Let’s Cook: Challenges and Candor
By Chuck Repnow - | Jan 30, 2021
How many of you have kept a scrapbook on an interesting subject? I once knew a woman who kept a matchbook cover from every restaurant she had patronized. She was near age 80 when she showed it to me, and it was massive. She had organized the matchbook covers according to states, and she had visited all 50 states. It certainly was an impressive collection, and as we looked over her collection, she entertained me with stories about travels. It set a fire within me to start a scrapbook.
Upon returning home, I mentioned to my parents that I would like to start a scrapbook on an interesting subject. I finally settled on U. S. Presidents and First Ladies. Their introduction to my scrapbook would start with their Inauguration. The year was 1969 and Richard M. Nixon became the 37th President of the United States. I was off and running with a scissor in my hand. I took great interest in First Lady Pat Nixon’s yellow si
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There were many covetous labels attached to Tita Conching, a term of endearment for Conchita Sunico. She was the original “It Girl”, the Hostess with the Mostest and the first Patroness of the Arts and Fashion. Born on 18 December 1913, the youngest of four daughters, she captured Manila’s attention when she won the title Carnival Queen. She gave the most exquisite of parties that it became a status symbol to be on her guest list, writes Marge Enriquez in a Tatler interview in March 2003.
In the Sixties, she organised the Karilagan International fashion, cultural and dance troupes that travelled the world to promote Philippine culture. She also has been attributed to helping the careers of numerous designers and fashion models because of the luncheon fashion shows at the Manila Hilton. She had a friendly rivalry with good friend Chito Madrigal who became the social directress of the Hyatt and produced lunch fashion shows as well that eventually overshadowed her Hilton shows.