Biba Caggiano
Biba Caggiano | |
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| Born | Biba Bertacchini October 18, 1936 Bologna, Italy |
| Died | August 29, 2019 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | University of Bologna |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking 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
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:
- Trattoria Cooking
- Biba's Taste of Italy
- From Biba's Italian kitchen
- Italy al dente
- Biba's Italy
- Northern Italian Cooking
- Spaghetti Sauces
References
- ^ Breton, Marcós (June 3, 2018). "Don't worry about the restaurant that changed Sacramento. But, how did Biba do it?". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ Bretón, Marcos (August 29, 2019). "Biba dies at 82. Her restaurant introduced a dining renaissance with a welcoming soul". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ Moffitt, Bob (August 29, 2019). "Biba Caggiano, Pioneer Of The Sacramento Restaurant Community, Dies At 82". www.capradio.org. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ a b "Biba Restaurant – | Premier Italian Restaurant | Sacramento Italian Restaurant | Home of Biba Caggiano". Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ Dunne, Mike (December 6, 1996). "MONDAVI AWARD SINGS BIBA'S PRAISES". The Sacramento Bee.
- ^ Smith, Darrell (October 19, 2010). "Biba honored as one of America's top Italian restaurants". McClatchy – Tribune Business News.
- ^ anonymous (June 9, 1997). "Mondavi Winery honors six chefs". Nation's Restaurant News. v 31(23): 29 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Sacramento's Own World-Renowned Chef and Cancer Survivor Biba Caggiano Shares Ingredients for... – re> SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ –". Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "Biba Caggiano passes away at 82. She had 'the best restaurant in Sacramento for years'". KXTV. August 30, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Biba Caggiano Obituary (1936–2019) – The Sacramento Bee". www.legacy.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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