From Cheers To Tears
Harlem Resto Is About To Be Laid To Rest By Stephen Weir: What a difference a week makes. Last week the Caribbean Camera was telling readers about how Carl Cassell provided a Jamaica fundraising group the run of his Harlem restaurant and now we are reporting on the demise of one of Toronto’s few downtown Black cuisine restaurant. In message forwarded to the paper, Cassell said that his Harlem Underground on Queen Street West was turning 10 years old on November 9 th . “To celebrate this auspicious occasion, we have decided to close the restaurant. “ “Over the last decade Harlem Underground has been an epicentre of black food and culture within the downtown core,” said Cassell. “The decision to close comes not from the restaurant itself, as I continue to be supported by the community at large, but from a personal need to see other creative endeavours grow. Part restaurant. Part music hall. 100% a world destination. Inspired by New York City’s Harlem Renaissance of the