Nora Guanzon Villanueva-Daza, popularly known as Chef Nora Daza, is a veteran gourmet chef, restaurateur, socio-civic leader, television host, and cookbook author in the Philippines.
Daza was born into a privileged family as a daughter of Alejandro Jose Villanueva, a high-profile engineer, and Encarnacion Guanzon, daughter of then provincial governor of Pampanga. Daza experienced a sheltered childhood filled with culinary adventures.
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Nora Guanzon Villanueva-Daza, popularly known as Chef Nora Daza, is a veteran gourmet chef, restaurateur, socio-civic leader, television host, and cookbook author in the Philippines.
Daza was born into a privileged family as a daughter of Alejandro Jose Villanueva, a high-profile engineer, and Encarnacion Guanzon, daughter of then provincial governor of Pampanga. Daza experienced a sheltered childhood filled with culinary adventures.
Daza obtained a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics from the University of the Philippines in 1952. She attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, from 1955 to 1956, earning a Master of Science major in Restaurant and Institution Management. At Cornell, she was admitted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
Daza became a judge of cooking contests held by Manila Gas Corporation from 1957 to 1960. She hosted television cooking shows At Home with Nora and Cooking It Up with Nora to wide popular acclaim and viewership for several years. She was...
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