Editor's note: This is the testimony of Barbara Sibley for the Restaurant Opportunities Center's Congressional briefing on the WAGES Act, with Rep. Donna Edwards (MD) in attendance. Barbara Sibley, owner of La Palapa: Good Morning Congresswoman Edwards, Congressional Staff, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen I was born and raised in Mexico City. For many years I collected traditional, rare and ancient Mexican recipes. My interest in indigenous cuisines and cultures was deepened by my studies in Anthropology at Barnard College. My New York restaurant career began at age 17 as a dishwasher at the...