By Lil Nickelson
The weather god looked down favorably with fantastic weather to kick off Jazzmobile’s 2022 Summerfest season with their free outdoor concert season at Grant’s Tomb.
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Dining With Miss Lil: Harlem Restaurant Owner Charles Gabriel Serving His Food At 2019 NYCWFF
By Lil Nickelson
Harlem restaurant owner Charles Gabriel of Charles’ Pan-Fried Chicken, Inc. was invited to be one of twenty-five food establishments to participate in the opening event of the 2019 New York City Wine and Food Festival (NYCWFF).Continue reading
With Miss Lil: Wells Fargo Bank Opens A 2nd Branch In Harlem
By Lil Nickelson
On Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) opened its second branch office in Harlem at 286 Lenox Avenue in between 125th and 124th Street, in the ground floor space that the Lenox Lounge used to occupy. Continue reading
Dining With Miss Lil: Harlem EatUp, Humana And Melba’s Host Healthy Eats for Seniors
By Lil Nickelson
Harlem EatUp Foundation (“Harlem EatUp”), Humana (“Humana”) and Melba’s Restaurant (“Melba’s”) joined forces on Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 to present a two-hour private cooking demonstration of healthy dishes to Harlem seniors.Continue reading
Dining With Miss Lil: Settepani Is Here To Stay In Harlem After A Remix Back To Its Roots
By Lil Nickelson
Settepani is located at 196 Lenox Avenue on the Southeast corner of 120th Street and has been a part of the Harlem restaurant scene since it first opened 18 years ago in 2001. Continue reading
Dining With Miss Lil: Dream With Your Eyez Open Presents Vision Board Workshops In Harlem
By Lil Nickelson
Monique Caines-Talley is Harlem born and raised and she’s a woman who always dreamed about owning her own business someday.
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Dining With Miss Lil: The Harlem EatUp! Luminary Award Dinner At Ginny’s Supper Club
By Lil Nickelson
The Luminary Award Dinner for the 5th Annual Harlem EatUp Festival was a memorable event held on Thursday, May 16th, 2019 at Ginny's Supper Club in the lower level of Red Rooster Harlem.Continue reading
Dining With Miss Lil: Harlem-based NY Urban League’s 54th Annual Awards Gala 2019
By Lil Nickelson and photographs by Rudy Collins
The New York Urban League (“NYUL") has been helping New Yorkers gain access to equal opportunity in employment, education, financial and technological literacy and more for over 90 years. Continue reading
Dining With Miss Lil: Great American Hat Show 2019 Is Afrikon Forever
By Lil Nickelson and photographs by Rudy Collins
Every year for the last seven years Harriet Rosebud Hats puts on the Great American Hat Show to showcase Harriet Rosebud’s hat creations and each year she picks a different theme.Continue reading
Dining With Miss Lil: God’s Love We Deliver By Helping Those With Need
By Lil Nickelson
Since 1985 God’s Love We Deliver have prepared and delivered food to people who are too sick to shop or cook for themselves free of charge without regard to the person’s income throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester and Nassau Counties and Hudson County, NJ.Continue reading
Dining With Miss Lil: Marcus Samuelsson’s Black History Month Dinner Series
By Lil Nickelson
Chef/ restauranteur Marcus Samuelsson wanted to celebrate Black History Month in 2019 in a different way than he has in the past. Continue reading
Dining With Miss Lil: Fine Greek Cuisine At Elysian Fields Café In The Village Of Harlem
By Lil Nickelson
Elysian Fields Café has been open for about two months serving up a taste of the Mediterranean through rustic Greek cuisine in the village of Harlem at 1207 Amsterdam Avenue in between 119th and 120th Streets. Continue reading
Dining With Miss Lil: Marcus Samuelsson To Host Black History Dinner Series Throughout 2019
By Lil Nickelson
Marcus Samuelsson to Host Black History Dinner Series Throughout 2019, leave it to Samuelsson to come up with a dining series to honor Black History Month that will happen through the year, not just for a month.Continue reading
Dining With Miss Lil: NJ Jets Offensive Tackle Kelvin Beachum Giving On World Food Day
By Lil Nickelson
Some people try to forget the hard times they experience in life; not New York Jets offensive tackle 29-years old Kelvin Beachum.Continue reading
Dining With Miss Lil: Pitmaster Rodney Scott Comes To Harlem
By Lil Nickelson
On Friday, October 12th, 2018 I was heading to my workspace and I was hungry so, I stopped by Sylvia’s Restaurant to get some lunch to go. Continue reading