GDW EVENT ALERT - HARLEM WEEK AUGUST 20-26 HARLEM RESTAURANT WEEK

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson

Hello All:
Harlem has always been a food mecca for me.  Of course my mainstay, and my home away from home has always been Sylvia's Queen of Soul Food - and the Woods family have maintained a 60+ year tradition.  But there are other equally good restaurants in Harlem, depending on your taste.  Recently opened is Savannah Rae's that offers healthy alternative cuisine - and of course Red Rooster. Malcolm X Boulevard has become a food fan corridor.  You can go from one restaurant to another and find something fantastic in each one of them.

So BonApetite y'all
Stay Blessed & 
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria  

44^th ANNUAL HARLEM WEEK CONTINUES TO EXPLORE THE DIVERSE FLAVORS OF

HARLEM CUISINE WITH THE 2018 HARLEM RESTAURANT WEEK FROM AUGUST 20-26

For over four decades, The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce has celebrated Harlem’s rich cultural heritage through the month-long celebration of HARLEM WEEK—lovingly described “the longest week of the year.”  From Monday, August 20 – Saturday, August 26, the festival will highlight the incredible diversity of Harlem’s international culture and cuisine with Harlem Restaurant Week, the annual culinary initiative that allows visitors to sample some of the best foods that Harlem has to offer representing cultures from across the globe.  

The 2018 Harlem Restaurant week will feature everything from Southern soul food Cuban, Latin and Caribbean dishes to Asian cuisines, and food from the various nations in Africa, giving visitors a chance to explore the international cultural influences that make Harlem a celebrated home for immigrants from all nations. THE LIST OF PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS IS LISTED BELOW.

“New York – and particularly the village of Harlem - is beloved to visitors from all around the world because we are the true definition of a melting pot – we welcome so many different types of people from all over the world to come, visit and be a part of the culture here,” said Lloyd Williams, President of The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce. “Our culinary initiative, Harlem Restaurant Week, is so important because we know that nothing brings people together like sitting across a table with one another to enjoy a great drink or break bread together.  With that in mind, we a thrilled to partner with 16 Harlem-based restaurants and eateries for this year’s celebration.”

The restaurants will feature menu items ranging from classics like smothered pork chops, hot and sweet chicken, and crab cakes with mango salsa to paella Valenciana, Southern fried chicken with eggnog waffles, and lobster rolls.  Also featured will be a variety of cocktails, including mojitos, caipirinhas and Cuban- and Harlem-influenced fruit drinks of every flavor.

Please see below for a complete list of participating restaurants, and for more information, please visit www.harlemweek.com

COMPLETE LIST OF PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS
Restaurant	Location & Contact
Charles’ Pan Fried Chicken	2461 Frederick Douglass Blvd. New York, NY 10027 212.281.1800
Coogan’s coogans.com	4015 Broadway at 169th St. New York, NY 10032 212.928.1234
Cove Lounge www.covelounge.com	325 Malcolm X Blvd. New York, NY 10027 212.665.3455
Flordita www.harlemsfloriditanyc.com	2276 12th Ave. New York, NY 10027 212.662.0090
Harlem Shake www.harlemshakenyc.com	100 W. 124th St. New York, NY 10027 212.222.8300
Make My Cake www.makemycake.com	2380 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. New York, NY 10030 212.234.2344
Manna’s www.mannasharlem.com	2353 Frederick Douglass Blvd. New York, NY 10027 (212) 749-9084
Melbas melbasrestaurant.com	300 West 114th St. New York, NY 10026 212.864.7777
Olive Garden www.olivegarden.com/locations/ny/new-york/harlem-ny/4481	100 W. 125th St. New York, NY 10027 917.534.7937
Oso osoharlem.com	1616 Amsterdam Ave. New York, NY 10031 646.858.3139
Patsy’s Restaurant & Pizzeria www.thepatsyspizza.com	2287 1st Ave. New York, NY 10035 212.534.9783
Ponty Bistro pontybistroharlem.com	2375 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. New York, NY 10030 212.234.6475
Red Rooster Harlem redroosterharlem.com	310 Lenox Ave. New York, NY 10027 212.792.9001
Renaissance Harlem www.renaissance-harlem.com	2245 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. New York, NY 10030 646.838.7604
Sylvia’s sylviasrestaurant.com	328 Malcolm X Blvd. New York, NY 10027 212.996.0660
Savannah Rae's savannahraes@facebook.com  Whole Foods-Harlem www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/harlem	2040 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd                         646.590.0420 100 W. 125th St. New York, NY 10027 212.678.1940