebony G. Patterson with the Visionary Award, presented by Miranda Lash, Chief Curator, MCA Denver; lifelong creative and Bronx native Abbott Stillman with The Bronx Creative Vanguard Award, presented by gallerist Brigitte Mulholland.
'Working Knowledge' Opening Party
Friday, April 11th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
FREE for all Ages
Join us in celebrating WORKING KNOWLEDGE: Shared Imaginings, New Futures at the exhibition Opening Party!
Attendees of the Opening Party will be the first to experience these artists’ exciting projects at The Bronx Museum while enjoying light refreshments and mingling with a crowd of artists and arts lovers!
Kids Week at Crotona Park
Even when school’s out, our parks are still the city’s natural classroom! Bring your kids to parks throughout the city for Kids Week during Spring Break. With programs led by our Urban Park Rangers, kids will get to experience nature in a hands-on and fun way.
Monday, April 14th from 1:00pm to 2:30pm
The Urban Park Rangers welcome you for some nature-themed puppet shows! Learn more about animals that can be found in our local parks.
Thursday, April 17th from 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Rangers will lead you to the best spots to view spring birds!
Wildflowers, Pollinators, & Soil Basics
Sunday, April 27th from 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location: Crotona Nature Center in Crotona Park
What gives us our beautiful, lush gardens in the spring time that bloom vivid wildflowers? Pollinators & soil! Join the Urban Park Rangers to track the wildflowers of spring partnered with a demonstration of soil textures.
The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism
February 15th through April 27th
Our annual celebration of all things orchid carries you to the vibrant setting of Mexico for The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism. Set off on a journey where the fusion of tradition and contemporary artistry takes center stage amid awe-inspiring displays of orchids, and wander through lush landscapes brought into vivid relief with thousands of flowers that showcase diverse ecosystems and rich cultures. Among bright arrangements of orchids in settings inspired by the bold, multicolored designs of Mexican modernist architect Luis Barragán, come visit a paradise of tropical beauty—without ever leaving the Bronx.
Floral Face-Off: Ace Berry and Canaan Marshall
Saturday, April 19th
11am to 1 pm | Ross Hall
2pm to 4 pm | Watson Education Building
Enter the colorful and creative world of two dynamic floral designers—Ace Berry and Canaan Marshall. Both designers have created exquisite table designs at NYBG’s Annual Orchid Dinner and have appeared on HBO’s Full Bloom series. Now, together at NYBG, join them in Ross Hall for a friendly floral competition!
Ace and Canaan will work with the same assortment of flowers, foliage, and containers provided to craft 1-2 arrangements at the same time on stage. Step-by-step, you’ll watch as they bring their creations to life, weaving their personal style into each design. As they share their personalities and creativity, as well as tips and tricks of the trade, you’ll be inspired to try something new and add your own unique flair into your everyday life.
PADRE PLAZA, SUCCESS GARDEN
Easter Extravaganza
Saturday, April 12th from 11:00am to 3:00pm
Location: Padre Plaza, Success Garden in 541 East 139th Street, Bronx
Come to Padre Plaza community garden for an Easter Extravaganza! Festivities will include egg hunt games, music, food, prizes, and more. Fun for the whole family!
Historic New York: Hunter Island
Sunday, April 13th from 11:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Section 2 Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park
Join the Rangers on a walk on Hunter Island and learn about its unique history. From the Siwanoy to the creation of Orchard Beach, the island is full of rich history and fun wildlife.
City Nature Challenge Bio Blitz
Sunday, April 27th from 11:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Playground for All Children in Pelham Bay Park
NYC Parks is participating in the City Nature Challenge and is recruiting you to help. Join the Rangers as we walk the park to observe and collect data for the 2025 City Nature Challenge, a friendly competition taking place April 25-28 between cities around the world to see which is most biodiverse. This program will focus on identifying all living organisms. Participants are encouraged to download the iNaturalist app to collect data.
Seeding Change: Conserving the Ash Tree
Saturday, April 5th from 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location: Van Cortlandt Nature Center in Van Cortlandt Park
Van Cortlandt Park is home to one of the only known populations of Pumpkin Ash trees in NY State, a critically endangered tree species. Help to protect these unique trees with the Urban Park Rangers and Bronx Forestry by seeding the next generation of Ash trees in the park.
Woodlawn Family Fun Day
Saturday, April 12th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Indian Field in Van Cortlandt Park
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, Women of Woodlawn and Woodlawn Taxpayers Association Present Woodlawn Family Fun Day featuring:
- Music & Dancing with Edwin Ferreras
- Face Painting
- NYRR Mobile Van
- Urban Park Rangers
- Woodland Family Walks
- Nature Crafts
- Bocce
- Games
- And more!
With a Special Ceremony to induct Van Cortlandt Park’s woodlands into the prestigious Old-Growth Forest Network!
Family Art Project: Blooming Tie Dyes
Sunday, April 6th from 10:00am to 1:00pm
Tickets: Free with admission to the grounds
Location: Meet at Wave Hill House
Transform a plain piece of fabric using vibrant dyes inspired by spring flowers. Learn how plants use pigments to attract pollinators and protect themselves. Create your own patterns and let your creativity blossom.
Earth Day Weekend
Friday, April 25th through Sunday, April 27th
Tickets: All activities free with admission unless noted in the description
Location: On the Grounds
We are so excited for Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22 that we’re continuing the celebration into the weekend! Reflect on the beauty and resiliency of nature during a wellness walk, Winter Workspace Open Studios, or at the Alpine House Open House. For hands-on activities, don’t miss the Family Art Project, Scavenger and Decomposer Petting Zoo, mushroom cultivation workshop and our Woodland Community Volunteer Workday. Most events are free with admission!
WBO Spring Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 19th from 11:00am to 2:00pm
Join us for Williamsbridge Oval annual Spring Egg Hunt! We will egg races, potato sack races, arts & crafts, Bunny pictures and more!
Egg Hunt | 4 – 7 yrs., 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. &
8 – 10 yrs., 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
All other activities are open to all age groups.
Did you know that Great Performances is headquartered in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx? We love being a part of the Bronx community, supporting other Bronx-based companies, and giving back to our community.
