Full Name Ada Giaquinto Name Ada Boni | Nationality Italian Role Writer | |
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Born 1881 Rome, Italy Occupation Professional chef; cookbook author and magazine editor Books Il talismano della felicita, Italian Regional Cooking | ||
Cibo e letteratura. Ada Boni e il Talismano della Felicità
Ada Boni, nee Giaquinto, (1881 – 1973) was an Italian magazine editor, food writer and book author. Her most famous book, Il talismano della felicita ([il taliˈzmaːno ˈdelːa felitʃiˈta]; The Talisman of Happiness in English), published in 1928, is considered one of the classic Italian cookbooks and is still very popular. 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.
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