Josefina Howard Explained

Josefina Howard was a Cuban-born Spanish chef and restaurateur who helped popularise regional Mexican cuisine in New York. She founded a chain of restaurants called Rosa Mexicano, which was described in 1993 as "one of the few luxury Mexican restaurants in New York", and Howard was credited with bringing the "real elegance of Mexican food - its refined international flavour" to New York.[1]

Howard was born in Cuba to Spanish parents and grew up in Asturias, Spain.[2] Both of her parents were killed during the Spanish Civil War.

She later moved to Mexico, where she lived for over twenty years, then moved to the United States.[3] [4] There, Howard's eatery La Fogata caught the attention of Jerry Stein, and she later closed it to open a New York City-based joint venture, the Cinco de Mayo restaurant, with Stein in January 1983.[5] She founded the first Rosa Mexicano restaurant in 1984 in New York City.[6] In 1996, she and Placido Domingo opened La Cava de Domingo, also in New York.[7] By May 1997, La Cava de Domingo had closed.[8] The next year, Howard suffered a stroke,[9] but remained involved in opening new Rosa Mexicano franchises.[10] Though Rosa Mexicano has often been described as serving authentic and regional Mexican food,[11] [12] Howard stated in 1986 that the success of such dishes was "...never 100 percent, but it's as good as it can be outside Mexico."[13] As a chef, Howard was best known for serving huitlacoche.[14] [15] [16]

Howard was also a photographer, who had an exhibition of her work at the Mexican Cultural Institute in New York in 1996.[17]

In January 1998, Howard taped an appearance on Martha Stewart Living.[18] Later that year, her book ROSA MEXICANO: A Culinary Autobiography was published by Viking Press.[19] Howard died in 2005.[20] [21]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Webb . Marilyn . Classes of: Adult Ed Course from Mandarin Chinese to Erotic Lit . . 54 . August 9, 1993. February 18, 2017 .
  2. News: Cole. Dorothy. Memoirs of a Chef. February 21, 2017. Weekly Wire. December 14, 1998. December 23, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101223080919/http://weeklywire.com/ww/12-14-98/alibi_food.html. dead.
  3. News: Miller. Bryan. Al over town, the culinary heat is on. February 22, 2017. New York Times. September 21, 1983.
  4. News: Hamlin. Suzanne. Hungry New Yorkers Learn Chilies by Degrees. February 21, 2017. New York Daily News. Newspapers.com. Arizona Republic. October 6, 1985.
  5. Cinco de Mayo. New York. August 1, 1983. 16. 30. 23. February 21, 2017. 0028-7369.
  6. News: Authentic guacamole recipe for Cinco de Mayo from NYC restaurant comes from Dash magazine. Booth Newspapers. February 18, 2017. May 3, 2011.
  7. News: Chicago Tribune. Hevrdejs. Judy. Conklin. Mike. Eat beat. February 21, 2017. October 31, 1995.
  8. News: Fabricant. Florence. Domingo, in Role of the Restaurateur, Takes a Deep Breath. February 21, 2017. New York Times. May 14, 1997.
  9. News: Young. Daniel. It's a second grand Rosa. February 21, 2017. New York Daily News. August 4, 2000.
  10. News: Fabricant. Florence. Off the menu. February 21, 2017. New York Times. August 4, 1999.
  11. News: Forgang. Isabel. It's Jewish fiesta time. February 22, 2017. New York Daily News. September 21, 2003.
  12. Book: Santiba. Roberto. Rosa's New Mexican Table. 2007. Artisan Books. 9781579653248. VIII.
  13. News: Jenkins. Nancy Harmon. It's called Mexican, but is it genuine?. February 22, 2017. New York Times. April 23, 1986.
  14. Fungus Feast. New York. September 25, 1989. 22. 38. 44. 0028-7369.
  15. News: Blonder. Carol. Huitlacoche: Mexican Truffles. February 22, 2017. Phoenix New Times. July 15, 2010.
  16. News: Fabricant. Florence. A Mexican Delicacy. 21 February 2017. New York Times. September 5, 1990.
  17. News: Kummer . Corby . Some Like It Hot . . September 9, 1996 . February 18, 2017 .
  18. News: Pogrebin. Robin. Master Of Her Own Destiny. February 22, 2017. New York Times. February 8, 1998.
  19. News: Fabricant. Florence. BY THE BOOK; Memories of Mexico, Seasoned by Time. November 29, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/20090411062059/http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/11/29/daily/mexico-book-review.html. New York Times. February 21, 2017. April 11, 2009. bot: unknown.
  20. News: Head. Thomas. Rosa Mexicano. February 21, 2017. Washingtonian Magazine. October 17, 2006.
  21. Book: Wilson. Melba. Melba's American Comfort: 100 Recipes from My Heart to Your Kitchen. 2016. Simon and Schuster. 9781476795287. XVI.

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