As we step into March, we’re looking back at our Gluten-Free February initiative—a journey that proved to be as rewarding as it was delicious. At Great Performances, we embraced this challenge with a commitment to exploring the incredible range and depth of gluten-free cuisine, and along the way, we discovered new flavors, innovative techniques, and an even deeper appreciation for the power of thoughtful, inclusive dining.
A member of our sales team, De’Enna Quinn, took on the challenge of making and using gluten-free ingredients when cooking dinner. “Through much trial and error, I finally managed to create a gluten-free pizza dough that was workable—only to forget to properly oil my pizza pan, resulting in a spectacularly stuck crust. But not all was lost! I also made a pasta salad using Banza pasta, and it was a huge success—no one even realized it was gluten-free!
One of the most exciting parts of this initiative was our chefs sharing their favorite gluten-free recipes. Chef Mary Ellen Muzio introduced us to her delicious gluten-free chickpea crepes, a simple yet flavorful dish that showcases the versatility of gluten-free cooking. Chef Mike Deuel also shared a fantastic recipe for chaffles—a clever combination of cheese and eggs that makes for a quick and satisfying breakfast or snack. These crispy, golden delights can be customized with almond or coconut flour, made sweet with vanilla and cinnamon, or turned savory with herbs and spices. Whether enjoyed on their own, used as a bread substitute, or topped with avocado, berries, or syrup, chaffles have proven to be a game-changer in the kitchen!
Though our dedicated gluten-free month has ended, the spirit of innovation and inclusivity remains woven into our approach to food. We’ll continue to explore gluten-free options that celebrate the beauty of fresh, seasonal ingredients and the joy of dining without limitations.
Looking ahead, we’re excited to carry this momentum forward. If you have a favorite dish from this month or a gluten-free challenge you’d love to see us tackle next, let’s keep the conversation going. We’d love to hear from you!
Here’s to good food, shared experiences, and the delicious possibilities ahead.
At Great Performances, food is woven into every moment from a quick coffee break to a grand celebratory feast. We bring this belief to life through delicious food, warm hospitality, and boundless culinary creativity. At the heart of it all is our Chefs’ Choir℠ ensemble – a unique and diverse group of extraordinary chefs and cooks who power our catering, café, and restaurant services. With their diverse talents, perspectives, and culinary expertise, they shape the unforgettable menus that define our events, from corporate gatherings and nonprofit galas to weddings and milestone celebrations; and that feed our diners at our cafés and restaurants.
Through the Chefs’ Choir℠ ensemble, our chefs step beyond the kitchen to share their passion and expertise directly with you. They offer recipes to try at home, stories that inspire, insights into their craft, and tips to elevate your cooking. Whether you’re looking to recreate a signature dish, explore new techniques, or simply find fresh inspiration, the Chefs’ Choir℠ ensemble brings the artistry and creativity of Great Performances into your home, making every meal a celebration.
Recipes Welcoming Spring
As the days grow longer and the first signs of spring emerge, our chefs are embracing the season’s fresh flavors and cherished traditions. Spring is a time of renewal—both in the kitchen and in our daily lives. Whether it’s harvesting homegrown herbs with loved ones or rolling out a batch of handmade dumplings, food has a way of connecting us to the moment and to each other.
This month, Chefs’ Choir celebrates the flavors of the season with recipes that highlight bright, vibrant ingredients and the comfort of time-honored cooking traditions. Tatiana shares her love for homegrown veggies with a crisp, herb-packed sprout salad, while Anastassia reflects on the warmth of making pelmeni with family—a tradition she hopes to pass on to the next generation.
Read on for their stories, recipes, and a few more favorite springtime dishes from past Chefs’ Choir editions. Here’s to a season of fresh inspiration!
Chefs’ Choir: Chef Anastassia Batsoula-Deuel’s Russian Pelmeni
For Anastassia Batsoula-Deuel, making pelmeni is more than just cooking—it’s a cherished family tradition. She grew up rolling out these hearty Russian dumplings alongside her mother and grandmother, filling the kitchen with warmth and conversation. Now, she hopes to pass the tradition on to her little one, sharing the joy of homemade comfort food, one bite at a time.
Chefs’ Choir: Chef Tatiana Iglesias’ Fresh Sprout & Herb Salad
As we look ahead to the fresh flavors of Spring, Chef Tatiana Iglesias shares her Fresh Sprout & Herb Salad recipe.
Don’t Hire a Caterer: Spring Hors d’Oeuvre
May 1, 2023
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Georgette Farkas shares some of her tried and true tricks for hosting the perfect Spring soirée.
Rotisserie Georgette Roasted Sweet Carrots
April 4, 2023
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Each spring I consider the proximity of the Easter and Passover holidays and the ways in which their two cultures intersect in the life of
Poached Asparagus, Tarragon Chopped Egg, Grain Mustard Sauce
April 4, 2023
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Each spring I consider the proximity of the Easter and Passover holidays and the ways in which their two cultures intersect in the life of
April Food Festival: Ramp Pesto
April 1, 2023
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This month we’re celebrating Preservation with a Ramp Pesto recipe brough to you by our Culinary Director, Andrew Smith.
Mother’s Day Asparagus and Goat Cheese Frittata
May 5, 2022
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MOTHER’S DAY ASPARAGUS AND GOAT CHEESE FRITTATA By Georgette Farkas I prepared this dish with Mother’s Day in mind, knowing my own mother, Francine, will
Char Grilled Baby Carrots
April 4, 2022
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During the spring holidays I tend to look for something light that will work with all the holidays. Char Grilled Baby Carrots Recipe Serves 6
Milly Berman, Event Coordinator, grew up in Brooklyn and still calls Park Slope home. A recent Wesleyan University graduate with a professional chef certification from Rouxbe Culinary School, she’s always had a passion for food—but it was hosting a series of dessert pop-ups with her sister, called the Night Café, that sparked her love for events. From crafting exquisite sweets to orchestrating unforgettable gatherings, Milly brings creativity and care to every detail.
