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Older Americans Month: Aging Healthy in Harlem

Bill Perkins at VNSNY Harlem Aging

In recognition of Older Americans Month, the not-for-profit Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), Senator Bill Perkins and local Harlem restaurants teamed up to help promote healthy eating among seniors on Thursday, May 16h, 2013 at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building Plaza. Continue reading

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Lauren Flanigan’s 4th Annual 50th Birthday Bash at Harlems’ Ristorante Settepani

On Friday, May 18, legendary American opera soprano Lauren Flanigan, known for creating memorable contemporary opera roles, stars in “Lauren Flanigan’s 4th Annual 50th Birthday Bash,” presented by American Opera Projects and Music and Mentoring House.

Dining With Miss Lil: Ristorante Settepani Restaurant Review

The second restaurant in Harlem I wanted to review for this summer’s NYC Restaurant Week is Ristorante Settepani. Continue reading

Harlem Eateries Offering Cafe Flavor

Three new restaurants have received Community Board 10 support to open a sidewalk cafe in Central Harlem. Among them is Applebee’s chain at the corner of 125th Street and Fifth Avenue. The sidewalk cafe will be on Fifth Avenue. Continue reading

Marcus Samuelsson’s Fave Harlem Eats

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This week’s New York Magazine featured restaurants the top chefs frequent in their neighborhood and Harlemite Marcus Samuelsson also included his favorites. Kitchenette (at 123rd and Amsterdam) received best brunch honors for their pancakes, Settepani (Lenox and 120th) was a cafe selection along with Les Ambassades (FDB/8th Avenue and 118th Street). East Harlem’s El Aguila (116th and Lexington) received a thumbs up for their pork tacos. Continue reading

Sugar Ray Leonard, Jr. Knocks Out Harlem!

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All:

I want to thank all of you who weighed in to celebrate Sugar Ray Leonard, Jr. in his upcoming Celebrity Boxing match with Joe Parkinson. (Be sure to tune in at http://www.twitter.com/Harlembrew for ringside updates from PA tonight!)

It was truly an awesome evening with the greatest backdrop possible, Harlem; Jack Johnson and Sugar Ray Robinson would have been so proud!

Aside from the wonderful cuisine at Settepani–Thanks Leah!! Another highlight of the evening was when Sugar Ray shared yet another one of his many talents on stage at the Faison Firehouse Theater. Yes, he sang for us! We can’t blame that on the ah ah ah ah ah…alcohol…well he did enjoy the Sugar Hill and some tasty libations from JTESpirits.com. George Faison was so moved that you might just hear about an upcoming collaboration between the two.

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