Ada Boni
| Ada Boni | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ada Giaquinto 1881 Rome, Italy |
| Died |
1973 Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Professional chef; cookbook author and magazine editor |
Ada Boni, née Giaquinto, (1881 – 1973) was an Italian magazine editor, food writer and book author. Her most famous book, Il talismano della felicità (pronounced [il taliˈzmaːno ˈdɛlːa felitʃiˈta]; The Talisman of Happiness in English), published in 1928, is considered one of the classic Italian cookbooks and is still very popular.[1] She also wrote the notable book, La cucina romana (Roman Cuisine in English), with the stated aim of saving traditional cuisine that was being lost.
Bibliography
- Ada Boni (1929) Il talismano della felicità I Ed.
- Ada Boni (1930) La cucina romana, Roma, Edizioni di Preziosa
- Claudio Riolo (2004) "Ada Boni", in Le Italiane vol. II
See also
References
- ↑ Daley, Bill (15 May 2013). "Culinary Giant: Ada Boni - Wrote the must-have cookbook for generations of Italian women". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 15 March 2014.