More Than Just a Meal: The Performance of Making a Salad
I discovered Alison Knowles’ seminal performance art piece “Make a Salad” years ago, but even before that, I was performing it a couple times a week.
The piece is simple: the score reads, “make a salad,” and that is all there is to it. Knowles premiered the performance at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1962, making a simple salad in front of museum visitors among the art. The most recent performance was at the High Line in Manhattan in 2012, where Knowles made a salad for thousands of people with ingredients thrown from above onto a tarp and mixed by a group of volunteers. While she could have been the next big thing in large scale catering, Knowles chose to prioritize the process of making over the result of feeding people. She does not serve her audience a salad; she has them watch her make one.
Preparing a salad—or cooking any meal—is usually a domestic task, typically restricted to the feminine realm of the home and neither respected by nor visible to the public. Salad in particular is seen as a women’s food, perhaps because of the delicacy of its material, the implied abstinence from indulgence, or even the bourgeois ideal of skinny-girl self-starvation. By drawing out a uniquely feminine type of labor from its domestic relegation and bringing it into the public eye, Knowles’ “Make a Salad” is a decidedly feminist performance.
Of course, I was intrigued by this piece when I first learned about it. I’m a big fan of badass female artists, and an even bigger fan of salad. However, I only truly began to understand Knowles’ work in the weeks and months after. I thought of Knowles when I added freshly misted, just-picked lettuce to my basket at the farmer’s market. I thought of Knowles as I silently spooned vinaigrette over tender pink cups of radicchio, and then when I listened to those cups crunching in the mouths of my dinner guests. I thought of Knowles as I stuck my fingers into fresh soil to plant early spring seedlings in the garden. I especially thought of Knowles when I would I arrive home after a late night at work, throw open the fridge, and slavishly make a meal for only myself with no one watching.
It takes a lot to make a salad. And the making of that salad is something beautiful. In fact, it is a performance which thousands of people would come to see! At Great Performances, our outstanding chefs make hundreds of salads every day, whether in the noisy clamor of the commissary kitchen, the hushed urgency of the event kitchen, or in the darkened kitchens of their own homes while the rest of the city sleeps. Regardless of how many are watching, or who is eating, making a salad is a performance — a great one.
At Great Performances, we know that the best culinary experiences start with curiosity, adventure, and an open mind—qualities that Morgan Golumbuk embodies in every bite. As a Senior Event Director, Morgan brings her passion for food to every event she creates, drawing inspiration from her global travels. Guided by her motto—“Go everywhere, talk to everyone, eat everything”—she seeks out flavors and experiences from every corner of the world, from hidden street food gems to Michelin-starred marvels. Whether she’s savoring a $2 bowl of noodles or a multi-course tasting menu, she believes food is a universal language that connects people and cultures.
Morgan has shared her insights in several of our past blog articles, and we’re thrilled to have her back with another delicious story.
A Food Tour of Mexico City and Oaxaca
Mexico is a country of rich and diverse culture, ubiquitous warmth, and – of course – incredible food. I spent eight days eating traditional dishes, modern delicacies, and everything in between.
Friday 1/17
11:12pm: Our first round of tacos and a big bowl of Sopa Azteca (tortilla soup) at a lovely little restaurant called Tucco near our Airbnb in Condesa. I ate so much junk food on the flight that I’m not particularly hungry but it’s delicious & we take home plenty of leftovers.
Saturday 1/18
9:24am: Leah eats a leftover taco while we sit on our balcony overlooking Parque España and plan our day. I’m holding out for fresh tacos, hopeful.
9:59am: We share an almond croissant at the coffee shop downstairs, Fuego & Café, and nibble at the little cookies that come with our cortados.
(Shoutout to GP’s Pastry Chef, Albert, who is often the recipient of a shrill “GALLETITAS!??” from me in the late afternoons, a semi-urgent request for any little cookies he has lying around.)
10:35am: It is taco time (again)! We walk a few blocks to Barbacoa Dani for – you guessed it – barbacoa tacos. The server asks us how much fat we want on our cuts of meat (we say half fatty but probably would’ve been best served going for full fat) and we take seats on small stools under the stand’s tarp tent. Our tacos arrive almost immediately, and we dress them with the requisite condiments from the middle of the table: salsa roja, salsa verde, diced white onion, cilantro, and lime.
10:42am: We decide that we also need to share a bowl of consommé. Naturally.
11:17am: A sign as we enter Chapultepec Park advertises “Hot Dogs Sensuales.” We don’t indulge but I think you should know that those exist.
2:04pm: On our way home from El Museo Nacional de Antropología, we stop at Jabalería for a late lunch. I have a grasshopper taco (chapulines, a Mexican delicacy), a wild boar quesadilla (jabalí, hence the name of the restaurant), and a few sips of a local beer also named after wild boars. We watch soccer and compare sunburns.
6:25pm: After a nap and some shopping, we drop into La Xampa for drinks, a classic espresso martini for Leah and a clarified espresso milk punch cocktail with orange for me. We also treat ourselves to some decadent manchego cheese and jamón to snack on.
8:19pm: Dinner at Gaba begins with delicious ginger cocktails. We order chicken liver pâté with hibiscus gel, Hamachi crudo with fava beans and chaya (a plant known as the “spinach tree” that is native to Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula), mussels with river shrimp and ayocote beans in “red sauce,” grilled oyster mushrooms with eggplant and salsa macha, and rockfish with cuaresmeño (jalapeño) beurre blanc, avocado, and a side of kale. We can barely breathe from overeating, so Leah and I order an espresso and an amaro – respectively – in anticipation of dessert, a delicate, tangy nopal (cactus) sorbet with cucumber and shiso. On our way out, we trade recommendations we’ve collected with a fellow American and wish him well on his similarly food-centric journey.
10:36pm: We ascend to Bijou Drinkery Room, a speakeasy bar hidden inside a gastronomy school (if you book an event with me, I’ll tell you the passcode). I drink a classic Bijou (gin, green chartreuse, and sweet vermouth) and nibble at Leah’s cocktail’s nori sheet garnish. We walk home and are back by midnight; a perfect Saturday night.
Sunday 1/19
11:20am: We get a late start, as this is when my altitude sickness starts to kick in. Another cortado from Fuego & Café.
