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 in Harlem. The restaurant opened in 2005 and Wilson hasn’t stopped there. Melba’s has expanded outside of Harlem: Melba’s at Wollman Rink in Central Park opened in 2022; Melba’s at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center opened in 2023; Melba’s Grand Central is coming in October 2024; and a second Newark site is coming in 2025. Read more at www.thegrio.com.
