LIZ ALPERN, CO-FOUNDER
Liz Alpern is co-owner of The Gefilteria, a culinary venture that reimagines Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine and co-author of The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods (Flatiron, 2016). Her career in food is driven by her passion for bringing people together. Based in Brooklyn, Liz travels around the globe as a cook, recipe tester, educator and entrepreneur. Alpern holds an MBA from Baruch College and is a faculty member in the Culinary Entrepreneurship Program at the International Culinary Center in NYC. She been featured in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for food and wine and was named one of the Forward 50 for 2016.

JEFFREY YOSKOWITZ, CO-FOUNDER
& CHIEF PICKLER
Jeffrey is a food entrepreneur, pickler and food writer. He grew up visiting New York’s finest Jewish food institutions and has written about all facets of Jewish food for magazines and newspapers. He trained as a pickler at Adamah foods where he fell in love with the art of lacto-fermentation and has worked in the food world as an entrepreneur and a consultant for small businesses. He co-authored The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods (Flatiron/Macmillan, September 13, 2016)