Ada Boni Explained
| Ada Boni |
| Birthname: | Ada Giaquinto |
| Birth Place: | Rome, Italy |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1881 |
| Death Place: | Rome, Italy |
| Occupation: | Professional chef; cookbook author and magazine editor |
| Nationality: | Italian |
Ada Boni (; 1881–1973) was an Italian chef, magazine editor, food writer and book author. Her most famous book, Il talismano della felicità (The Talisman of Happiness in English), published in 1928, is considered one of the classic Italian cookbooks[1] [2] and is still very popular.[3] 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
- Boni, Ada (1929). Il talismano della felicità. I Ed.
- Boni, Ada (1930). La cucina romana. Rome: Edizioni di Preziosa.
- Boni, Ada (1969). Italian Regional Cooking. New York: Bonanza Books.
- Riolo, Claudio (2004). "Ada Boni" in Le Italiane. vol. II.
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Andrews, Colman. Country Cooking of Italy. 9 November 2011. Chronicle Books. 978-0-8118-6671-2. 291.
- Book: Hosking, Richard. Authenticity in the Kitchen: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2005. 2006. Oxford Symposium. 978-1-903018-47-7. 212–213.
- News: Daley. Bill. Culinary Giant: Ada Boni - Wrote the must-have cookbook for generations of Italian women. 15 March 2014. Chicago Tribune. 15 May 2013.
