Whenever I visit Harlem, I feel the energy,  I feel the love and I feel the pride. At the Harlem Eatup Festival Grand Tasting, I felt the magic of it all coming together and most importantly I felt like I was home.

At the Harlem EatUp food and drink festival you arrive as a stranger and leave as a part of the family. In the midst of all the generosity, you discover things your never knew.  It changes your perspective and enlarges your desire to immerse in the spirit of Harlem.

Set in a cozy corner of beautiful Morningside Park near Columbia University, it was afternoon of enjoyment of tantalizing tastes of the savory, the sweet, and the thirst quenching. It was about experiencing the Art of Cooking through demonstrations, being uplifted by the performers such as the Vy Higginsen's Gospel Choir and intermingling with everyone in attendance. 

It was an experience that gives you that "gone away feeling" and the appreciation of time and money well spent.

Where have you traveled, leaving with the want to return?