Melba Wilson, owner of Melba's restaurant in New York City, stops by the TODAY kitchen to share the recipe for one of her grandmother’s dishes: Chicken perloo garnished with parsley.

Founder and restaurant owner Melba Wilson is a lifelong New Yorker, “born, bred, and buttered” in Harlem. Since the restaurant opened in 2005, Melba’s has expanded beyond its original location in West ...