Conan Works At Sylvia’s Restaurant | CONAN on TBS

I'm just two blocks from the Apollo Theater,

and behind me is one of the great institutions

here in Harlem, Sylvia's Restaurant.

(audience cheering)

They've been making and serving soul food here

since 1962.

Sylvia Woods' family still runs the place.

They've agreed to let me serve soul food today

in the restaurant.

What could go wrong?

What could go wrong?

This is one of Sylvia's granddaughters.

Is that right?

Yes.

And your name is--

Zaqura.

Zaqura?

Yes.

But people call you--

Z.

OK.

This is going to shock you.

Mm-hmm.

I don't know much about soul food.

Main ingredient, when you're dealing with soul food,

is love.

So, you have--

Oh, love!

Yeah.

We had none of that growing up.

(audience laughing)

Yes.

There was no love in the house,

let alone enough leftover to put it in the food.

Everyone has eaten at Sylvia's.

Not everybody has.

[Conan] Not everybody.

But most people.

There is Liza Minnelli.