{"id":174848,"date":"2026-03-25T16:48:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/174848\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:48:06","slug":"harlems-charles-pan-fried-chicken-is-inviting-award-winning-black-chefs-for-a-year-long-pop-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/174848\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlem’s Charles Pan Fried Chicken is Inviting Award-Winning Black Chefs for a Year-Long Pop-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harlem has always been a cultural and culinary epicenter and chef Charles Gabriel has certainly been at its center. Cooking\u00a0in the kitchens of Harlem since the ’90s, chef Gabriel has long been a fixture of the neighborhood for his expertly pan-fried chicken\u00a0and soulful cuisine, earning him a James Beard semifinalist nod along the way. Even in his late seventies, you can still find the chef behind the counter at one of his many Charles Pan Fried Chicken<\/a> locations, frying up his birds with the best of them. As a standard bearer of Black excellence, chef Gabriel has opened up his kitchen for a series of pop-ups to celebrate the next generation of talent. <\/p>\n

Charles Pan Fried Chicken is hosting the Guest Chef Series<\/a>, a year-long pop-up that invites critically acclaimed Black culinary talent to Harlem. For one weekend a month, a new chef will\u00a0visit the Harlem location to create a\u00a0one-of-a-kind collaborative meal inspired by global flavors. \u00a0<\/p>\n


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Kicking off the series\u00a0are chef Camari Mick and chef Brittney \u201cStikxz\u201d Williams of the coming\u00a0Afro-Caribbean brasserie,\u00a0L\u2019Atelier \u00c9b\u00e8ne. Taking over the kitchen from March 27 to March 29, the duo will be serving a special cornbread bread pudding topped with mascarpone and plantain caramel. To pair, chef Gabriel and chef Quie have created a Sweet Heat Yard Bowl with pan-fried plantains and chopped jerk chicken,\u00a0finished with a rich jerk barbecue glaze and dices of fresh pineapple.\u00a0The two-course meal will be priced at $25. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The series follows with appearances by\u00a0Top Chef\u00a0alum\u00a0Lana Lagomarsini (April 24 to April 26) and chef Ayo Balogun of Bed-Stuy’s Dept of Culture and Radio Kwara (July 24-26). In August, Harlem will welcome 2024 James Beard Award winner chef\u00a0Serigne Mbay\u00e9 of Dakar Nola.\u00a0To note:\u00a0the pop-up will only be held at the Harlem flagship location, 340 W 145th Street. The event will be held on corresponding weekends with the following hours: Fridays from 5 to 9pm, Saturdays from 3-9pm and Sundays from 3-8pm. <\/p>\n

Check out the full lineup of chefs below and keep an eye on Charles Pan Fried Chicken’s Instagram<\/a> for menu announcements: <\/p>\n


\nMarch 27-29: Chef Camari Mick & Chef Brittney \u201cStikxz\u201d Williams of L’Atelier \u00c9b\u00e8ne, New York, NY
\nApril 24-26: Chef Lana Lagomarsini, New York, NY
\nMay 29-31: Chef Adrienne Cheatham, Sunday Best Cookbook & The Chef’s Cut Podcast, New York, NY
\nJune 26-28: Chef Shawn Osbey, Chef Shawn Osbey Catering, Atlanta, GA
\nJuly 24-26:\u00a0Chef Ayo Balogun,\u00a0Dept of Culture, Brooklyn, NY
\nAugust 28-30:\u00a0Chef Serigne Mbay\u00e9,\u00a0Dakar Nola, New Orleans, LA
\nSeptember 25-27:\u00a0Chef Rasheeda Purdie, Ramen by Ra, New York, NY
\nOctober 23-25:\u00a0Chef Kareem Mr. Bake Queeman,\u00a0Mr. Bake Sweets, Washington, D.C.
\nNovember 13-15:\u00a0Chef Andy Allo, Akone, Los Angeles, CA
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