12:45pm: A “Volcán de Taurino” from Tacos Los Alexis, a mix of cecina (salted meat), chicharron (deep-fried pork rind), and chorizo (sausage) with adobo sauce, melted cheese, caramelized onions, and refried beans on a crunchy corn tostada; incredibly wolf down-able. Also: as much water as I can physically put into my body.
4:20pm: I think this is around the time I ate most of my Friday night soup leftovers in hopes that they would fill my stomach without disparaging my compromised GI tract.
5:13pm: Some addicting popcorn and a giant Michelada at a lucha libre match. Probably unwise considering my condition but it really hit the spot.
7:53pm: Cocktails, cacio e pepe capellini, and an octopus hotdog at the current number one bar in the world, Handshake Speakeasy. I have a Lychee Highball (tequila, lychee, sake, jasmine tea, soda), a Matcha Martini (tequila, mezcal, matcha, Cocchi Americano, coconut, crème de menthe), and a flirt with the bartender (Javier); doctor’s orders.
Monday 1/20
12:25pm: We – of sound minds but still very unsound, altitude-warped bodies – tour Tlatelolco and la Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe before we get even an ounce of sustenance, and that first fare comes in the form of tiny sips of mezcal and pulque. We continue on to Teotihuacan and on the car ride home, I am finally getting hungry and consider eating the airplane cookie in my bag (I resist).
3:18pm: Our appetites are back!!! We each put down two quesadillas (mushroom and potato) from roadside stand Quesadillas Paty in under five minutes.
5:39pm: Dinner at Contramar begins with a crisp bottle of Albariño and continues with a duo of tostadas (clam and tuna), shrimp aguachile, kingfish al pastor tacos, soft-shell crab in a flour tortilla, whole grilled fish with red adobo and parsley rubs, a meringue with fresh strawberries, a fig tart with mascarpone, and a carajillo to share. Our server gives us what I consider a great gift this evening: he speaks to us only in Spanish, but slowly and with patience for our grammar and any confused faces (neither of us knew the word for “crab”). I eat a little branded dinner mint on our walk home and marvel at the perfect weather.
8:03pm: Pit stop at the Pokémon-themed 7-Eleven (no, I don’t know why) for big bottles of water before bed.
Tuesday 1/21
10:50am: I start the day with a green juice (“El Verde Whitman”), a cortado sencillo (single!) with a mini sugar-coated palmier, and huevos leñero (fried eggs on a sope with refried beans and goat cheese covered in three chili and sesame adobo sauce) at bookstore Cafebrería El Péndulo. Many of the streets in this neighborhood, Polanco, are named after writers, and we commemorate our visit by buying books: poetry for me and a bread cookbook for Leah.
2:18pm: We visit an aviary and a contemporary art museum and then head to Yucatecan restaurant Fonda 99.99 for lunch before our ticket time for Museo Frida Kahlo. Both of us get a cup of sopa de lima (lime soup) and I wash that down with a plate of cochinita pibil tacos (slow-roasted pork, that I promised I wouldn’t finish but obviously did), horchata, and café de olla. Leah finishes her meal with a delicious Nutella marquesita – a thin rolled crepe stuffed with edam cheese – that I obviously have to try.
9:05pm: Our highly anticipated dinner at two Michelin-starred Quintonil begins with warm welcomes and a glass of chilled Ruinart champagne. Over the course of three hours, we enjoy the following:
- 9:11pm: Chileatole with huitlacoche and Mexican herbs
- 9:22pm: Grilled pickled mussel tostada with mole del mar and charred onion sauce
- 9:37pm: Butternut squash and tomato salad with rice horchata and pumpkin seeds
- 9:55pm: Bluefin tuna with aguachile de brassicas, wasabi ice cream, pickled watermelon radish, and mustard leaves
- 10:07pm: “Agua de Quintonil” cocktail (mezcal espadín, mandarin orange, lemon, agave honey, worm salt rim)
- 10:11pm: Red lobster from Baja California with chilhuacle rojo and orange gastrique and cauliflower cream
- 10:25pm: Pibil duck tamale with young corn cream
- 10:30pm: Interlude during which our lovely server, Saul, brings us a list of recommendations for Mexico City and Oaxaca. We love Saul.
- 10:42pm: “Entomophagy festival”: Vegetable ceviche in smoked cactus leche de tigre; charred avocado tartare with escamoles; oyster mushrooms alambre with salsa macha and grasshopper chintextle; santanero beans from Oaxaca and confit onions; homemade chorizo with cocopaches; salsa roja with jumiles and epazote; red corn segueza; criollo corn tortillas from Opichén, Yucatán
- 11:04pm: Interlude II: Saul Shows Us the Bugs We Just Ate
- 11:15pm: Chichilo negro (traditional mole), rib eye, and pico de gallo with huitlacoche and charred vegetables
- 11:28pm: Cactus paddle sorbet
- 11:35pm: Coconut sorbet, plankton, physalis, and caviar
- 11:48pm: Mignardises
We depart our Kitchen Counter stools just past the stroke of midnight, very pleased and very, very full.
Wednesday 1/22
8:45am: Bitter coffee and a stale croissant in the airport. How the mighty have fallen!
12:31pm: We land in Oaxaca, drop our bags at the unbelievably charming Boulenc Bed & Bread, and head to Las Quince Letras for a sumptuous lunch of molotes de plátano, a memela de barbacoa, and two soul-nourishing soups with a dried beef tlayuda on the side. We sip espressos and plan our excursions for the next two days, languishing on the terraza in the warmth of the afternoon.
5:10pm: This is around the time I take a break from reading to snarf down half of the cinnamon-spiced muffin that was awaiting us in our hotel room.
7:03pm: Cocktails at Sabina Sabe (mezcal-based, obviously; we are in Oaxaca, after all).
8:07pm: Dinner at Levadura de Olla, helmed by one of the preeminent female chefs of the region. We share corn soup with wild herbs and zucchini flowers, guava mole with shrimp, a barbacollita tamale with chicken, pork, chiles, avocado leaf, and spices, and one of Chef Thalía Barrios Garcia’s signature dishes: a kaleidoscopic Oaxacan native tomato platter with beet puree and fruit vinaigrette.
