On the border of Harlem and Morningside Heights, next to the unending Fredrick Douglas circle redesign at 110th Street, you’ll find a unique neighborhood café that’s already gone through a name change in its five short years. I’d only visited its earlier incarnation as Saurin Parke, and so when I returned recently under the Café Amrita moniker I was afraid that what made the old place so great would be gone.
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Everyone, even our own Bruce Springsteen of Queens, is raving about Slumdog Millionaire. While I haven’t yet seen the movie, I do have something in common with the main character. Earlier this year I was a contestant on an episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and now I am going to tell you how you can get on the show too.
Tags:game show, Julie, Manhattan, Meredith Vieira, money, TV
On November 4th, if you were having a house party anywhere above 110th street then this is where you bought the good stuff. These aren’t just shops that are ok for the neighborhood. Any one of them can stand with any wine shop in town, at least. What you get at the first two is an eclectically curated selection in sleek surroundings. At the third, a wine encyclopedia that made GQ’s top 50 in the country.
Tags:harlem, harlem vintage, Manhattan, PJ wines, the winery, Uptown, wine
