Jeanne Carola Francesconi

Jeanne Caròla Francesconi (Naples, 1903 – Naples 1995) 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 di Claudia Roden.[6]

Jeanne Caròla Francesconi
Jeanne Caròla Francesconi, photo by Augusto De Luca
Born1903
Naples, Italy
Died1995
Naples, Italy
Culinary career
Cooking styleNeapolitan

Even though there may be 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. "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. Retrieved 18 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  6. Roden, Claudia (20 March 2014). "The Food Of Italy". Random House. 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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