Thursday 1/23
7:30am: A day-old cardamom bun from the hotel lobby (the bakery downstairs isn’t open yet; the bun is still amazing) and one sip of iced coffee that bounces into my stomach in a dangerous way. In preparation for a 90-minute drive to Hierve El Agua, I ditch the coffee and opt for water instead.
11:45am: We hike to stunning views of petrified waterfalls, swim and soak in a natural spring, sunbathe, and eventually head over to a market stall for a delicious beef torta and café de olla.
3:58pm: Back in the city, I take a solo trip to Mercado 20 de Noviembre for mole negro and lemon water at Fonda Sofi. It tastes exactly how I hoped it would, rich and nutty.
4:35pm: I cross over to the neighboring Mercado Benito Juárez to meet up with Leah for a nieve (“snow,” a traditional sorbet-like frozen treat). I get a scoop of the coffee flavor topped with a scoop of the coconut flavor and it’s absolutely perfect.
5:33pm: We finally find the esquites that we have been hunting for since we left the hotel this afternoon!!! Corn, mayonnaise, cheese, hot sauce, and lime; what more could you ask for? (Both of us politely decline the addition of chapulines; I’m tapped out on grasshoppers for this trip.)
9:08pm: Dinner at Crudo begins with some wonderful artisanal sake made in Mexico. I’m so tired of eating at this point that this meal honestly feels like a bit of a slog, but I highly enjoy the soft-shell crab “taco” wrapped in nori and watching the fish in the tank goof around.
Friday 1/24
8:35am: Finally eating the airplane cookie on our way to Palenque Mal de Amor, a mezcal distillery just outside of the city. (Another great argument for planning ahead, as there were no bakery leftovers this day, much to my disappointment.)
9:50am: It should probably be noted that I already know that I should’ve eaten an actual meal before tasting nine mezcals. I know! I know. Yes, they did let me chop agave with an ax – which was misguided on their part – but that was before the tasting.
10:50am: Tasting portions of another six mezcals, two gins, and a whiskey (plus nuts and homemade chocolate, gracias a Dios) at the next distillery, Gracias a Dios. My face is bright red and Leah is on the floor playing with the house dogs.
1:02pm: Back at Boulenc! We take a concha and a tomato tart to the hotel terrace, and I recreate the famous photo of Anthony Bourdain at an outdoor café. My face is still extraordinarily red.
2:19pm: Lunch begins at Alfonsina. Like the previous night’s dinner, I’m so oversaturated with food and drink that I don’t enjoy this meal, unfortunately. The food is delicious, but I have reached my limit.
7:00pm: Around this time, I down a bag of potato chips and a whole bunch of water at the airport.
10:23pm: Back in Mexico City, we order pozole and flautas from La Casa de Toño and they’re delivered minutes after we arrive back to the Airbnb – perfection.
Saturday 1/25
9:27am: It’s our last day in Mexico, and we endeavor to make it count. We snag the last two open seats at the Puebla Street location of Panaderia Rosetta and share a guava roll, a cardamom roll, a fig croissant, and two cortados. After walking over to see El Ángel de la Independencia monument, we part ways, Leah for the canals of Xochimilco to ride the colorful trajineras (flat-bottomed boats) and me on an Ecobici to cruise by the Monument to the Revolution and Palacio de Bellas Artes.
12:05pm: After a semi-harrowing bike ride and a still-pretty-harrowing-because-we-got-stuck-in-parade-traffic Uber, I finally make it to the destination I have been hoping to reach all week: Mi Compa Chava. This marisquería (seafood restaurant) was thrice recommended by trusted friends and I knew I had to visit. I do what I usually do on vacation, which is to ask the server to send me whatever they or the chef recommend – two dishes. Since this exchange happens in Spanish, I am about 50% sure of what I am getting, which is half the fun, I think.
12:12pm: They bring out a cup of a delicious consommé with lime to start – excellent first sip.
12:20pm: A massive plate of grilled shrimp is placed in front of me. Though initially extremely intimidated, I eventually begin gleefully ripping the meat out of the shells with my fingers, liberally dipping the pieces in salsa macha and green aguachile and shoveling them into my mouth. It is truly one of the best things I’ve ever tasted.
12:23pm: My second dish arrives: a tuna and octopus tostada with avocado. It is equally delicious, expertly balanced between light and rich. I’m so thrilled with the meal that I can barely contain myself from bursting into happy tears.
12:47pm: I buy a bottle of hot sauce for the road, naturally. This is also around the time my cousin starts texting me from Los Angeles, telling me that I need to go to Rosetta and that he can see on Tock that there are reservations available in the mid-afternoon. I push back that I literally just finished lunch but he is insistent, and I make a reservation for 2:45pm.
1:20pm: Quick stop at Grieta for a cortado before I wander through Parque México and Parque España back to our Airbnb to reset.
3:10pm: My first sip at Rosetta: a fizzy and delicious strawberry rye shrub. I am hoping that the carbonation will break up some of the seafood from earlier to make room for more food – wishful thinking.
3:19pm: Beef tongue carpaccio with sorrel sauce and caperberries. I love a salty dish, and this one has excellent variety.
3:38pm: Ricotta and lemon triangoli. I delight in finding that it tastes exactly the way I thought it would: smooth, bright, and creamy.
3:59pm: Some sort of beautifully designed, earthy cacao dessert that my server convinces me that I need. No regrets.
8:19pm: I start dinner at Tr3s Tonalá with a carajillo. I cannot fathom eating any more today but I am hellbent on going out dancing – and the nightclubs don’t open until midnight – so I need to do so. I eat a few chips with salsa and a bowl of chicken, rice, and avocado soup that does seem to have some healing properties.
9:54pm: We walk a bit to Licorería Limantour and I sip a Mr. Shirley Temple (tequila, homemade grenadine, ginger ale & citrus) in the back room and count the minutes until we can go dancing.
10:47pm: We walk over to Bar Félix and I have a vodka martini, for some reason.
