Ella Mae Hill was a longtime local caterer. She was a native of Greensboro, North Carolina and a child when she moved to Buffalo. At the age of 11 she started honing her catering skills under the eyes of her mother. They prepared numerous banquets for groups and churches. In 1969 she helped found the Rossetts Catering Club. The Rossetts catered receptions and banquets in Albany, New York City, Washington, DC, Atlanta and in various cities in Canada. Her specialty was her famous food show extravaganza which featured 40 different items.
In 1983 she joined her daughter and son-in-law George Scott in the restaurant business as owners of the Kensington Place where she continued to work till her death.
Mrs. Hill was 70 years of age at the time of her passing. She is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
