Melba Wilson couldn't get a bank loan, so she used $312,000 saved under her mattress to open a restaurant in 2005. Now she runs 7 locations across NYC and Newark. Here's how she built it.

Melba Wilson's life changed after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited her NYC restaurant. Wilson said Prince Harry ate her signature fried chicken and waffles during his lunch at Melba's. "I was ...

Melba Wilson at the opening of Melba's Grand Central in NYC “The Queen of Soul Food,” Melba Wilson, is bringing a taste of Harlem hospitality to the bustling halls of New York City’s iconic train ...

Melba Wilson’s love for using food to bring people together and investing in her community produced one of the premier dining destinations in New York City. Wilson is the owner and founder of Melba’s ...

The owner of Melba's Harlem tells PEOPLE Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "were amongst the nicest people I've ever met" after they stopped by her beloved soul food eatery on Friday Lanford Beard is the ...

Restaurateur, chef and cookbook author Melba Wilson is dropping by the TODAY kitchen to share a few of her favorite comfort food recipes. She shows us how to make turkey meatloaf with a barbecue twist ...

She used to watch the skaters. Now she’ll feed them. When lifelong Harlem resident Melba Wilson, owner of Melba’s restaurant in Harlem, was a child, she would watch the ice skaters gliding around ...

Marc Lamont Hill meets Melba Wilson on the red carpet of the 2023 “A Seat At the Table” D.C. gala. Hill [00:00:07] Everybody, we are here with one of Harlem’s legends and one of those favorite people, ...

Legendary chef, cookbook author and restaurateur Melba Wilson is stopping by the TODAY kitchen to cook up some comforting cold-weather recipes ahead of the holidays. She shows us how to make ...

The owner of Melba's Restaurant has been a TV judge on 'Beat Bobby Flay' and 'The Worst Cooks in America,' and was victorious on 'Throwdown with Bobby Flay.' By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief ...

LISTEN to Melba Wilson’s episode of ESSENCE Podcast Network’s UnBossed here: Just four short months ago, numerous businesses, particularly eateries, throughout New York City were thriving. But with ...