Article: PHILIPPINE CULINARY DELIGHTS FEATURED IN FASHION SHOW

The invitation said "7,107. It only happens in the Philippines."

Guests were bid by Oklahoman William Howell, chief executive officer of the J.C. Penney Co., to a dinner celebrating his firm's upcoming Festival of the Philippines. The dinner, held at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles during the Men's Fashion Association spring/summer fashion preview, gave invitees the opportunity to taste an authentic Philippine meal. As the invitation pointed out, of course, the Philippines is comprised of 7,107 islands with 7,107 varied styles of cooking.

"Indigenous Filipino and Malayan culinary touched with centuries of Spanish influence typify the Philippine cuisine," we were told. ...

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