Upon the invitation of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, my good friend Yvette Fernandez and I got to revel in Negros Occidental’s bustling cultural scene for two short days.
Our first order of business was the launch of the “Negrense Heritage Cooking” book, held at Casa A. Gamboa. The charming place is the American colonial-style house of Aguinaldo Gamboa, a sugar hacendero, and wife Dr. Alicia Lucero, parents of the late esteemed food writer Doreen Fernandez.
Built in 1939, the ancestral chalet is now managed by Lyn Besa Gamboa, Fernandez’s sister-in-law, and daughter Reena, who is the president of Slow Food Negros and who spearheaded the book’s production.
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