Sylvia Woods smiling with her arms crossed.

Category: 

Commerce

Tags: 

Chef, Entrepreneur, Restaurateur

Sylvia Woods

Harlem, New York | 1962

Woods, known as the “Queen of Soul Food,” opened Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem in 1962. Growing the community business from a small luncheonette to a 450-person restaurant, Woods became a national figure. Woods died in 2012, but her eponymous restaurant remains owned and operated by her family.

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