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 chef, 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. 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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