Liz Alpern got her start in the Jew­ish food world work­ing with acclaimed cook­book author Joan Nathan. She curates and cooks for pop-up events and bou­tique shops and is cur­rent­ly work­ing on an MBA at CUNY Baruch Col­lege. The co-founder of The Gefilte­ria, Liz has been fea­tured on Forbes 30 Under 30 list, as well as in The New York­er, The New York Times, Saveur, and The Wall Street Jour­nal.