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.
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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
Edith Ban
Holocaust survivor, opened Cafe Budapest in Boston in 1959 and managed it until her death in 1988
Fannie Farmer
By standardizing measurements in her recipes, Farmer guaranteed her readers reliable results. The Fannie Farmer Cookbook became a classic kitchen text. Still widely available, the cookbook remains a popular home cooking reference.
Tommiejo Dixon
Tommiejo Dixon opened Ma Dixon’s in 1943, which is now a fixture of Boston’s food scene.
Ruby Foo
Ruby Foo moved to Boston in 1923 where she began a single-room restaurant in Boston’s Chinatown. Its popularity quickly grew, and she opened Ruby Foo’s “Den” in 1929—heralded as the first Chinese restaurant to successfully cater to non-Chinese clientele.