1:35am: At Café Paraíso (finally!), I have a Stella Artois and a stout glass bottle of water that I hold in a vise grip while I scream-sing whatever Bad Bunny lyrics I know and learn how to dance cumbia. The perfect conclusion to a beyond perfect trip.
Read more from Morgan
At Great Performances, food is woven into every moment from a quick coffee break to a grand celebratory feast. We bring this belief to life through delicious food, warm hospitality, and boundless culinary creativity. At the heart of it all is our Chefs’ Choir℠ ensemble – a unique and diverse group of extraordinary chefs and cooks who power our catering, café, and restaurant services. With their diverse talents, perspectives, and culinary expertise, they shape the unforgettable menus that define our events, from corporate gatherings and nonprofit galas to weddings and milestone celebrations; and that feed our diners at our cafés and restaurants.
Chef Anastassia Batsoula-Deuel’s Mama's Russian Pelmeni
Makes about 80 dumplings
I grew up watching my mom and grandma cooking & baking at home. It was a special treat on the weekends to be able to join in. We would sit down and make a large batch of pelmeni (Russian meat dumplings) everyone joined in. It was a time of comfort and conversation. After freezing a batch for later, we would boil and get ready for feast. Nothing better than home made pelmeni with dollops of sour cream, butter, and broth. I hope to continue the tradition with our little one as she grows up!
Ingredients
- 2 lb ground meat, we do a 1:1 mix of either, pork and chicken, pork and beef, or chicken and turkey
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 2-3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1/4 bunch parsley finely chopped
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 2 packages of frozen dumpling wrappers, defrosted
- Butter & sour cream (for serving)
Equipment
- Small bowl of water for sealing edge of wrapper
- Sheet tray dusted with flour for ready made dumplings
- Large pot of salted boiling water
Directions
- In a large bowl, mix the ground meats, chopped onion, garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper with your hands until well-combined.
- Place the meat mixture in the middle of a wrapper, wet the edge with your finger, and fold over the sides into a half-moon shape. Next pinch the edges together to secure the filling inside, use more water if necessary. Connect the two corners together. Place on sheet tray and repeat until you have no dough or meat mixture left.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil, you can add a bay leaf and some black peppercorns for flavor. Add as many pelmeni as you want to cook, and freeze the rest on the sheet tray before transferring them to a bag to have, for a quick homemade dinner. Once they float to the top, about 5-7 mins (frozen ones will take a few minutes longer), they are ready to be taken out. Drain the pelmeni, saving some liquid to use as a broth if you’d like. Add nobs of butter and serve with a side of sour cream. Enjoy!
This year, Chef Andrew Smith, Culinary Director, curated our Food Festivals and prepared some delicious recipes to help celebrate the ingredient!
Spring Garlic is young garlic harvested before the bulbs have fully matured, making them look more like Spring Onions than garlic. The early harvest means their flavor is a little more mild than fully matured garlic.
Spring garlic is extremely versatile thanks to their mild flavor. It can be used instead of fully matured garlic as well as an alternative to similar vegetables like leeks, scallions, and spring onions.
Chef Andrew has crafted a wonderfully creamy and mild Spring Garlic Cavatelli recipe that is fun to make at home, especially with a helper.
Spring Garlic Cavatelli
Pasta Ingredients
- 2 cups semolina
- 1 cup durham
- ¼ cup warm water
Pasta Method
- In stand mixer with dough hook, place semolina and durham. Turn machine on low and drizzle in water slowly raise speed till the mixture has formed into a ball. Note if sticking to side add small amount of semolina if not coming together add small amount of water.
- Once dough has formed remove from mixer and wrap in plastic wrap and allow to rest for 20 minutes.
- Separate dough into fur even pieces then on a large clean surface one piece at a time. Place the dough on to the table with the palms of you hand roll the dough into long strips about 1/2 of an inch around. With a bench knife cut the dough into ½ inch with pieces.
- On the surface spread a thin layer of semolina. With the back side of a fork tines facing down. Using your thumb roll the dough down the back of the fork to create the cavatelli.
Sauce Ingredients
- 1 tsp evoo
- 1 tsp pickled garlic scape
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 2 oz butter
- 2 tbs chopped parley
- ¼ cup finely chopped spring garlic
- TT salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbs grated fiore sardo
Sauce Method
- Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil and season with salt.
- In a large sauté pan over medium heat gently warm garlic scape and fresh spring garlic till perfumed and sweated out. Add black pepper and heavy cream, reduce cream by half.
- While cream is reducing add cavatelli to boiling water and cook for five minutes or until cooked all the way through (tip if you bite into the middle of the pasta and see a white ring then it needs more time in the water).
- Once cream is reduced and pasta is cooked drain pasta reserving pasta water add pasta to cream garlic mixture. Add in butter parley and small amount of pasta water to bring to sauce consistency.
- Remove from pan to serving vessel and garnish with grated cheese and serve right away.
KINGS...Come Home
National Black Theater in association with The Apollo
Wednesday, March 5th through Sunday, March 16th
Location: The Apollo Stages at The Victoria
Tickets: start at $53.65
KINGS…come home tells the story of a family in search of a new home. After leaving their original home, they embark on a journey to find prosperity, opportunity, and safety. They discover a house in the middle of a field, move in, and create their utopia—until the walls begin to shift, and the house gradually falls apart. As their journey continues, we witness the enduring effects of their constant displacement and how it reshapes their reality.
Apollo Music Café
The Apollo Music Café series presents independent artists to a unique audience. Featuring diverse performances across a myriad of genres (R&B, hip hop, soul, jazz, pop, funk, and rock), this series showcases artists drawn from the independent music scene who impact the way music is heard and experienced.
Georgia Anne Muldrow
Friday, March 7th at 10:00pm
Location: The Apollo Stages at The Victoria
Tickets: start at $39.85
Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and musician Georgia Anne Muldrow delivers an unscripted night of music that takes the audience on a revolutionary journey through self-love, gratitude and perseverance.
Sebastian Mikael
Saturday, March 8th at 10:00pm
Location: The Apollo Stages at The Victoria
Tickets: start at $39.85
Lose yourself in a night of alternative soul with singer-songwriter and musician Sebastian Mikael whose spirit-lifting vocals drift and float like smoke on water.
