Queen Of Soul Food Sylvia Woods is Dead at 86 Years Old

Legendary restaurateur Sylvia Woods, known internationally as the “Queen of Soul Food”, died Thursday at 86 years old. Here’s what Sylvia Woods family had to say: “Sylvia gallantly battled Alzheimer’s for the past several years, but never once lost her loving smile. She died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones at her Westchester home.” Here’s what New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg had to say: “We lost a legend today. For more than 50 years, New Yorkers have enjoyed Sylvia’s and visitors have flocked to Harlem to get a table. In her words, the food was made with ‘a whole lot of love’ and generations of family and friends have come together at what became a New York institution.”