{"id":51341,"date":"2014-10-14T12:42:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T16:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=51341"},"modified":"2014-10-19T00:59:48","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T04:59:48","slug":"richard-parsons-cecil-named-2014-best-restaurant-america-esquire-magazine-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=51341","title":{"rendered":"RICHARD PARSONS\u2019 THE CECIL NAMED 2014 BEST RESTAURANT IN AMERICA BY ESQUIRE MAGAZINE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-shot-2014-10-14-at-11.09.30-AM1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51344\" src=\"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-shot-2014-10-14-at-11.09.30-AM1.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-10-14 at 11.09.30 AM\" width=\"304\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-shot-2014-10-14-at-11.09.30-AM1.png 304w, http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-shot-2014-10-14-at-11.09.30-AM1-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>RICHARD PARSONS\u2019 THE CECIL NAMED 2014 BEST RESTAURANT IN\u00a0AMERICA BY ESQUIRE MAGAZINE<\/p>\n<p>First Time a Harlem, NY Restaurant Awarded\u200b This Title<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday\u00a0evening Esquire Magazine\u00a0will unveil the\u00a0winners of their first annual American Food &amp; Drink Awards at The Cecil in Harlem, NY.<\/p>\n<p>THE CECIL will be named\u00a0the \u200b2014 \u200bBest New Restaurant in America.<\/p>\n<p>THE CECIL, created by New York businessman Richard Parsons and noted restaurateur and chef Alexander Smalls, is New York City\u2019s first Afro-Asian-American brasserie.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the travels, exploration and study of the African Diaspora its goal is to connect communities through food, comfort and hospitality.\u00a0 Afro \/ Asian \/ American cuisine is a fusion of the best of what each of those distinct food cultures has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>It traces the global migration of African-descendant people through the influence of African spices, textures and cooking techniques on traditional American, Latin and Asian dishes.<\/p>\n<p>Guided by this concept, Executive Chef Smalls and Chef de CuisineJoseph &#8220;JJ&#8221; Johnson have conspired to create unique plates that combine the familiar with the unexpected.<\/p>\n<p>Location:\u00a0210 West 118th\u00a0Street, NY, NY 10026<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0; 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