page_title: Engracia Cruz-Reyes
section_title: Honors and legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Engracia Cruz-Reyes / Honors and legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Upload Wizard photos of - the - a) Plaza Rajah Sulayman [1] [2] a public square in Malate, Manila. It is bounded by Roxas Boulevard [3] to the west, San Andres Street to the south and Remedios Street to the north fronts the Malate Church,[4] this area was reconstructed after the strong typhoon named after Rajah Sulayman [5] with the ASEAN City of Culture Marker in the center. This is a photo of Cultural Heritage Monument in the Philippines number PH-XX-XXXX and b) Engracia Cruz-Reyes[6] Filipino chef and entrepreneur active promoter of Filipino cuisine, founded the The Aristocrat Restaurant since 1936 married Alexander Reyes, who in 1948 would be appointed as an Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court of the Philippines part of the List of historical markers in the Philippines [7].
context_page_description: Engracia Cruz-Reyes was a Filipino chef and entrepreneur. She was an active promoter of Filipino cuisine, especially through the restaurant chain she founded, The Aristocrat.
context_section_description: Cruz-Reyes is acknowledged as a pioneer in the Philippine food and restaurant industry. Her clan has remained active in the food industry, not only through The Aristocrat Restaurant, but in the manufacture of mass-market processed food products. One her daughters, Teresita, became the inspiration behind the Mama Sita's brand of condiments. In 2008, the family opened the Culinary Institute of Aristocrat, a cooking school.
  Cruz-Reyes was active in the cause of women's suffrage until Filipino women were granted the right to vote in 1937.
  Cruz-Reyes died in 1975. During her lifetime, she was the recipient of several honors, including the "Mother of the Year" award from President Ramon Magsaysay. In celebration of the centenary of her birth in 1992, she was honored with a commemorative stamp and the renaming of a street in Ermita after her.
caption: Engracia Cruz-Reyes, The Aristocrat Restaurant since 1936
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