University Cancer Foundation-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Spouse
Domenic Laurenzo (1946–1969, his death)
Children
4
Awards
7
Texas Restaurant Association "Woman Restaurateur of the Year" (1979)
Texas Women's Hall of Fame inductee (1988)
National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce "Business Woman of the Year" (1994)
Humanitarian Award of the Arthritis Foundation
Roundtable for Women in Foodservices' "Women in Foodservice Pacesetter's Award"
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce "Business Recognition Award"
University Cancer Foundation-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Website
www.twu.edu/twhf/tw-laurenzo.asp
Original Ninfa's on Navigation Boulevard
Maria Ninfa Rodriguez Laurenzo[1] (nicknamed Mama Ninfa,[2] May 11, 1924 – June 17, 2001), born with the family name Rodriguez,[3] was an American restaurateur from Houston, Texas, who founded the restaurant Ninfa's. Laurenzo started out running a single taco stand in Houston, Texas.[4]
^Rice, Dale. "Ninfa's Tex-Mex legacy endures on Sixth Street." Austin American-Statesman. January 23, 2003. Retrieved on February 5, 2012.
^"Home Archived 2011-11-25 at the Wayback Machine." Ninfa Laurenzo Early Childhood Center. Retrieved on February 4, 2012.
^Linnee, Susan. "Poor Widow is Now Texas Taco Queen." Associated Press at the Youngstown Daily Vindicator. Wednesday April 26, 1978. Page 70. Retrieved on February 4, 2012.
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Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
their employment positions to open their own taco stands. NinfaLaurenzo, founder of the Ninfa's restaurant chain, started out running a single taco stand...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
Quarterly. 67 (3): 350–375. Pit, Chrystel (2014). "Tortillas to Riches: NinfaLaurenzo, Houston, and the Business of Food and Culture, 1973–98". Food, Culture...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West 1988 Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper NinfaLaurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor...
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