Engracia cruz reyes biography of barack

Engracia Cruz-Reyes (April 16, — July 6, ) was a Filipinochef and entrepreneur. She was an active promoter of Filipino cuisine, especially through the restaurant chain she founded, The Aristocrat.

Early life

She was born to a poor family in Navotas in April 16, Her mother was a street peddler who sold food sauces and fruits, and who later managed a small neighborhood eatery popularly known in the Philippines as carinderias.

She developed her cooking skills at a young age, having to prepare the meals for her five younger siblings while her parents were out working for a living. She was able to complete only four years of primary education.^[1]

In , she married a young lawyer from her hometown, Alexander Reyes, who in would be appointed as an Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court.

The Aristocrat restaurant

To augment her family's income as her husband struggled to establish his legal practice, Cruz-Reyes set up in a small c