Rose Noel hangs up her apron at Harlem Senior Center

Rose Noel, complete with party hat, is pictured holding up a "Grizz" steering wheel cover she received as a gift during her recent retirement party at the Harlem Senior Center.

Rose began cooking at the center two days a week in 2012, then cooked six days a week for a 10 month stretch and has filled in for periods when a permanent cook was sought.

For three years she cooked the Harlem Center's Sunday Community Meal, a once-a-month event open to the community.

She vowed to retire when she turned 75 (Monday, the 21st was her birthday). She was feted recently with a retirement party during the la...