Second Row (left to right): NOMON (Nava and Shayna Dunkelman), yuniya edi kwon
Morning Mist Night Thunder: Du Yun and Friends
Asia Electric
Thursday, March 13th from 7:30pm to 10:00pm
Tickets: $25 Nonmembers, $20 Members
Join us for Morning Mist Night Thunder an exciting interplay of sound and storytelling. This 5-member musical ensemble has been brought together by award-winning vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and “indie pop diva with an avant-garde edge” Du Yun (the New York Times), with accomplished violinist Lun Li, powerhouse percussion duo NOMON (Shayna Dunkelman and Nava Dunkelman) and “strange and brilliantly captivating” interdisciplinary performance maker, violinist and composer yuniya edi kwon (Jazz Pages Germany).
Spring Into Nowruz: Family Day 2025
Celebrate the Persian New Year. In Partnership with Pardis for Children.
Saturday, March 15th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Tickets: $15 adults, $8 members, $10 children over 2
Join us in welcoming the Persian New Year at our Nowruz Family Day on Saturday, March 15, 2025, 1 – 4 p.m. Celebrate the start of Spring and learn about Nowruz with interactive workshops, music, crafts, storytelling and more. Don’t forget to enjoy Persian sweets and savories at Leo Cafe.
A Streetcar Named Desire
Friday, February 28th through Wednesday, March 12th
Location: BAM Strong, Harvey Theater
Tickets: start at $35
Hot off two sold-out runs in London’s West End, this staggering revival of Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire stars Oscar nominee Paul Mescal (Gladiator II, Aftersun, All of Us Strangers) alongside Patsy Ferran (Living, God’s Own Country) and Anjana Vasan (Killing Eve, Black Mirror), arriving at BAM for a limited five-week run.
Olivier Award-winning director Rebecca Frecknall (Cabaret, Summer and Smoke) helms an empathetic and powerful vision of one of the greatest American plays ever written.
In the sweltering heat of New Orleans summer, a woman’s grip on the world begins to slip. When Blanche arrives at her sister Stella’s doorstep, desperate and out of options, her complicated past ignites a smoldering tension within the walls of the stifling apartment. And all the while, Stella’s husband Stanley—played by Mescal with unique “swagger and sensitivity” (The New York Times)—stalks the truths that Blanche so desperately wants to keep buried. Soon, Blanche’s meticulously constructed facade begins to crack and peel, offering an intimate and compelling picture of darker currents pulsating underneath.
MOMO
Thursday, March 6th through Saturday, March 8th
Location: Peter Jay Sharp Building, Howard Gilman Opera House
Tickets: start at $35
MOMO has two souls. One sends long roots to the depths of the earth, embodying archetypes and myths of hardened, raw, masculinity; the other is in a constant search for a distinct DNA. One soul moves within its own autonomous and independent force field; the other is a constellation of elements that spin around the same nucleus, alternately drifting towards it and away, making room for necessary tenderness and catharsis.
With a soundtrack composed mostly of the album Landfall by the legendary Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet, a shared passion of deep sorrow and beauty unfolds on stage in this rapturous dance work. Relinquishment becomes a dedicated search for a crack, and glitches in the movement code turn out to be free, playful, and emotive material. MOMO is an evocative exploration of the medium from a titan of contemporary dance.
Angélica Garcia
BAM FREE MUSIC
Thursday, March 20th at 7:00pm
Location: Peter Jay Sharp Building, The Adam Space (BAMcafé)
Tickets: FREE
Raised in a musical household, Angeleno singer-songwriter Angélica Garcia embraces identity and heritage on her third album, Gemelo, vocalizing in Spanish and English over electronic backing, lush vocal loops, and urgent drums in a style she developed while living in Brooklyn for a year and a half. Earthy, ethereal, and soaked in spirit, Garcia’s music is intoxicating and instantly persuasive.
Laura Se Fue is a NYC-based journalist, vinyl collector, and DJ, born and raised in San Diego. Her writing features queer and Latinx artists who are changing representation both locally and in mainstream media. She combines her love for storytelling with her music selection, ranging from disco, funk, cumbia, and reggaeton to Latin house—bridging old and new subcultures.
Salsa Party
Thursday, March 6th from 6:00pm to 9:30pm
Location: Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Register for Free
Celebrate the art of salsa and join in our monthly dance-filled evenings hosted by Balmir Dance Society! Start the night with a class led by professional dancers at 6 pm, followed by live music, social dancing, and performances by Brooklyn’s best Latin dance teams.
Convening: Meet the Moment
Saturday, March 8th from 12:00pm to 6:00pm
Location: Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Tickets: Tickets are $35 and include Museum general admission. Member tickets are $20. Not a Member? Join today!
On International Women’s Day, join The Meteor for Meet the Moment—a summit featuring ideas, inspiration, and conversation with some of today’s most influential women and nonbinary leaders. The day brings together artists, journalists, athletes, activists, and other voices across generations to discuss 2025’s important issues, from political power to women’s sports to the future of health.
Come to the Museum before the convening begins at 12:30 pm to check in, grab coffee or lunch, or see exhibitions. Then, immerse yourself in discussions, performances, and interactive sessions that will leave you energized to meet the moment and build the future. From 4:30 to 6 pm, enjoy cocktails in the Beaux-Arts Court.
Josh Evans Big Band
Monday, March 3rd at 7:00pm and 9:00pm
Tickets: start at $20
Nestled above Columbus Circle with stunning views of Central Park, Dizzy’s Club offers a one-of-a-kind experience that blends the magic of live jazz with the warmth of an intimate atmosphere. From iconic artists to rising stars, each performance celebrates the vibrant spirit and diversity of jazz. Paired with a thoughtfully curated menu, it’s the perfect setting to enjoy world-class music, exceptional cuisine, and unforgettable moments in the heart of New York City.
