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brand of condiments. Additionally, two of Cruz-Reyes' grandsons would establish sister restaurants of The
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Cruz-Reyes is acknowledged as a pioneer in the
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out of a car loaned to her by a future son-in-law. Her reputation as a cook had also grown due to the home dinners she cooked for many of the leading political figures of the day, friends of her now-prominent husband.
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in Manila. It is one of the oldest restaurants in Manila. The choice of name was ironic and pointed, for during that period, Filipino cuisine was not considered as appropriate fare in the homes of the
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Icasiano, who would arrive riding Diokno's old car when they went out together on group dates. By the 1950s, the menu had expanded to feature such present-day specialties such as chicken and pork
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in battle), adopted a native motif as interior decor, and served primarily
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in April 16, 1892. Her mother was a street peddler who sold food sauces and fruits, and who later managed a small neighborhood eatery popularly known in the
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of her birth in 1992, she was honored with a commemorative stamp and the renaming of a street in Ermita after her.
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