Breaking bread around the heart of Africa in Harlem with words, sound and delicious food with Alexander Smalls, Chef Joe Hayes, Chef Nduvo Salaam and Ian Troost. Musical Performance by Malcolm Merriweather. Alexander Smalls Interview by Lori Stokes.
Tonight we celebrate the culinary and creative universe of Restaurateur, James Beard award winning author, and opera singer Alexander Smalls.
Alexander has a long and storied career in Harlem. His restaurants, Minton’s and The Cecil, created a lineage of young chefs that continue to define food trends. He joined the board of the Harlem School of The Arts in 2014, and served as board chair of Opus 118 Music School from 2007 to 2009.
The Chef’s Lab is celebrating his latest book Contemporary African Kitchen which presents a vibrant library of home cooking recipes and texts contributed by 33 chefs, restaurateurs, caterers, cooks, and writers at the heart of Africa’s food movement.
The evening is presented in collaboration with Food for Soul, founding partner of Refettorio Harlem, as part of the global Refettorio Network's food and culture activities.