Salsa Meets Jazz
Tuesday, March 11th at 7:00pm and 9:00pm
Tickets: start at $20
Nestled above Columbus Circle with stunning views of Central Park, Dizzy’s Club offers a one-of-a-kind experience that blends the magic of live jazz with the warmth of an intimate atmosphere. From iconic artists to rising stars, each performance celebrates the vibrant spirit and diversity of jazz. Paired with a thoughtfully curated menu, it’s the perfect setting to enjoy world-class music, exceptional cuisine, and unforgettable moments in the heart of New York City.
Miggy Augmented Orchestra: Unbreakable Hope and Resilience Suite
Monday, March 17th at 7:00pm and 9:00pm
Tickets: start at $20
Japanese pianist and composer Migiwa “Miggy” Miyajima, a survivor of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, presents a deeply moving big band suite that weaves together jazz and narration. Inspired by her own experiences and interviews with survivors and volunteers, the work tells powerful stories of hope and resilience. Created with the support of the Jerome Hill Fellowship, the NYC Women’s Fund, and Culture Lab LIC Residency, this performance is a deeply personal reflection on humanity’s enduring strength in the face of adversity.
Anat Cohen Journeys: A 50th Birthday Celebration
Friday, March 14th and Saturday, March 15th
Location: The Appel Room
Tickets: start at $67
For her 50th birthday celebration, Grammy-nominated clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer Anat Cohen brings together a dynamic mix of musical configurations in the Appel Room. Showcasing her deep mastery of jazz—from early swing and post-bop to choro and other Brazilian traditions—this eclectic performance also weaves in elements of klezmer, rock, and chamber music.
Cohen leads listeners on a sonic journey, shifting from solo explorations and duos with 7-string guitarist Marcello Gonçalves to small ensemble settings, culminating in her Grammy Award-nominated Tentet, featuring her brother and frequent collaborator, trumpeter Avishai Cohen. Also appearing as a group is Quartetinho, featuring Vitor Gonçalves, Tal Mashiach, James Shipp, and Anat Cohen, adding yet another dimension to this vibrant and celebratory performance.
NEW EXHIBITION:
Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace
March 13th through September 7th
Two days before the outbreak of World War II, a scientific paper was published explaining the theoretical process of nuclear fission in which the controlled splitting of an atomic nucleus releases a vast amount of energy.
Over the next decade, scientists around the world would perfect the process of harnessing that energy, developing two of the most impactful inventions of the modern era: the nuclear bomb and the nuclear power station.
This exhibition chronicles the global development of the nuclear industry, for peaceful and offensive means, examining posters that both promoted and protested its use throughout the second half of the 20th century. It features the entire General Dynamics series, long heralded as one of the finest examples of corporate propaganda ever created, as well as over 60 other posters criticizing the proliferation of nuclear technology.
NEW EXHIBITION:
Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar
March 13th through September 7th
Lorenzo Homar was a pioneering printmaker, poster designer, calligrapher, painter, illustrator, caricaturist, and costume and theatrical set designer. Active from the 1950s through the 1990s, few equal his impact and influence as a teacher of poster design and printmaking in Latin America.
This exhibition focuses on his poster output over a thirty year period during which time his work reflected the complex history of Puerto Rico, encompassing elements of Taíno, Spanish, and African cultures as well as the rising tensions between tradition and modernity under the Luis Muñoz Marín government. His influence is so extensive that today he is known as the father of the Puerto Rican poster.
Heritage Printmaking Workshop with La Linterna Cali
Saturday, March 22nd and Sunday, March 23rd
Tickets: $75
This special two-day, hands-on printmaking workshop is led by members of La Linterna, the internationally recognized poster shop in Cali, Colombia. Learn traditional printmaking techniques, including linocut and the use of hand tools. La Linterna represents a tangible connection to Colombia’s cultural heritage and remains committed to sharing these techniques with new generations to ensure that this specialist knowledge is not lost. Day 1 includes a discussion of La Linterna’s printmaking history as well as work with hand tools. Day 2 is dedicated to printing. This program will be presented in Spanish and simultaneously translated into English. Produced in partnership with Los Herederos.
Spring Lecture Luncheon: Flower Powers
Wednesday, March 19th from 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: Wave Hill House
Tickets: $500 and up
Join us at Wave Hill for a fresh look at the culture of flowers, featuring Brenna Estrada, Ngoc Minh Ngo, and Frances Palmer, in conversation with Stephen Orr. In their upcoming books, each offers invaluable expertise and inspiration that will captivate flower lovers. Don’t miss this exceptional panel as they explore the practical and profound impact of flowers in our lives.
Spring Equinox Forest Bathing
Sunday, March 23rd from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: Meet at Perkins Visitor Center
Tickets: $30, including admission to the grounds, Wave Hill members save 10%
Celebrate spring with some moments of grounding and mindfulness. Receive prompted invitations to engage your senses as you move through the garden on a meditative stroll with certified nature therapy guide Cindy Olsen. Benefits of Forest Bathing may include cardiovascular strength-building, stress reduction, improved cognitive functioning, boosting the immune system, and creating a deeper connection to nature and the self. Enjoy the healing benefits of the garden, then conclude with ceremonial tea. Severe weather cancels.
ICE SEASON IS IN FULL SWING!
Ice skating at Wollman Rink NYC is an iconic winter experience that captures the magic of New York City. Nestled in the heart of Central Park, the rink offers skaters of all ages and skill levels the chance to glide across the ice while taking in breathtaking views of the city skyline. Whether you’re a seasoned skater or a first-timer, Wollman Rink provides a welcoming environment, complete with skate rentals, lessons, and a festive atmosphere that embodies the spirit of the season.
Beyond just skating, Wollman Rink NYC is a place where memories are made. The rink hosts special events, themed skating nights, and live performances, making it a hub of wintertime activity. Whether you’re looking for a romantic date night, a family outing, or simply a moment of peace in the bustling city, Wollman Rink offers a unique and unforgettable experience that has been a cherished New York tradition for generations.
Igloo Village
Elevate your skating experience at Wollman Rink NYC inside our cozy, private, heated Rink Side igloos, under the Midtown Manhattan skyline in Central Park. Each of our transparent igloos feature an electric fireplace, soft lighting, and comfy seating for eight, as well as delicious food and beverage options.