“My mom is Portuguese, and my dad is French Canadian. The solid foundations of those heritages, cultures and techniques, melded with my education and classical background, lead to my style of cooking.”
Emeril Lagasse
“Mom ran the house, so we grew up Portuguese.”
“Words were written out for me phonetically. I learned to quack in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese and German.”
Clarence Nash
“Even though they lost, the Portuguese came by the busloads and some Greeks went to the West End. We've seen the TV clips and it's not a fable. Based on how well the exhibition games have gone, we think the same spirit can happen at the rink. It's getting a lot of attention in each community and we're hoping that 20,000 people come out over the three days.”
Stan Papulkas
“We are taking on integration in a very Brazilian way - singing a samba in a mix of Spanish and Portuguese. I decided not to get into the whole revolution theme, first of all because it's too distant from the Brazilian people.”
Alexandre Louzada
“I grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. My background was modest, and I worked at a Portuguese bakery in town.”
“Since the various types of Chinese porcelain were made for specific markets, including Portuguese, Dutch and English, this was reflected in the subjects. A good example would be the pair of pug dogs, popular in England in the 18th century.”
Michael Cohen
