Jeanne Caròla Francesconi (Naples, July 12, 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 Cavalcanti.[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 by Claudia Roden.[6]
Jeanne Caròla Francesconi | |
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 Jeanne Caròla Francesconi, photo by Augusto De Luca | |
| Born | July 12, 1903 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 1995[citation needed] Naples, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | Neapolitan |
Jeanne Francesconi was born in Naples on Via Santa Teresella degli Spagnoli, to Armando Francesconi, descendant of the well-known engineer Pasquale Francesconi, and Silvana Flora Barboglio, daughter of an illustrious Garibaldino from Brescia. After completing her studies at the Suor Orsola Benincasa University Institute, Jeanne was a pupil of the major teachers of the time from Erminia Capocelli to Antonietta Pagliara and Cecilia Dentice. During the First World War, the teenager dedicated herself to the activity of Red Cross nurse. In 1926 she married the Neapolitan engineer Cav. Vincenzo Caròla. She also had the distinction of being one of the first women in Naples to obtain a driver’s license. [7]
Francesconi is remembered as the hostess of several legendary dinners for Naples's upper class.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Jeanne Caròla, la tradizione si fa moderna - Corriere del Mezzogiorno". Corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Minestra maritata (The Original Italian "Wedding Soup") - Memorie di Angelina". Memoriediangelina.com. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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Lambertini, Volpe, & Guizzaro (1999). Miseria e nobiltà nella storia della cucina napoletana. Tempo lungo. ISBN 8887480222.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "LA CUCINA NAPOLETANA - Jeanne Carola Francesconi". Librerianeapolis.it. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Roden, Claudia (20 March 2014). The Food Of Italy. Random House. ISBN 9781409015499. Retrieved 18 July 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ Biographical information from Jelardi, 'Strade personaggi e storie di Napoli'
- ^ "Jeanne Caròla Francesconi: La Cucina Napoletana - Memorie di Angelina". Memoriediangelina.com. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Jeanne Caròla, la tradizione si fa moderna - Corriere del Mezzogiorno". Corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
