Marcella Hazan
Marcella Hazan (1924-2013) was born in Cesenatico, a fishing village on the northern Adriatic shore of Italy. She studied for a career in the sciences and received two doctoral degrees from the University of Ferrara in Emilia-Romagna. In 1955 she married Victor Hazan, an Italian-born American, and moved with him to New York, where she began teaching Italian cooking classes in her apartment. In 1973 she published her first cookbook, The Classic Italian Cook Book, which introduced Americans to...See more
Marcella Hazan (1924-2013) was born in Cesenatico, a fishing village on the northern Adriatic shore of Italy. She studied for a career in the sciences and received two doctoral degrees from the University of Ferrara in Emilia-Romagna. In 1955 she married Victor Hazan, an Italian-born American, and moved with him to New York, where she began teaching Italian cooking classes in her apartment. In 1973 she published her first cookbook, The Classic Italian Cook Book, which introduced Americans to authentic Italian food. Her cooking schools in Italy draw students from around the world. Hazan was the recipient of two Lifetime Achievement Awards (from the James Beard Foundation in 2000, and the IACP in 2004) and a knighthood from her own country. She was the author of five additional classic cookbooks and a memoir. See less
Marcella Hazan's Featured Books
Marcella Hazan book reviews
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The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
Essential
by Paul, Nov 4, 2014
A great cookbook - Up there with Joy of Cooking and Julia Child's French Cooking and the NYTimes Cookbook.
For serious home chefs. Read More
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More Classic Italian Cooking
Excellent Value
by Ellen H, Nov 28, 2013
Good book. Great ;price. Well written and easy to read. Read More
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The Classic Italian Cookbook
Grazie tanto
by Sandra P, Nov 21, 2013
Classic Italian cooking at its best. Glad I was able to find this copy despite dust jacket lacking. Read More