An encounter with one of Pampanga’s food historians
MEXICO CITY, Pampanga—She does not wear a chef’s hat. You’ll see her wearing casual housedresses and polo blouses paired with her capri pants, very unlike other chefs in their white gowns, overlaid with apron and a nameplate. You’ll see them situated in a fully air-conditioned kitchen with steel cooking utensils, huge cooking wares, built-in stoves, multilayered ovens with timers and lights.