#the cecil

[justmestrangeandunusual]

The Cecil.

So I finally watched the entire “Cecil Hotel” show in Netflix.

So this guy Morbid, he was attacked, threatened, banned, labeled as a murdered, etc. 

Did someone took the time to try and help him to clean up his name? 

I don't think so, I don’t think is fair for him 

People went ahead and assume he had something to do with Elisa’s death but nobody really took the time to investigate when was he staying at the hotel or anything 

[awful-b-movie-horror]

small update

Hey Y’all!!

So big things first! My new years resolution this year is to start a podcast. Obviously it would be about horror, true crime, disturbing, macabre, etc. And I’d like to mix in my own academic touch. I’ll probably be hosting that with my best friend, and I’d like to have the first episode out by June.

I listen to plenty of podcasts and even have a little behind the scenes knowledge, but I’ve never created my own. If you guys have any tips, suggestions, requests -- even stuff like how long the episodes should be -- I’d love to hear them.

And I sure hope you like podcasts because I’d love for you to listen.

Second, but not as *big* news. I’d like to start a series soon about the horrible things that have happened in and around The Cecil Hotel. So look forward to that.

🔪 ❤️ 🔪

[brutalgamer]

Delve into psychological survival horror with The Cecil: The Journey Begins, out now on Steam

Pulling inspiration from real-world ghost stories, The Cecil: The Journey Begins opens up a world of supernatural frights on PC.

[gebo4482]

The Cecil: The Journey Begins | Official Release Date Trailer

Website / Steam

[mindminetv]

THE CECIL: The Journey Begins Demo - Should we be hyped about this new indie survival horror game?

[harlemgal-inc]

The Cecil in Harlem will join the fate of many other New York City restaurants, closure. It happens to the best (and the worst) restaurants even when you have experienced restauranteurs involved, a PR machine behind it and a good chef like Chef Joseph Johnson.

The spinning “as to why” has begun in publications like Grub Street and Eater.

The cliff notes version of the articles is the backers of The Cecil have decided, as of now, to move everything into Minton’s, which was the jazz portion of the two establishments, and reopen a restaurant after the New Year.

“[Chef] Johnson envisions the “new” Minton’s, which will debut on January 6, as a hybrid of the two restaurants, and he’ll bring along some of his most-loved dishes at the Cecil: oxtail dumplings, the collard-greens salad, and a gumbo that represents how he celebrates the diverse foods of the African diaspora, with smoked chicken, Chinese-chicken sausage, gulf shrimp, and crab meat.”

The Cecil in Harlem to close after three years The Cecil in Harlem will join the fate of many other New York City restaurants, closure. It happens to the best (and the worst) restaurants even when you have experienced restauranteurs involved, a PR machine behind it and a good chef like Chef Joseph Johnson.

[theperfectcurl]

Birthday Dinner At The Cecil Harlem

Delicious!

^ The only way to start a restaurant review ^

Back in March the beau and I went out to dinner for my birthday. Instead of going to a tried and true spot we decided to try something different and explore our neighbor Harlem. We found ourselves at The Cecil Harlem, an Afro-Asian -American restaurant. Now that’s a mouthful. It may sound like an odd mix but it is executed so well.

Upon entering there is a small lounge space and bar. Above the bar is a beautiful sculpture of a couple and the quote “ a kiss to build a dream on..” The lights were low with lit candles and jazz played over the system. Further towards the back is the larger dinner seating section. There are not too many intimate tables available but this night there were several large groups out for dinner and celebrating. The back dinning room had beautiful artwork on the walls and a screen projecting what may have been 1940s era Harlem in black and white.

The beau ordered the Thai 75 cocktail and we shared Oxtail dumplings (4) in green apple curry. According to the beau the cocktail felt like it was missing something, maybe a bit more Thai Basil but the dumplings were great and the curry sauce was finger licking good. *We enjoyed them so much we forget to get a pic*

Their main dishes left the beau and I tied up deciding what we wanted to try. Thanks to our waiters suggestion he ordered the Feijoda (Spicy Black Beans, Oxtails, Merguez Lamb Sausage) and I ordered from the Rice Wok Bar ( Pineapple Black Fried Rice with Smoked County Cut Pork Ribs and curry). The Feijoda came with a a hearty piece of Oxtail that was tender and fell off the bone. Being from the Caribbean neither the beau nor I had an issue with the spice level. 

The Pineapple Black Fried Rice was hearty and loaded with carrots, edamame and onions. I expected it to have a little more sweetness since there is Pineapple but the flavor profile was more savory. The curry sauce helps add a bit of sweetness. The pork ribs were grilled to perfection and had a great smoke flavor. I had to wash my hands a few times to get the smoked/grilled sent off my fingers.

We left our plates clean as a whistle!

For dessert we tried the rice pudding. It reminded me a bit like creme brulee because of its hard sugar top shell. The passion fruit curd that topped the rice pudding was a little to sweet for me. I would have preferred a thinner layer of passion fruit curd on top but I would try it again. 

Tip: Next door to The Cecil is their sister jazz lounge and restaurant Minton’s. They play live jazz everyday until 11 pm and offer southern fare. We can’t wait to go back to Cecil’s but they my be our first stop prior for some live jazz.