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Food & Drink Boulevard in Harlem May 2, 2013

Posted on April 23, 2013 by | 4 Comments

Food & Drink Boulevard in Harlem May 2, 2013

Thursday, May 2, 2013 fdba (The Frederick Douglass Boulevard Alliance) invites you to their 2nd annual event:  Food & Drink Boulevard.  Summer Kick-Off and Evening of Food, Cocktails, Music and Entertainment on Harlem’s Restaurant Row.

Participants involved this year are:
1) Savann Restaurant
2) Chocolat
3) Bad Horse Pizza
4) Vinateria
5) Cedric
6) Lido
7) Levain Bakery
8) Harlem Tavern
9) Melba’s
10) Harlem Food Bar
11) Bier International
12) 67 Orange Street
13) 5 & Diamond

It will be held from 6pm – 10pm along FDB up to 123rd Street. Cost is $10 at the door or $5 in advance. Information on tickets

Last years event was a lot of fun with DJ’s, live music, food & drink specials and additional entertainment.  A great way to start summer off and meet people in your neighborhood.  Invite your friends, have a good time at your favorite spots!

* Condé Nast Traveller “24 hours in Harlem” – Did your favorite spot make the list?

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Harlem Welcomes Vinateria On Their Opening Night

Posted on April 19, 2013 by | 2 Comments
Harlem Welcomes Vinateria On Their Opening Night

Vinateria

It was a warm welcome at Vinateria in Harlem on opening night.  I showed up early with friends and there were a few people there but by an hour later the place was full with a lot of activity and all the tables were occupied.  The layout offers dinning tables to the left and the wine bar to the right.

As you can see the final execution of the interior came out nicely.  And quite a difference from the very first interior photos that we posted last week.  Above is a picture of the lovely owner (Yvette) with her father (both are residents of Harlem) in front of the beautiful custom made entrance doors.  They were the first two people that I met when I walked in and it started the evening off with a welcoming vibe.

I only had drinks on opening night but plan on going back for dinner soon.  I can say that I was impressed with the wine selection and presentation.  Open etched glass school house pendants illuminate the distressed metal bar which I thought was an effective look.  It’s informal rustic with a bit of modern chic when you take in the whole decor.  Almost a Mediterranean, European feel to it.  Antoinette who was helping us at the bar, was inviting and very informative with her recommendations.   A few of the wines that I would recommend are…

Harlem Welcomes Vinateria On Their Opening Night

Gaba do Xil at Vinateria

Harlem Welcomes Vinateria On Their Opening Night

“Arcese – White Wine” with Antoinette at Vinateria

Harlem Welcomes Vinateria On Their Opening Night

Jelu Malbec Rose at Vinateria

I would suggest that you have a conversation about the wine before choosing one as this really made a difference for me and my experience.

I look forward to writing part two to this review after dinning at Vinateria very soon.  I spoke with Yvette briefly about the menu and she did mention that it was Italian based with a global, mediterranean flair.  Sounds good to me.  First impressions I’d say this place was very well thought out and if opening night was any indication it was well received and the neighborhood seemed to approve.

Harlem Welcomes Vinateria On Their Opening Night

Vinateriia

Harlem Welcomes Vinateria On Their Opening Night
Harlem Welcomes Vinateria On Their Opening Night

Vinateria

Vinateria
2211 Frederick Douglass Blvd. (corner of 119th St.)
New York, New York 10026
212-662-8462

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AMNewYork’s two page spread on South Harlem – HarlemCondoLife featured

Posted on March 15, 2013 by | 2 Comments

AMNewYorks two page spread on South Harlem HarlemCondoLife featured

HarlemCondoLife is honoured to be featured in AMNewYork’s excellent two full-page spread on South Harlem (SoHa).  The piece by reporter Lisa Fraser appeared on 3/14 in AMNewYork’s paper and digital editions.

The piece is well written and provides a great deal of history and current reference information about  this little corner of the village of Harlem.   Including  real estate, transportation, education, shopping, eating, the arts, the parks, the people and “the buzz”.

Below is one of several quotes:

AMNewYorks two page spread on South Harlem HarlemCondoLife featured

The article makes clear that this slice of Harlem continues to mature from when we  first coined it Harlem’s Restaurant Row into something even more special.  A place that we – the current writers for HarlemCondoLife.com,  all of whom are original founders as well – call “home”.

We want to thank AMNewYork’s Lisa Fraser for reaching out to us a few weeks back and including HarlemCondoLife.com in the research for her article.

Click here to read the full article.

Click here to see more press coverage featuring HarlemCondoLife.com, including the New York Times.

Herve’ Jean-Baptiste a.k.a HarlemGuy | Current writer for and an original founder of  HarlemCondoLife.com.

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Small Fire at Bad Horse Pizza in Harlem

Posted on March 14, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Small Fire at Bad Horse Pizza in Harlem

A friend to Harlem Condo Life informed us that Bad Horse Pizza had a fire the other night.  There were 4 fire trucks and a window had to be broken to put out the fire.  Other than that there was minimal damage done, thankfully.  It was a small fire and they were open for business the following day.

We’re glad that it didn’t turn into anything more major and that their business was not affected.

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