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'Queen of Soul Food' Dead at 86

Sylvia Woods' Harlem restaurant a global landmark

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 20, 2012 3:41 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Harlem icon has passed on. Sylvia Woods, the "Queen of Soul Food," died yesterday at 86 after fighting Alzheimer's, her family says. Tourists and celebrities from all over the world have flocked to her restaurant, Sylvia's, for half a century...   Read full story »

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