Jeanne Carola Francesconi

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Jeanne Caròla Francesconi
Jeanne Carola Francesconi - foto di Augusto De Luca.jpg
Jeanne Caròla Francesconi, photo by Augusto De Luca
Born1903
Naples, Italy
Died1995[citation needed]
Naples, Italy
Culinary career
Cooking styleNeapolitan

Jeanne Caròla Francesconi (Naples, 1903 – Naples 1995)[citation needed] was an Italian chef and cookbook author, considered "the dean of Neapolitan cuisine".[1][2] Her most important work is La cucina napoletana (1965), which has been called the "bible" of Neapolitan cuisine,[1] "the most complete book of [Neapolitan] cuisine",[3]: 120  and the most important Neapolitan cookbook after .[1][4] She has been quoted in several English-language cookbooks, such as Precious Cargo: How Foods From the Americas Changed The World by Dave DeWitt[5] and The Food Of Italy di Claudia Roden.[6]

Even though there may be few public details about Francesconi's personal life, she is remembered as the hostess of several legendary dinners for Naples's upper class.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Jeanne Caròla, la tradizione si fa moderna - Corriere del Mezzogiorno". Corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Minestra maritata (The Original Italian "Wedding Soup") - Memorie di Angelina". Memoriediangelina.com. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ Lambertini, Volpe, & Guizzaro (1999). Miseria e nobiltà nella storia della cucina napoletana. Tempo lungo. ISBN 8887480222.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "LA CUCINA NAPOLETANA - Jeanne Carola Francesconi". Librerianeapolis.it. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ DeWitt, David (26 May 2014). Precious Cargo: How Foods From the Americas Changed The World. Counterpoint. ISBN 9781619023888. Retrieved 18 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Roden, Claudia (20 March 2014). The Food Of Italy. Random House. ISBN 9781409015499. Retrieved 18 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Jeanne Caròla Francesconi: La Cucina Napoletana - Memorie di Angelina". Memoriediangelina.com. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Jeanne Caròla, la tradizione si fa moderna - Corriere del Mezzogiorno". Corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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