Sosei Shizuye Matsumoto
The US’s most influential teacher and accomplished master of chado tea ceremonies
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Cristeta Comerford
The first woman to be White House Executive Chef
Queen Ida Guillory
There have been several kings of zydeco over the years, but there has been only one Queen Ida.
Lucy Ann White Cox
Lucy Ann White Cox was a vivandière during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
Maria Pace Barker
At her Boston restaurant Nicole’s, she would serve a myriad of influential figures, including the President of Japan in 1989 and the Archbishop of Boston.
Clementina Poto Langone
She helped many Italian immigrants in Boston become citizens so they could be eligible for social security benefits and provided food and clothing to Italian people out of work
Pat Kelly
President of the Boston Culinary Historians and editor of their newsletter for over 20 years.
Alice Bradley
Alice Bradley (1875-1946) was a pioneering cook and educator. She tested recipes for Fannie Farmer, taught at Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery, and eventually led the school.
Mary Yick
Mary Yick (1933 – 2013), fondly called “The Dragon Lady”, opened the Tiki Hut in 1961. She served Cantonese and Polynesian fusion food and cocktails in Boston’s Chinatown.
Dr Evelyn Abdalah Menconi
Lebanese-American cultural ambassador in Boston