It’s amazing how quickly you can picture a classic diner waitress uniform: a checkered dress, probably in blue, pink, or yellow. A white apron, a white collar, and short sleeves with peaked white trim ...

Walking to work recently, I saw a matrona who seems to have made Doña Victorina from Noli Me Tangere her model and aspiration. Despite having Filipina features, I wager she must have ingested at least ...