Charles' Southern Style Kitchen

Charles' Southern Style Kitchen
Headquarters 2841 Frederick Douglass Blvd., nr. 151st St., New York City,
Key people
 Charles Gabriel

Charles' Southern Style Kitchen, a.k.a. Charles' Pan Fried Chicken, is a soul food and Southern Food restaurant located at 308 Lenox Avenue (between 125th & 126th Streets), in Harlem in Manhattan, in New York City.[1] It was featured on Al Roker's episode of My Life in Food.[2]

Background

Charles Gabriel was raised in the Southern United States along with his 20 siblings.[3] He learned to cook from his mother, and moved to New York cooking out of a food cart. He currently cooks the food at his own restaurant, and is a consulting chef at Rack & Soul.

When preparing his chicken, Charles fries it in a pan, repeatedly turning the chicken, as well as seasoning it at three separate stages. The venue has two addresses,[4] one of which serves as the kitchen and one of which serves as the dining area.[5] Magazine recipe writers have interviewed him and attempted to reproduce his techniques and recipes.[6]

In 2013, Zagats gave it a food rating of 24, and a decor rating of 4.[7]

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.foodnetwork.com/my-life-in-food/index.html
  3. ↑ Dave Cook (December 2, 2009), Charles' Country Pan Fried Chicken, The New York Times, retrieved November 7, 2010
  4. ↑ — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld (February 5, 2011). "Charles' Southern Style Kitchen - Harlem - New York Magazine Restaurant Guide". Nymag.com. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  5. ↑ Raisfeld, Robin (September 27, 2009). "The Fried-Chicken Craze of 2009 - Charles Gabriel Reopening Harlem Flagship - New York Magazine". Nymag.com. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  6. ↑ Francis Lam (Jan 1, 2010), Charles Gabriel's country pan-fried chicken, Salon.com, retrieved November 7, 2010
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Coordinates: 40°49′37.43″N 73°56′20.79″W / 40.8270639°N 73.9391083°W