Fil-Am White House Chef Pays Tribute to Her Mom |
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Friday, 07 January 2011 13:54 | |||
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© Journal Group Link International) Comerford’s closely-knit sisters and brothers live in In a rare interview pulled by a Filipino-American joint outlet, Ms. Comerford told monthly Via Times columnist and weekly Chicago Philippine Reports TV’s host Sarah Lee that “I was still a Food Technology student at the University of the Philippines in Diliman (Quezon City) when my family decided to emigrate to Chicago in 1983. “I don’t really know how my parents picked “I’ve always been a food lover. I grew up in a large family, so there was always food cooking in the kitchen. “I smelled it everywhere around the house. Bulacan and Batangas are very well known for their wonderful cuisine. So these great-tasting foods were very familiar to me. I finished high school at The interview took place before Christmas Season when Ms. Comerford received “The Chef of the Year 2010” recognition award from the March of Dimes Chicago. The March of Dimes is an American health charity whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. It was founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938 as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to defeat the epidemic disease poliomyelitis, commonly known as polio, which Ms. Comerford becomes the second recipient of the award first bestowed on Chicago-based Chef Rick Bayless, who specializes in traditional Mexican cuisine with modern interpretation. In 2008, Mr. Bayless was widely considered to be a serious contender for the position of White House Executive Chef under the administration of Barack Obama. T he Ms. Comerford said it was her Mom, Erlinda, a dressmaker and a “great cook,” who had a big influence in her career. She said if her mother, who passed away last May, "did not marry early, she would probably be a Chef. She was a dressmaker. But (she) showed me the ropes, she made me watch her cooking every time. And she would use fresh ingredients, always. There was no such thing as refrigerating anything during those days; you buy foods fresh and cook them fresh.” She told Ms. Lee that when she moved to When asked what she will tell young people who would want to be in her shoes, the 48-year-old pride of the For journalists to interview Ms. Comerford, they have to get the permission of the White House. Sarah Lee’s interview was some form of a coup. # # # Editor’s Note: To contact the author, please e-mail him at: (lariosa_jos@sbcglobal.net)
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