Virginia Ramos

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Virginia Ramos (1953 - September 27, 2018) was a San Francisco-based chef. She was often known by the moniker Tamale Lady.

She was born in Jalisco, Mexico in 1953. [1] In 1980, she migrated to the United States. She started selling tamales at San Francisco bars in the early 1990s. [2]

She would sell tamales at various San Francisco bars, including Zeitgeist and Lucky 13, [3] though she was officially prohibited from doing so in 2013. [2] She was considered an "icon of the city" [4] and her death was noted by state senator Scott Wiener. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Virginia Ramos, the Tamale Lady, dies at 65 - Mission Local". Mission Local. 28 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 Baker, Katie J.M. (13 June 2013). "The Plight of San Francisco's Tamale Lady". Jezebel.
  3. ↑ "San Francisco's beloved 'Tamale Lady' dead at 65" . Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  4. ↑ "The Tamale Lady -- underground hero in S.F. / Fans to throw birthday bash for itinerant chef". SFGate. 28 June 2003.
  5. ↑ "Scott Wiener on Twitter". Twitter.
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