Sylvia Woods

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Sylvia Woods was an American restaurateur and chef celebrated as the “Queen of Soul Food” and founder of the iconic Sylvia’s Restaurant in Harlem, New York City.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
businessperson
chef
human
restaurateur
burialPlace Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn
causeOfDeath Alzheimer's disease
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1926-02-02
dateOfDeath 2012-07-19
employer Sylvia’s Restaurant
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Woods
founded Sylvia’s Restaurant
foundedInYear 1962
fullName Sylvia Pressley Woods
genre soul food
givenName Sylvia
hasSignatureDish barbecued ribs
collard greens
cornbread
fried chicken
honorificTitle Queen of Soul Food
influenced popularization of soul food in New York City
knownFor founding Sylvia’s Restaurant in Harlem
soul food cuisine
language English
locationOfBusiness Harlem
surface form: Harlem, New York City

New York
New York City
nickname Queen of Soul Food
notableWork Sylvia’s Restaurant
surface form: Sylvia’s Restaurant, the “Queen of Soul Food”

Sylvia’s Soul Food: Recipes from Harlem’s World-Famous Restaurant
numberOfChildren 4
occupation businessperson
chef
cookbook author
restaurateur
placeOfBirth Hemingway, South Carolina
placeOfDeath New York City
religion Christianity
residence Harlem
surface form: Harlem, New York City
spouse Herbert Woods
stateOfBirth South Carolina
stateOfDeath New York
workedAs beautician
waitress

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Sylvia’s Restaurant foundedBy Sylvia Woods
Sylvia’s foundedBy Sylvia Woods
Woods family hasMember Sylvia Woods