Wilson, Melba: - Melba Wilson is the owner of a growing culinary empire based in New York's famed Harlem neighborhood. Her renowned restaurant, Melba's, is a hot spot for celebrities, locals and tourists from around the world who crave unbeatable American comfort food. She began her career at Sylvia's Restaurant, where she launched the popular Sunday Gospel Brunch, and has received numerous accolades and awards for her entrepreneurship and her original and family recipes. She won on an episode of the Food Network's Throwdown with Bobby Flay, was featured on The View, and appears regularly on television, most recently on CNBC's reality show, Consumed. She lives in New York with her son.