Melvin Eugene Walker
Melvin "Mel" Eugene Walker was the proprietor and head chef of Mel's Cafe, a local restaurant situated on 719 West Main Street, that Walker ran for nearly 30 years.[1]
Biography
Walker was born in the Vinegar Hill neighborhood in 1952 and began working in the food service industry at age 11.[1] In 1984, after working in various dining venues, like The Virginian,[2] he opened Mel's Cafe on West Main Street. However, because of a lack of business, he closed the restaurant five years later. In 1995, Walker later repurchased the building and re-opened the restaurant, [3] establishing the business as a popular local eatery, a reputation that has remained strong in the almost 30 years since. On May 29, 2024, however, Melvin Eugene Walker, unfortunately passed away.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Web. Legendary Melvin Walker, Mel's Cafe entrepreneur, passes away, News Article, Cville Right Now, May 29, 2024, retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ Web. Living history: Charlottesville restaurants we miss (and those we’ll go on loving forever), C-VILLE Writers, Knife & Work, C-Ville Weekly, April 7, 2016, retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ↑ Web. A Charlottesville Original, Forward / Adelante (via archive.org), retrieved May 29, 2024.