Biba Caggiano Explained

Biba Caggiano
Birth Name:Biba Bertacchini
Birth Date:18 October 1936
Birth Place:Bologna, Italy
Nationality:Italian
Style:Italian

Biba Caggiano (October 18, 1936 – August 29, 2019)[1] [2] [3] was an Italian-American cookbook author, television chef, and restaurateur.

Biography

She was born in Bologna. Her first exposure to professional cooking was through her mother, who owned and operated a trattoria in Bologna. She married a New Yorker named Vincent. She grew up cooking the food of her native Emilia-Romagna region. In 1960, she moved to New York, the hometown of her husband. In 1969, the family moved to Sacramento, which at the time did not have an Italian restaurant of note.[4] In 1986, she opened her own restaurant, Biba, which went on to become one of the most famous Italian restaurants in California.

Both Caggiano and her restaurant won many prestigious awards.[5] [6] [7] Caggiano's cooking show, Biba's Italian Kitchen, aired on TLC and Discovery Channel and lasted for over 100 episodes.

Caggiano was a cancer survivor.[8] She died at age 82, after a two-year battle with Alzheimer and Parkinson's disease.[9] [10]

Books

As an author, Caggiano penned eight widely selling cookbooks, which together have reportedly sold more than 600,000 copies.[4] These include the following:

Notes and References

  1. News: Breton . Marcós . Don't worry about the restaurant that changed Sacramento. But, how did Biba do it? . August 29, 2019 . Sacramento Bee . June 3, 2018.
  2. News: Bretón . Marcos . Biba dies at 82. Her restaurant introduced a dining renaissance with a welcoming soul . August 29, 2019 . Sacramento Bee . August 29, 2019.
  3. News: Moffitt . Bob . Biba Caggiano, Pioneer Of The Sacramento Restaurant Community, Dies At 82 . August 29, 2019 . www.capradio.org . August 29, 2019.
  4. Web site: Biba Restaurant – | Premier Italian Restaurant | Sacramento Italian Restaurant | Home of Biba Caggiano . 2013-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228030407/http://www.biba-restaurant.com/about.htm . 2012-12-28 . dead .
  5. News: Dunne. Mike. MONDAVI AWARD SINGS BIBA'S PRAISES. December 6, 1996. The Sacramento Bee.
  6. News: Smith. Darrell. Biba honored as one of America's top Italian restaurants. October 19, 2010. McClatchy – Tribune Business News.
  7. anonymous. June 9, 1997. Mondavi Winery honors six chefs. Nation's Restaurant News. v 31(23). 29. ProQuest.
  8. Web site: Sacramento's Own World-Renowned Chef and Cancer Survivor Biba Caggiano Shares Ingredients for... – re> SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ – . 2013-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129090620/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sacramentos-own-world-renowned-chef-and-cancer-survivor-biba-caggiano-shares-ingredients-for-helping-cancer-patients-find-strength-for-living-55564857.html . 2016-01-29 . dead .
  9. Web site: Biba Caggiano passes away at 82. She had 'the best restaurant in Sacramento for years'. KXTV. August 30, 2019 . 2019-10-04.
  10. Web site: Biba Caggiano Obituary (1936–2019) – The Sacramento Bee . www.legacy.com . January 3, 2021 . en.

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